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Where the hell are Google and Facebook on this? The idea that they'll profit from the repeal is simply naive - without net neutrality Comcast et al will be able
by monday_ 9y ago
Where the hell are Google and Facebook on this? The idea that they'll profit from the repeal is simply naive - without net neutrality Comcast et al will be able to extort whatever they want from SV.
I realize that this is unethical, but Alphabet alone can match ISP donations and then some. Alphabet plus Facebook can probably buy post Citizens United Congress fifty times over.
- sebleon 9y agoThey’re definitely already on this. Likely they have a deal in place with Comcast already.
- rz2k 9y agoI am surprised that they fought for net neutrality at all in the past. The primary threats to their businesses are new companies, and barriers to entry are their best protections. Having money skimmed by companies like Comcast is far better than being replaced by a better search engine or a new social network. Right now it is much easier to implement an idea and scale it than it would be if you began also having to finance new extortion fees before you even had a chance to validate your idea.
- niij 9y agoI see it the opposite way. Big companies are too big to be blocked in any "standard" plan. So the effect of this legislation is that little guys will be blocked.