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> is already partially regulated by one side: the US > while ignorant readers think this is a benevolent editorial in defense of Internet freedom Who is doing
by davidhollander 15y ago
> is already partially regulated by one side: the US
> while ignorant readers think this is a benevolent editorial in defense of Internet freedom
Who is doing the external regulation is not the issue, the issue is quantity of external regulation. Attempts for the US to expand regulation must be opposed, as well as attempts to centralize regulation internationally at the behest of countries who would also like to expand regulation. There are two directions the internet can take: more external regulation or less external regulation. The goal should be as close to zero external regulation as possible.
> The author of the article (an FCC commissioner) simply defends the interests of one side
The messenger never matters, what matters is the message. Since everyone is guilty of self-interest, if it is made a criteria for wrongness then everyone is wrong.