FCC commissioner: Internet access not a human right

[longknife]

Well, he's right in the broadest sense of the word. But, to me, this is just another step in the direction of government seeking to control the internet and the freedom of users to share their beliefs and opinions. Stick your foot in the door...


While recognizing the “significance” of the Internet for both individuals and society, O’Rielly told the Capitol Hill audience “people do a disservice by overstating its relevancy or stature in people’s lives.”


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[HappyJoy]

I think the guy voted against net neutrality. Which is most likely where this thread is headed.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Everyone should have an expectation of equal access at equal speeds to information.

 

[OnePercenter]

Someone needs to tell Mr. O'Rielly it's 2015.

 

[PaintMyHouse]

Were the net to go away, life would go on boys and girls...

 

[hipeter924]

Guess the FCC commissioner is looking for a career in the private sector, and this is his way of saying he is on the market to be bought off.

 

[norwegen]

Did someone hack PaintMyHouse's account and say something intelligent?

No commodity is a human right.

 

[hipeter924]

Were the net to go away, life would go on boys and girls...

The government won't be able to make the internet go away. China's government has absolute power and a national firewall, but still hasn't stopped people visiting forbidden sites.

 

[PaintMyHouse]

Were the net to go away, life would go on boys and girls...

The government won't be able to make the internet go away. China's government has absolute power and a national firewall, but still hasn't stopped people visiting forbidden sites.

The seeds of its destruction are within its own creation. No one needs to make it go away, it will handle that on its own given time...

 

[R.C. Christian]

Human right? That's just retarded. That doesn't mean I'm pro FCC.