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As someone who feels like this might be a good thing, can someone politely explain the objections?
by donatj 10y ago
As someone who feels like this might be a good thing, can someone politely explain the objections?
- CGamesPlay 10y agoThis is about net neutrality; you can find objections anywhere. http://www.gadgetsnow.com/tech-news/What-is-net-neutrality-and-why-it-is-important/articleshow/46902071.cms http://www.gadgetsnow.com/tech-news/What-is-net-neutrality-a...
- davesque 10y agoMy (and many others') objections are that ISP's in the US have been known for a while to be lagging behind the curve across the world in terms of quality of service and pricing. On top of that, they actively lobby against competing startup ISP's and pull dirty tricks to prevent anyone else from entering the market. Now, they want to roll back laws preventing them from charging for traffic based on content. This will make it more difficult to guarantee consistent quality of service to consumers and may also prevent new technology businesses from getting off the ground. It may even lead to a de facto form of censorship if content that large players don't agree with can be throttled. I've heard the argument that it's their business and they can do what they want. The problem with this, however, is that they are providing a service that is essential and not a luxury. Historically, organizations whose main purpose is to benefit shareholders have not been very good at keeping the public's interests in mind. That's why the government needs to regulate services which are essential and why the ISP's have no argument here.