Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === The John Oliver Effect === {{Main|John Oliver#Legacy}} On several occasions, show segments on major societal issues, such as the "Chickens" or "Bail" segments, were soon followed by real-world change and action on said issues by the public, policymakers and/or other institutions. Several media outlets, noticing this pattern, suggested that attention from the show had instigated these changes, going so far as to dub the phenomenon the "John Oliver Effect".<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=How the 'John Oliver Effect' Is Having a Real-Life Impact |url=https://time.com/3674807/john-oliver-net-neutrality-civil-forfeiture-miss-america/ |url-status=live |magazine=Time |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217001842/https://time.com/3674807/john-oliver-net-neutrality-civil-forfeiture-miss-america/ |archive-date=December 17, 2019 |access-date=January 6, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The John Oliver Effect |url=https://fortune.com/2015/09/29/john-oliver-impact/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013174959/https://fortune.com/2015/09/29/john-oliver-impact/ |archive-date=October 13, 2020 |access-date=January 6, 2020 |website=Fortune |language=en}}</ref> A [[Net Neutrality (Last Week Tonight)#"Net Neutrality"|June 2014 segment]] about [[net neutrality in the United States]] was thought to spur over 45,000 comments on the [[Federal Communications Commission]]'s electronic filing page about a net neutrality proposal that, if implemented, would have priority "lanes" for certain internet traffic. The FCC also received an extra 300,000 comments in an email inbox designated specifically for the proposal.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hu |first=Elise |date=June 3, 2014 |title=John Oliver Helps Rally 45,000 Net Neutrality Comments To FCC |language=en |work=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2014/06/03/318458496/john-oliver-helps-rally-45-000-net-neutrality-comments-to-fcc |url-status=live |access-date=September 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624041323/http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2014/06/03/318458496/john-oliver-helps-rally-45-000-net-neutrality-comments-to-fcc |archive-date=June 24, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Holpuch |first=Amanda |date=June 3, 2014 |title=John Oliver's cheeky net neutrality plea crashes FCC website |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/03/john-oliver-fcc-website-net-neutrality |url-status=live |access-date=January 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191120212616/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/03/john-oliver-fcc-website-net-neutrality |archive-date=November 20, 2019 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> It was thought that Oliver's segment had a major role in the FCC's ultimate reversal of stance on that proposal,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bruinius |first=Harry |date=February 26, 2015 |title=Net neutrality's stunning reversal of fortune: Is it John Oliver's doing? |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2015/0226/Net-neutrality-s-stunning-reversal-of-fortune-Is-it-John-Oliver-s-doing |url-status=live |work=Christian Science Monitor |issn=0882-7729 |language=en-US |access-date=September 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922102025/https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2015/0226/Net-neutrality-s-stunning-reversal-of-fortune-Is-it-John-Oliver-s-doing |archive-date=September 22, 2017}}</ref> with the FCC instead implementing net-neutrality rules that prohibited priority "lanes".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sommer |first=Jeff |date=March 12, 2015 |title=What the Net Neutrality Rules Say |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/03/12/technology/net-neutrality-rules-explained.html |url-status=live |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |access-date=March 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313080607/http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/03/12/technology/net-neutrality-rules-explained.html |archive-date=March 13, 2015}}</ref> A sequel in 2017 inspired over 150,000 comments on a subsequent proposal to scrap the new net neutrality rules.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Snider |first1=Mike |last2=Weise |first2=Elizabeth |date=May 10, 2017 |title=John Oliver may have helped spur 150,000 comments to FCC on Net neutrality |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/05/09/john-oliver-may-have-helped-spur-150000-comments-fcc-net-neutrality/101480100/ |url-status=live |work=USA Today |language=en-US |access-date=September 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922101510/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/05/09/john-oliver-may-have-helped-spur-150000-comments-fcc-net-neutrality/101480100/ |archive-date=September 22, 2017}}</ref> In a segment about [[public defender]]s and how some offices are extremely underfunded, the New Orleans Public Defense office's crowdfunding efforts to improve their conditions were featured. In the days following the episode's broadcast, thousands of dollars were donated to the office by the show's fans, helping them reach their goal four days after the show aired.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Orleans Public Defenders crowd-funding |url=http://opdla.causevox.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150917061217/http://opdla.causevox.com/ |archive-date=September 17, 2015 |website=Orlean Public Defenders |language=en-US |access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref> Oliver himself does not believe the effect to be real and has openly ridiculed the idea on the show, even calling the term "completely meaningless".<ref>{{Citation |author=LastWeekTonight |date=June 13, 2016 |title=Retirement Plans: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvZSpET11ZY%3Ft%3D230 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410095032/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=gvZSpET11ZY%3Ft%3D230 |website=YouTube |language=en-US |access-date=April 24, 2020 |archive-date=April 10, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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