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the internet is about to become worse than television - net neutrality
Posted on 4/30/14 at 1:44 pm
Posted on 4/30/14 at 1:44 pm
This makes me unhappy
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ETA: I know it was discussed last week, but seeing as it would greatly affect users of td.com, I assumed most wouldn't care it would be put on here again. In fact, I assumed most would want more of it put out there so others can read it and become informed.
If not, I'll request a delete.
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The proposed rules were revealed in the New York Times, and they would overturn the principle of "network neutrality" on the internet. Put simply, network neutrality allows you to use services from rich companies like Google and small startups with equal speed through your ISP. You can read a blog hosted on somebody's home server, and it loads just as quickly as a blog on Tumblr.
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Without network neutrality, Tumblr could cut a deal with your ISP — let's say it's Comcast — and its blogs would load really quickly while that home server blog might take minutes to load pictures. It might not even load at all. You can see why people in the freedom-of-speech obsessed United States might not be happy with chucking network neutrality. It privileges some speech over others, based on financial resources.
ETA: I know it was discussed last week, but seeing as it would greatly affect users of td.com, I assumed most wouldn't care it would be put on here again. In fact, I assumed most would want more of it put out there so others can read it and become informed.
If not, I'll request a delete.
This post was edited on 4/30/14 at 1:52 pm
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Posted on 4/30/14 at 1:44 pm to Duckie
Beating a dead horse man 
Posted on 4/30/14 at 1:44 pm to Duckie
Yep. We had a big discussion on this last week.
Posted on 4/30/14 at 1:45 pm to Duckie
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It privileges some speech over others, based on financial resources.
SCOTUS says this is perfectly fine.
Posted on 4/30/14 at 1:45 pm to Wet Bandit
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Beating a dead horse man
honestly, I don't feel it's beating a dead horse if the issue keeps re-emerging.
Posted on 4/30/14 at 1:45 pm to Duckie
internet wouldn't be as bad, particularly TD, even more specific, the OT, if people would just learn how to navigate the search feature
Posted on 4/30/14 at 1:45 pm to Duckie
I won't believe it will happen until it actually does
Posted on 4/30/14 at 1:46 pm to Duckie
Put Net Neutrality in your subject so people know what the hell you're talking about.
Posted on 4/30/14 at 1:46 pm to Duckie
groundhogs day??
Posted on 4/30/14 at 1:47 pm to Duckie
Posted on 4/30/14 at 1:47 pm to Wet Bandit
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Beating a dead horse man
Yeah, there you go, just forget about it since it's already been discussed. That'll get shite fixed.
It should probably be a daily discussion until net neutrality is the law.
Posted on 4/30/14 at 1:47 pm to SuperSaint
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internet wouldn't be as bad, particularly TD, even more specific, the OT, if people would just learn how to navigate the search feature
GTFO. I am not going to waste my time using the search function every time I want to start a thread. I waste enough time posting on TD while at work as it is.
Posted on 4/30/14 at 1:48 pm to PhiTiger1764
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I won't believe it will happen until it actually does
Posted on 4/30/14 at 1:50 pm to Korkstand
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It should probably be a daily discussion until net neutrality is the law.
and honestly, this is how I feel. It needs to be crammed down every person's throat until they all read it and understand it.
I know it was discussed last week, but seeing as it would greatly affect users of td.com, I assumed most wouldn't care it would be put on here again.
Posted on 4/30/14 at 1:50 pm to PhiTiger1764
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I won't believe it will happen until it actually does
It's pretty clear that some very large companies with very deep pockets want it to happen, so unless we raise hell it's going to happen. But you would rather wait until it goes into effect before bitching about it? And then wait how long before things go back to the way it should be?
Posted on 4/30/14 at 1:51 pm to PhiTiger1764
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I won't believe it will happen until it actually does
Others have said the same thing.
Posted on 4/30/14 at 1:57 pm to hawgfaninc
The ISPs are counting on a lackadaisical attitude from consumers. I didn't think people would stand for this, but here they are in this thread showing how little this means to them.
You guys won't care until it's too late? Really?
You guys won't care until it's too late? Really?
Posted on 4/30/14 at 2:00 pm to Duckie
The other OP was a lot better.
Posted on 4/30/14 at 2:00 pm to Korkstand
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But you would rather wait until it goes into effect before bitching about it?
i want companies to make the mistake of throttling things so that the market punishes them
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the way it should be?
what is the way it "should" be?
what if this just leads to cheaper cable internet (paid for by sponsor companies who get their sites loaded faster) for poor people or public bodies? that would be a good thing for all of us
what if this leads to more investment in telecom infrastructure by private parties, who will replace the old guard through the market? that's the ideal solution.
Posted on 4/30/14 at 2:01 pm to Korkstand
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You guys won't care until it's too late? Really?
there is no "too late" in this instance
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