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Multiple major ISPs used to throttle Netflix, so that customers would have a poor experience and switch to the ISP owned streaming service. That stopped the las
by bisby 3y ago
Multiple major ISPs used to throttle Netflix, so that customers would have a poor experience and switch to the ISP owned streaming service. That stopped the last time net neutrality came up (that was basically WHY it came up).
Right now, if there are no immediately visible negative impacts, it's because ISPs are being cautious to not get regulated, not because they won't do it again.
If companies are doing nothing wrong and are just doing exactly what we want anyway, they would have no issues supporting net neutrality: "That's what we're already doing, it's a good thing!" The fact that they are so adamantly against "don't throttle your competitors traffic" is a huge red flag screaming "thats exactly what they are trying to do".
So I have seen negative impacts from not having net neutrality in the past (netflix throttling), yes.
- dilap 3y agoThanks, this makes sense.