-W.A.R- Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Leave it to radical leftist to turn this into a meme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Nova Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 3 hours ago, Dazey said: Not true. It's not so much that they'll actively fuck the little guys over. What will most likely happen is that they will create a pricing structure for sites and the guys who can pay more get the best service. You mean for websites? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 1 minute ago, Kasanova King said: You mean for websites? Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Nova Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Just now, Dazey said: Yep. Most "Little guys" use hosting services like Go Daddy, etc. I would think Go Daddy would be able to negotiate faster service on behalf of their clients, no? IDK, would be pretty shitty if these ISP's try to do that...and the fact that a lot of small business owners are Republican....would really bite Republicans in the ass come election time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downzy Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 I would recommend anyone less concerned about this change should read the book The Master Switch by Tim Wu. It essentially chronicles the history of various telecommunication services and reveals what happens when government doesn't do its job and puts corporate profits over the public good. Killing net neutrality is akin to seeing the internet as a private commodity versus a public good. It's not just a matter of how this affects price, but how one corporations can divert customers to its own content over that of its competitors. There is a long history of communication companies throttling consumer choice and freedom from telephones to films to cable television. It would be one thing if the industry was competitive with many players. But take a look around, there aren't that many internet providers and the industry shows signs of increase concentration. Whereas in the 90s anyone could start an ISP business, getting into that game nowadays is akin to starting a car company. This needs a legislative fix to resolve. Leaving it up to the FCC seems like a unstable choice considering partisan control will switch many times over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlRoseCDII Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 Anyone saw Ajit Pai’s stupid ass video? It’s taken down because he cringingly used Harlem Shake in it and the artist of that song is taking legal action against him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downzy Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Here's a pretty good run down of why net neutrality matters: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DieselDaisy Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 The only thing some are thinking upon hearing this news is, how will this affect pornhub? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 What is it? I mean in laymans terms, everytime i google it it brings up some long fuckin' thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlRoseCDII Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 3 hours ago, Len Cnut said: What is it? I mean in laymans terms, everytime i google it it brings up some long fuckin' thing. Basically, service providers can choose which websites have faster speeds. For example, Comcast could block Netflix speeds on purpose and Verizon could slow down your access to the AT&T website and pay incredulous amounts of money for fast speeds on their own websites. Imagine if every trucking company had to pay to build their own freeways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOOSIER GUNZ Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Did your net flicks subscription just go up? https://youtu.be/FI8SdBHhwqY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Nova Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 This has been a pretty big topic (deservingly so) across a few message boards I've been on and the general consensus is that this could be an issue for 2 maybe 3 years....but eventually, competitors will begin to offer "unlimited no throttling " packages for about the same cost as our current services...once that happens, others will fall in suit in order to be competetive....5G may even speed up the process.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Spade Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 (edited) On 12/16/2017 at 6:33 AM, DieselDaisy said: The only thing some are thinking upon hearing this news is, how will this affect pornhub? Yeah, I don't want to get jerked around. Edited December 20, 2017 by Ace Spade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Order of Nine Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 They want to control the internet the exact same way they control the rest of the media. The internet is the last place freelance journalism is existing today. I'm pretty sure they want to consolidate more control over online activity to control, monitor and censor, as well as banking off of fees. Thank Viacom. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Order of Nine Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 On 12/15/2017 at 1:56 AM, Bassist4 said: THIS ISNT A REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT THING ITS THE GOVERNMENT TRYING TO CONTROL US Your awake. Thank you On 12/15/2017 at 7:29 AM, Kasanova King said: Oh it is. Whether you agree with or not, for whatever reason....if this backfires and internet prices increase and services become worse, Republicans will be blamed. What amazes me is that Net Neutrality had bi-partisan support a few years ago....but this just goes to show that lobbies got involved, greased the right palms (Republicans).... to now make it a partisan issue. If anyone has any doubt how much influence certain lobbies have in this country, this is pretty good evidence. It's called the blame game. Reps and Dems are two wings of the same bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Order of Nine Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 On 12/15/2017 at 10:04 AM, Anguyen92 said: I think some non-US people are looking at this as well with worried eyes and thinking, "Could this happen to our country as well?" Everywhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOOSIER GUNZ Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 On December 19, 2017 at 12:59 PM, HOOSIER GUNZ said: Did your net flicks subscription just go up? https://youtu.be/FI8SdBHhwqY Mine did. Must just be an irony... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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