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> invasive legislation that could eventually be used to control what ISPs can show us What specific legal principle do you think would lead to this? Network ne
by acdha 3y ago
> invasive legislation that could eventually be used to control what ISPs can show us
What specific legal principle do you think would lead to this? Network neutrality is the polar opposite of that - it’s like arguing that we shouldn’t have restaurant health codes because the government could start requiring us to eat peas.
- bko 3y agoIt's a precedent that government can tell ISPs and others what they can provide you. Once they have that in place, it's not a stretch to imagine them furthering that power for political purposes. Think about surveillance legislation after 9/11. None of it applied to domestic population originally
- acdha 3y agoIt’s the opposite of that - it’s saying companies cannot discriminate – but also that argument doesn’t make any sense because governments already do that and nothing in network neutrality legislation grants new powers. If they want to ban a political party’s website they’re passing new legislation (or ignoring laws) whether or not network neutrality laws exist.