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> At the end of the day this is a war between two groups of wealthy corporations: ISPs don't want net neutrality because big tech traffic blows up their bandwid
by tzs 2y ago
> At the end of the day this is a war between two groups of wealthy corporations: ISPs don't want net neutrality because big tech traffic blows up their bandwidth allocations. Big Tech wants net neutrality because they don't want to pay for the build outs needed to sustain their outsized footprints.
Big Tech does pay. Every big site that has a huge amount of traffic also gets a huge bill, roughly proportional to the amount of traffic, from their internet providers.
- BoorishBears 2y agoI'm fully aware, ISPs always want Big Tech to pay more or in lieu of that save on costs themselves at the cost of big tech (stuff like limiting streaming resolutions) and they're willing to use controls not compatible with net neutrality to do both. Again, the US is not the first proving ground for this: https://www.telekom.com/en/company/management-unplugged/details/meta-must-pay-for-the-use-of-the-networks-1066682 https://www.telekom.com/en/company/management-unplugged/deta... https://www.pcmag.com/news/netflix-settles-squid-game-bandwidth-dispute-with-korean-isp https://www.pcmag.com/news/netflix-settles-squid-game-bandwi... When has the idea of already making money ever stopped ISPs, Big Tech, or any large corporation from fighting for the right to make more money and/or increase their margins?