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What did SOPA have to do with Net Neutrality?
by andreyf 9y ago
What did SOPA have to do with Net Neutrality?
- r3bl 9y agoDoesn't take too big of a stretch to see the connection. No net neutrality: Big companies will be able to afford paying to ISPs to get into "fast lanes", smaller companies will not. SOPA: Big companies will be able to afford scanning user generated content for piracy, smaller companies will not. End result is pretty much the same.
- wooter 9y agoI dont see that connection at all. In fact, it is the 'benevolent' government that has abused surveillance, tried to corruptly enable large companies to censor the internet under the guise of 'anti-piracy' (SOPA), and pushed Aaron to suicide through prosecutorial overreach which Net Neutrality proponents want to grant more control over the ISPs over fear-mongering (like piracy) of prices/throttling. (despite the obvious failures of government-enabled regional monopolies)
- omnimus 9y agoSo you think Aaron would be against net neutrality?
- Profragile 9y agoYes, for obvious reasons. If they are not obvious to you, you have a lot to learn.