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I think part of the reason that net neutrality advocacy has been neutered is because a lot of the advocates don’t like the idea of tech platforms being beholden

by vxNsr 4y ago

I think part of the reason that net neutrality advocacy has been neutered is because a lot of the advocates don’t like the idea of tech platforms being beholden to common carrier status and if the FCC can go after ISP and force them to act as dumb pipes then many see twitter/Facebook/YouTube as next. And the types of people who want ISPs to be seen as dumb pipes are generally very against free speech (because they worry that most people aren’t as smart as them and thus while they (the advocates) are above being brainwashed, the rest of the netizens aren’t and will succumb to fascism).

nemo44x 4y ago
Right. It’s like which network layer is the appropriate layer to restrict information on? Let it all be free and open.
kmeisthax 4y ago
> because they worry that most people aren’t as smart as them and thus while they (the advocates) are above being brainwashed, the rest of the netizens aren’t and will succumb to fascism I used to think this, but then I realized that algorithmic radicalization is not a bug that social media companies are working to fix. It is a feature. Social media does not work without an algorithm hyper-focusing your feed onto the most extreme bullshit takes.