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Net neutrality, the answer you didn't want to the question nobody asked



I'm a bit confused with what you mean. Net Neutrality, the idea that an ISP sells dumb pipes, is the answer to the complaints I have.


Exactly.

First, net neutrality rules have NEVER been in force. The internet you use today operates WITHOUT any government net neutrality regulations.

Not everyone is in favor of net neutrality. An excellent article about very valid reasons to oppose it: https://medium.com/@RiaanDeBeer/net-neutrality-isnt-what-you...

You can agree or disagree but the point is that not everyone thinks it's a good idea and not all of those people are corrupt politicians.

I've never seen such one-sided irrational discourse over a question of govt regulation before.


Perhaps you should read more about what it means to classify ISP telecommunication providers as title two common carriers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_carrier this is not about the government trying to regulate an industry, it's more about the monopolies within the industry trying to gain control over the content. The implications of allowing ISP's to control what data is sent over your internet connection is like a phone company telling you what you're allowed to speak about on your phone line.




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