Net Neutrality
Net Neutrality
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- which also should make you wonder, "How bad was the internet in 2015" before these regulations?bliznutty
- That's a misunderstanding...t... internet always operated with a kind of unofficial net neutrality.yuekit
- In the early 2010s, ISPs like Verizon began slowing down and blocking content they didn't like (such as torrents).yuekit
- There was a long court battle and after a few years it resulted in this rule being passed.yuekit
- Now that the rule has been revoked they will be free to block and censor as much as they want. And they have very clear plans to do so.yuekit
- wow and economists are usually HUGE supports of pro-consumer, equality issues too. finally we're on our way to the free market utopia of our dreams guys!sarahfailin
- sarahfailing how's your government utopia going? isn't this thread essentially just more complaining about govt, which works so well for you in another breath?bliznutty
- yeukit last i checked it was govt agency DHS actually forcefully shutting down torrent sites.bliznutty
- Yes the government has seized sites it accuses of piracy or counterfeiting.yuekit
- However sites like the Pirate Bay are out of their reach due to being hosted overseas.yuekit
- ISPs on the other hand would be able to block access to those sites. They can also slow down or block torrent downloads themselves which are decentralized.yuekit
- the main forceful filters of internet content around the world are governments. open your eyesbliznutty