FCC to vote to restore landmark net neutrality rules

[mamooth]

A private entity has every right to censor any damn thing they wish, only the Govt is limited in such by the Constitution.

Not when they're essentially monopolies. They're basically a public utility.

The very last thing we need is the Fed Govt telling sites what they must allow.

But the government does the exact opposite, so you should be pleased.

The government here says they can't censor based on content. They can throttle certain types of traffic, like videos, but they can't treat any videos as being inherintly better.

 

[mamooth]

So the government can't pressure private social media companies to suppress content?

No, they can't.

And the government hasn't, so all is good. Only the most depraved fascist liars will say otherwise, to justify their own censorship-lust.

The government is free to ask nicely, and saying they can't is supressing free speech.

 

[The Duke]

A private entity has every right to censor any damn thing they wish, only the Govt is limited in such by the Constitution.

The very last thing we need is the Fed Govt telling sites what they must allow.

That's exactly what they did in 2020, numbnuts.

 

[The Irish Ram]

The voucher/credit system that they are installing now (CBDC) will require everything financial to be done on the internet. The government will have full and complete access to our computers. That is why they are making sure rural areas have adequate access also.
The government will need to know where we are spending our credits so they can deduct credits when we try to buy gasoline, or cigarettes, donate to a church, or buy a donut. Or try to pay our property taxes.

We didn't fight to keep our privacy, so now we have none.

 

[scruffy]

So Trump Administration can send the FBI on The FaceBook to censor posts by Progressive Fascists?

Awesome!!

Political speech is specifically protected under the First Amendment. When you post something, that's speech. The government may not censor it.

MONEY, is what happens afterwards. Corporate monetary activities can be regulated according to the Constitution.