Faith-based campaign advocates for open, fair Internet rules

Interfaith leaders have long rallied for racial and economic justice. Now the Faithful Internet campaign is calling on Amer­ica’s religious communities to fight just as hard for net neutrality.

“None of our social justice work would be possible without net neutrality—the principle that keeps the Internet an open and free space for all of us,” said Valarie Kaur, an American Sikh lawyer and media and strategy fellow at  Stanford’s Center for Internet and Society.

Kaur watched that principle come under threat last year when the Federal Com­munications Commission considered a proposal that would have allowed Inter­net service providers to speed up access to those websites willing or able to pay a premium while slowing down the rest.