<s>
The	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
Action	I-Application
to	I-Application
Save	I-Application
Net	I-Application
Neutrality	I-Application
was	O
an	O
event	O
on	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
various	O
organizations	O
and	O
individuals	O
advocated	O
for	O
net	O
neutrality	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
50,000	O
websites	O
,	O
including	O
many	O
organizations	O
,	O
contributed	O
activism	O
after	O
Fight	B-Application
for	I-Application
the	I-Application
Future	I-Application
,	O
Demand	B-Application
Progress	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Free	O
Press	O
convened	O
the	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
largest	O
online	O
protest	O
in	O
history	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
term	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
referred	O
to	O
protests	B-Application
against	I-Application
Internet	I-Application
censorship	I-Application
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protest	O
noted	O
that	O
Ajit	O
V	O
.	O
Pai	O
formerly	O
worked	O
at	O
Verizon	B-Application
,	O
a	O
company	O
which	O
opposes	O
net	O
neutrality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
Day	O
of	O
Action	O
there	O
was	O
speculation	O
Tumblr	B-Application
would	O
not	O
participate	O
after	O
Verizon	B-Application
acquired	O
their	O
parent	O
company	O
,	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tumblr	B-Application
would	O
in	O
fact	O
be	O
a	O
noted	O
participant	O
,	O
with	O
their	O
logo	O
featured	O
prominently	O
on	O
Battle	O
for	O
the	O
Net	O
's	O
website	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
major	O
supporters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recode	O
criticized	O
companies	O
such	O
as	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
for	O
holding	O
back	O
and	O
posting	O
messages	O
that	O
were	O
unlikely	O
to	O
reach	O
a	O
large	O
fraction	O
of	O
their	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comcast	O
called	O
them	O
"	O
outdated	O
"	O
and	O
Verizon	B-Application
called	O
them	O
"	O
1930s	O
style	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
