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It's not "sneaking in," Pai has been explicitly against net neutrality and consumer protections for his entire tenure. This was one of the things Americans deci
by coldpie 10y ago
It's not "sneaking in," Pai has been explicitly against net neutrality and consumer protections for his entire tenure. This was one of the things Americans decided last November: a free and open Internet is bad thing, and access to it should be controlled by the big multimedia companies.
Turns out, you get what you vote for.
- ChrisLTD 10y agoI don't remember this issue coming up at all during the presidential election. Although, I'd wager even if it had, the outcome of the election would not have been altered in any significant way.
- coldpie 10y agoDoesn't exactly take a rocket scientist to realize Republicans are against regulations and favor big businesses over consumers. It was absolutely on my radar during the election, the Republican members of the commission have been exceedingly clear about their opposition to small businesses and consumer rights.
- ChrisLTD 10y agoSure, I just don't think we should make broad claims about the will of the people vs. consent to govern in broad way. To put another way, Americans may be happy to say they are against regulations, but yet still may favor a particular regulation if it was brought up in a poll.
- acdha 10y agoIt got some coverage[1] but I'm sure your second point is right: not a top issue for many voters and I'd bet that almost none of the few who do care strongly about it either way would have been pulled towards a candidate they otherwise wouldn't have supported. 1. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/10/hillary-clinton-vs-donald-trump-on-broadband-she-has-a-plan-he-doesnt/2/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/10/hillary-clinton-...