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Net neutrality is a measure lobbied by Netflix. I'm not sure why you think it is a good thing.
by fiatjaf 9y ago
Net neutrality is a measure lobbied by Netflix. I'm not sure why you think it is a good thing.
- bogomipz 9y agoNet Neutrality predates Netflix as a streaming provider so no that's not correct: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_neutrality_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_neutrality_in_the_United_S... Here are some reasons why someone might espouse it: https://hbr.org/2010/08/why-network-neutrality-is-good https://hbr.org/2010/08/why-network-neutrality-is-good and more specific to the current FCC Chairman: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/04/fcc-wants-eliminate-net-neutrality-protections-we-cant-let-happen https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/04/fcc-wants-eliminate-ne...
- woodruffw 9y agoIn its current form, net neutrality has been on the political menu since 2004 in the US. It's possible to argue that it's been around in some form or another since the 1920s, and certainly since the late 1980s. Netflix didn't begin their streaming service until 2006 or 2007, if my memory is correct. They might lobby for it now (of course they do, it's in their best interest), but they have nothing to do with the original idea or policy. I happen to think that net neutrality makes for pretty good policy, but I'm open to arguments that suggest otherwise. "Netflix supports it, and therefore it's bad" is not one of those arguments.
- bogomipz 9y agoIndeed, Netflix announced streaming in 2007: Source: http://blog.streamingmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013SMEast-C101.pdf http://blog.streamingmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/20...