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This is definitely a cause worth fighting for, but something that I've noticed is that nobody cares about these internet issues unless a major corporation's pro

This is definitely a cause worth fighting for, but something that I've noticed is that nobody cares about these internet issues unless a major corporation's profits are threatened. The media was largely silent about NSA spying and as a result there was no organized movement against it. People said this was due to privacy being too abstract of a concept for people to care, but I fail to see how the issue of ISP's charging internet companies not to throttle them is any less abstract for the average person. There's something else at play here.

rhino369 9y ago
More people cared about NSA spying than net neutrality. But mass media and major corporations have a strong vested interest in net neutrality. So they amplify the people by covering it with news stories, engaging in "blackouts," etc. For Google, facebook, netflix etc. this isn't a philosophical or moral issue. They don't want Verizon and comcast shaving their profit margin down. It's a fight between two groups of companies, for the most part. Practically, there is little chance ISPs actually turn the internet into a walled garden. But they could skim off netflix and google. Also, you might be in a "tech bubble." Net neutrality is a huge issue for people involved in tech (by business or hobby). Most of my friends outside that bubble don't really understand the issue at all.
- flukus 9y ago
  > But mass media and major corporations have a strong vested interest in net neutrality The have a strong interest against net neutrality. Anything that makes competition harder is good for them.
- dragonwriter 9y ago
  > But mass media and major corporations have a strong vested interest in net neutrality. Major corporations like Comcast, and mass media like the NBCUniversal division of Comcast certainly have a vested interest in the opposite direction.
colanderman 9y ago
Not that I disagree with him, but Oliver does work for HBO. Net neutrality is definitely in his and his employer's interests.

rhino369 9y ago

More people cared about NSA spying than net neutrality. But mass media and major corporations have a strong vested interest in net neutrality. So they amplify the people by covering it with news stories, engaging in "blackouts," etc. For Google, facebook, netflix etc. this isn't a philosophical or moral issue. They don't want Verizon and comcast shaving their profit margin down. It's a fight between two groups of companies, for the most part. Practically, there is little chance ISPs actually turn the internet into a walled garden. But they could skim off netflix and google. Also, you might be in a "tech bubble." Net neutrality is a huge issue for people involved in tech (by business or hobby). Most of my friends outside that bubble don't really understand the issue at all.

flukus 9y ago
> But mass media and major corporations have a strong vested interest in net neutrality The have a strong interest against net neutrality. Anything that makes competition harder is good for them.
dragonwriter 9y ago
> But mass media and major corporations have a strong vested interest in net neutrality. Major corporations like Comcast, and mass media like the NBCUniversal division of Comcast certainly have a vested interest in the opposite direction.

colanderman 9y ago

Not that I disagree with him, but Oliver does work for HBO. Net neutrality is definitely in his and his employer's interests.