Goodbye, net neutrality—Ajit Pai’s FCC votes to allow blocking and throttling (Ars Technica)

Posted Dec 15, 2017 3:26 UTC (Fri) by ccchips (subscriber, #3222)
Parent article: Goodbye, net neutrality—Ajit Pai’s FCC votes to allow blocking and throttling (Ars Technica)

Many of us on here view the Internet as very important; I have particular reasons to do so. I view people I know (and who seemed like they cared about me in the past,) who voted in this government in a very bad light, for many reasons not just Net Neutrality. This only adds to my view that the United States is moving backward instead of forward. I agree we need more modern rules but it seems that most of the people I thought I could count on want a wall on the Mexican border more than they want their elderly and/or disabled siblings and relatives to have a decent life. The loss of Net Neutrality is just more salt on the wounds.

Goodbye, net neutrality—Ajit Pai’s FCC votes to allow blocking and throttling (Ars Technica)

Posted Dec 15, 2017 6:25 UTC (Fri) by flussence (guest, #85566) [Link]

A populace most well known for its hyper-militarised culture, already on edge from being whipped into a rabid frenzy by events over the past few months, and having its bread and circuses taken away. That's a recipe for problems far beyond the scope of these pages.

I feel sorry for anyone decent living within a thousand miles of the US, and I'm really glad I don't.

Goodbye, net neutrality—Ajit Pai’s FCC votes to allow blocking and throttling (Ars Technica)

Posted Dec 15, 2017 7:45 UTC (Fri) by kragil (guest, #34373) [Link] (1 responses)

As if US citizen lived in a democracy .. wake up! The multibillion corps (through their mindless employed automatons) and the 1% rule the country.

Goodbye, net neutrality—Ajit Pai’s FCC votes to allow blocking and throttling (Ars Technica)

Posted Dec 15, 2017 13:30 UTC (Fri) by dskoll (subscriber, #1630) [Link]

One corporation, one vote, right? That's what the framers of the Constitution intended?