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We don't know yet. You might have almost no change, you might find half the internet censored by default. If ISPs wanted to make it cheaper for you to access a
by bo1024 9y ago
We don't know yet. You might have almost no change, you might find half the internet censored by default.
If ISPs wanted to make it cheaper for you to access a simpler level of services, they could have already done so by offering you lower internet speeds and small data caps. They kept prices high because you were willing to pay them and there wasn't (much) competition. They're not going to give up those profits willingly unless the new pricing plan can make them more money overall. So I wouldn't get too optimistic.
- yters 9y agoCan the ISPs actually censor content? On the other hand, I'm not opposed to censoring some things, like porn.
- bo1024 9y agoThey absolutely have the technical ability, and now they have the legal ability as well. If a page is http, not https, then they can arbitrarily modify the page in transit. Otherwise, they can simply decide not to serve pages from any site they want. > On the other hand, I'm not opposed to censoring some things, like porn. This is how censorship tends to start. Porn, copyright, and/or terrorism. You are opening yourself and your country up to a world of abuses by those in power once you start letting them censor. (Also, why is it any of your business or mine if other people watch porn? And if it is, the path to change practices we disagree with is through dialogue and education, not authoritarianism.)
- yters 9y agoPorn has horribly messed up our society. Have you been watching the news and all the sex abuse scandals? Plus all the stats regarding broken families, abuse of minors, etc. It's just all bad, and all due to porn. Cutting off porn would fix a whole lot in our society.