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On top of that I think hardly anyone has a good idea of what net neutrality is or what specific actions would be affected. Should an ISP be allowed to throttle
by te_platt 9y ago
On top of that I think hardly anyone has a good idea of what net neutrality is or what specific actions would be affected.
Should an ISP be allowed to throttle or block data from a competing service?
Should an ISP be allowed to throttle or block data from a politically controversial site? From a suspected piracy site? From ip addresses involved in DOS attacks?
And then on top of that what is in the actual proposed legislation purporting to be supporting net neutrality? Even if politicians make an honest effort to do right (could happen....) how confident can we be that it will actually be for the better? My main point is we need to be vigilant in the details and not get caught up in a tribal fight over a label.
- howard941 9y agoI'm not certain the details are problematic. If you rephrase the hypotheticals in the context of common carriers the detailed application is clear. So would a telco be allowed to block incoming calls from a competitor? [no] Would an airline refuse to ticket members of politically controversial groups? [no] How about from known hijackers? [yes] Common carrier doctrine carries a lot of unfortunate historical baggage regarding regulation. EDIT - added [answers]