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The bigger danger is this:

If individuals who have an agenda and do not want to see 'problematic' material on the 'Net have their way, they can essentially barricade away any level of social consciousness allowed by inter-connectivity under a wall of virtual noise.

And if such individuals happen to be in charge of an ISP, with no Neutrality they can do things like put a hundred throttles between 'customer rated questionable content' (which would be websites like this one, or millions of others) to 'provide better customer service'.

This becomes magnified in areas where there are at best one or two quality providers.

"Sure, we provide terabyte speed Internet. But if you're not streaming, you're in a lower priority queue, by our rules, so you only get ten mbps. So sorry. Perhaps another provider might be able to help you?"

...and there won't be other providers because they will ALL be following the 'cash cow' business model.


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Less if, more when.


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Also, that's another thing.

Anti-NN advocates like to say "if you don't like how your ISP is handling things,just switch."

To who?

When I moved into my apartment a few years ago, I refused - for reasons that should be obvious - to do business with Comcast. But every other high-speed ISP I contacted to try and set up service told me "we're sorry, you're in a Comcast area, we can't serve you."

I've heard many similar stories about Cox, Charter, and other companies.

So the choice is now less "move to a different ISP" and more "move physically to a different location". Which for most people is simply not a realistic expectation.

Alternatively, "don't have internet at all". Which is a very convenient way of cutting off and silencing complaints, bit not a very realistic or reasonable solution for the consumer.


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Maybe we'll get lucky and have pirate internet services like there used to be pirate radio stations.

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I'm lucky. I have two bad choices, Cox and CenturyLink.


I ended up going with AT&T DSL, rather than actual cable, since my only option was Comcast. But I also know that my good experience with them was an exception rather than the rule. And it still doesn't solve the fact of "want high speed cable? Comcast or GTFO."


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Terrinam wrote:
Maybe we'll get lucky and have pirate internet services like there used to be pirate radio stations.

...You don't want that.

That was the Internet around here for about eight years until the major providers actually cowperson'd up to provide it.

*shudder*

...we still have customers that come in complaining at work about every time they might possibly maybe see a hint of a 'shadow' of a nipple or other genitalia on a cover person of a magazine's picture (male or female).

When the magazines aren't porn, the shot isn't porn, but 'how dare you show the body like that'??

Now move that to the Internet, where the customer complaints are virtual and never seen physically...


Right now I'm just glad for the free porn in my life and the fact Pornmd is standing up for NN. :p :)


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Apparently Chuck Schumer is going to force a Senate vote on this repeal, through the Congressional Review Act. There's a chance it can be stopped.

Call your Senators. :) Especially the Republicans.


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thejeff wrote:

Apparently Chuck Schumer is going to force a Senate vote on this repeal, through the Congressional Review Act. There's a chance it can be stopped.

Call your Senators. :) Especially the Republicans.

Oh, my poor phone. I'm going to wear the thing out by the time that vote starts.


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My phone is dead from the calling I made all through out the year...

Web Production Manager

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Removed a heated and baiting post and the response to it.


Thank you Chris!

Also I stand by Pornmd :P


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Thomas Seitz wrote:

Thank you Chris!

Also I stand by Pornmd :P

"The Internet is for Porn."


Well it's clearly not for improving the human condition...


Repel of Net Neutrality


Still hoping Pornmd decides to spam the FCC.

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