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We need a term for the opposite of net neutrality.
by astrodust 10y ago
We need a term for the opposite of net neutrality.
- croon 10y agoNet partiality? What I've heard most often to describe it is "tiered network access". But preferably I don't want a term for it, because it shouldn't exist. "That which shall not be named"?
- astrodust 10y agoTrue, but fighting practices often requires naming them so people know what you're talking about. "Bias" is a technical term already, so... In actuality it's a form of double-billing, of collecting from both the sender and receiver even though both they've both paid for access to the other already.
- dragonwriter 10y agoISP-controlled walled gardens. Or, soon enough, "the way the internet works today"