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Already binged Black Mirror and looking for a slightly more hopeful look at the future of our digital lives?

We've got troll cakes, creepy connected dolls AND hope for net neutrality, all in Season 1 of IRL:

Veronica Belmont explores real stories of life online – and real talk about how we can all keep the Internet healthy, weird and wonderful. IRL is an original podcast from Mozilla.
irlpodcast.org

The year is almost over (whew), so take a few minutes to set your digital self up for a fresh start in 2018:

Are you in a unhealthy relationship with your data? Do the eight-day Data Detox to feel refreshed and rejuvenated online and IRL.
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Binge the whole first season of IRL during your holiday travels!

Then let's all resolve together to make the web a better place in 2018

Veronica Belmont explores real stories of life online – and real talk about how we can all keep the Internet healthy, weird and wonderful. IRL is an original podcast from Mozilla.
irlpodcast.org

If we could recreate the internet of today, could we build something . . . better?

Here's what would happen if we could reset the net
wired.co.uk

Mozilla Fellow Orlando Del Aguila is helping the nonprofit Majal to build safe, inclusive communities online. https://mzl.la/2B7615e

A spotlight on Majal, a Ford-Mozilla Open Web Fellowship host organization
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The The FCC has passed Ajit Pai's #NetNeutrality killing rules. We’re angry. But the fight isn’t over — because Congress can still act. You can tell Congress to stop Ajit Pai:

Last week Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai revealed the anti-net-neutrality proposal his agency is set to vote on December 14. Will you call Congress and ask them to stop the vote?
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"What happens if you express political views that someone doesn't like? Does your site disappear? Does it slow down? That sounds melodramatic but the rules allow these sorts of things." — Mitchell Baker on Morning Edition this morning

The FCC is expected to repeal net neutrality regulations Thursday. Mitchell Baker of the Mozilla Foundation tells Steve Inskeep that the rules provide vital protections against Internet censorship.
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“This isn't a paranoid pipe dream” — @MitchellBaker on the very real consequences of a #netneutrality repeal.

Mitchell Baker, cofounder of Mozilla, writes that eliminating net neutrality will make internet service look more like cable TV, and we all know how much Americans despise their cable companies.
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Revoking net neutrality rules doesn't serve the public interest. Even the FCC CTO agrees:

The warning challenges the FCC's official line on the planned repeal of the net neutrality rules, set for a vote Thursday.
politico.com

“The current technically-incorrect order discards decades of careful work by FCC chairs from both parties, who understood the threats that Internet access providers could pose to open markets on the Internet,” — 21 creators and pioneers of the internet we know and love today, including our own Mitchell Baker.

Almost two dozen high-profile technologists have penned an open letter requesting that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) cancel an upcoming vote to repeal existing net neutrality rules. D…
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Three quarters of Americans support #netneutrality and Congress is finally catching on.

Call your members of Congress today and ask them to keep the pressure on Ajit Pai and the FCC to delay the vote. https://advocacy.mozilla.org/en-US/net-neutrality/

🚨 This is not a drill 🚨 This week will be another big one in the long battle for #NetNeutrality.

Listen (& share) this bonus episode] of IRL to get up to speed:

In the days leading up to the net neutrality vote, Veronica Belmont investigates the front lines of the fight for the open Internet.
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Only Santa should know if you're good or bad — *not* your tech.
Use our gift guide to shop smart for connected gifts this holiday season.

This holiday season, learn which gadgets come with privacy included.
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Check out how the dev team at the BBC leveled up their CSS Grid skills, then get started on your own with our top resources:

Keeping up with the frantic updates and developments of the 24 hour news cycle is tough for anyone. But that pales with the challenges of…
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Digital and mixed media artists: submit your applications before January 3rd!

It’s not often I get to invite artists and developers to collaborate together so I’m excited to see how they respond to the Reality Redrawn Challenge from Mozilla which launches ...
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Is Big Tech *always* watching? Don't buy a gift that spies — use our guide to shop smart for IoT tech & gifts:

This holiday season, learn which gadgets come with privacy included, using Mozilla’s buyer’s guide for connected gifts.
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