Net neutrality is nothing more than a ploy for government regulating what you can see based on their perception of what you need.
Net neutrality is a foot in the door to net taxes, net regulations and much like healthcare ended up making one group pay for another group to get it free.
All of this bullshit about wanting to keep it like it is fear mongering. It is like it is because it's not regulated by the ******* government. That's what makes it work so well. So how do you **** that up? You tell people it's going to change if the government doesn't get involved and then the government promptly makes the net exactly as bad as they said it would be without them. Only this time they need revenue to fix what they fucked up and of course that means taxes.
We have a perfect system without the government, why would anyone want to **** that up?
Thats the question and the Telecoms want to change it to a corporate playground where companies can pay for faster internet. The internet is fast already.
Make no mistake VERIZON SUED THE GOVT on this issue. They didnt sue because the govt wanted to DO SOMETHING. They sued because the govt WOULDNT ALLOW THE TELECOMS to change the internet.
“Verizon vs. FCC presents a very significant historical moment,” says Susan Crawford, a tech policy expert and professor at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law who served as Special Assistant to President Obama for Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy. “The question presented by the case is: Does the U.S. government have any role in ensuring ubiquitous, open, world-class, interconnected, reasonably priced Internet access?”
Landmark Verizon 8216 Net Neutrality 8217 Case Tests Open Internet Rules TIME.com
The principle of net neutrality was enshrined in the FCC’s 2010 Open Internet order, which aims to prevent Internet service providers (ISPs) like Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T from interfering with Internet traffic or favoring their own services in order to disadvantage rivals. The main thrust of the order boils down to three rules. First, the order requires ISPs to be transparent about how they handle network congestion; second, the ISPs are prohibited from blocking traffic such as Skype or Netflix on wired networks; third, the order outlaws “unreasonable” discrimination, meaning
the ISPs can’t put such services into an Internet “slow lane” in order to benefit their own competing services.
Now I dont know about you but it would suck if I couldnt get onto google because Comcast forced me to Bing. Or Ebay over Deals.com. Or I couldnt buy a book from a local shop because I cant get onto the site but Amazon is running smooth.
Do you think this is good for the Consumer?
Our internet is slower and more expensive than other nations.
Do you think that is something that will change once they get to put their product infront of others?
Will you at least read up on it before being against it outright? Yes the govt wants to treat it like a utility and that can change but the alternative is letting them put what they want in front and making other areas of the internet virtually inaccessible. Sure you can wait wait for a site while it buffers you to death too. Thats always an option
