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None of that has anything to do with NN. NN is when you can't get to "Social Media Startup X" because they didn't pay your ISP. You are unlikely to even notic
by xkemp 7y ago
None of that has anything to do with NN.
NN is when you can't get to "Social Media Startup X" because they didn't pay your ISP.
You are unlikely to even notice this, because only newcomers would be required to pay ransom. Blocking existing sites would lead to customer complaints and actual competition.
- SlowRobotAhead 7y ago> NN is when you can't get to "Social Media Startup X" because they didn't pay your ISP. That sounds bad! Any examples of that ever happening before or after NN?
- Treblemaker 7y agoThis is the case that first brought it to my attention: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/08/fcc-rules-against-comcast-bit-torrent-blocking https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/08/fcc-rules-against-comc....
- SlowRobotAhead 7y agoOk, so YEARS before Net Neutrality and the FCC fined them for doing it. So, in no way supportive of the NN argument.