FCC Dismantling Net Neutrality Rules vol. **** AJIT PAI

[trueprada]

 

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They should run that ad during the superbowl

 

[dhart48]

They should run that ad during the superbowl

I honestly thought it was.
I'd be surprised if it didn't run during the game.
Would be extremely smart on BK's part.

MBS

 

[oh you mad]

I don't think Ive had BK since 2006..

I think Ill grab a whopper today

Not looking forward to it tho lol

 

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In a highly contradictory move, Attorney General Jeff Sessions is telling California that only the federal government has the authority to regulate internet service, while at the same time maintaining that it cannot (will not?) regulate it either. We speak to Ernesto Falcon, legal counsel of the Electronic Frontier Foundation

 

[sooperhooper]

Another example of capitalism at it's finest.

 

[hand2handking]

House Votes to Restore Net Neutrality as Millions of People Watch Online

https://theantimedia.com/restore-net-neutrality/

(CD) — Digital rights groups applauded Wednesday as the U.S. House passed the Save the Internet Act (H.R. 1644), in a 232-190 vote, with just one Republican joining the Democrats in supporting the legislation.



“Today’s vote is a tremendous victory for the millions of people across the country who’ve been calling, writing, tweeting and visiting their members of Congress to urge them to fight for a free and open internet,” Free Press president Craig Aaron said in a statement. “The energy behind this bill came from the grassroots, not big companies, but there were plenty of industry lobbyists trying to sink it. The overwhelming show of support for the Save the Internet Act proves how important and popular Net Neutrality has become.”

The bill will now go to the Senate for a potential vote. Advocates warned Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell against following through on his earlier statement that the bill would be “dead on arrival in the Senate if it passed the House.

“Senators must know by now that people across party lines support Net Neutrality protections by large majorities,” Aaron said. “Mitch McConnell and other Senate leaders need to decide whether they’re going to stand with more than 80 percent of voters in their own party or do the cable companies’ dirty work. To prevent a Senate vote on this bill would be wrong, politically short-sighted and an underestimation of the internet’s readiness to mobilize and fight for Net Neutrality.”

Earlier:

Digital rights activists stood fast for net neutrality Wednesday despite Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s dismissal of the widespread support of the Save the Internet Act, citing the millions who tuned in to watch the U.S. House vote over the bill.

As the House prepared to vote, the Kentucky Republican said that regardless of the outcome, the Save the Internet Act (H.R. 1644) would be “dead on arrival in the Senate.”

“President Trump and Mitch McConnell can say whatever they want, but the writing is on the wall: there is overwhelming public consensus in support of real net neutrality and it’s only a matter of time before we win,” said Evan Greer, deputy director of the internet freedom group Fight for the Future.

The public consensus was illustrated by the five million viewers who Fight for the Future said had already tuned into the group’s marathon livestream, where public interest groups along with celebrities including Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine were among those making cameos, urging Americans to call their representatives and tell them to vote “yes” on H.R. 1644.




“The politicians standing in the way of internet freedom are embarrassing themselves—they’ll go down in history as incompetent, corrupt, and out of touch,” said Greer. “Republican, conservative, and libertarian voters don’t want their cable company to control what websites or apps they can visit or where they can get their news.”

The bill currently has the support of 214 House members, and needs the support of four more to pass.

As Fight for the Future wrote on Twitter, representatives aligned with the telecom industry are expected to try to water down the legislation instead of ensuring strong protections against the throttling or blocking of internet content.

 

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The DC Circuit Court issued a decision on net neutrality that partly favored the FCC's effort to abolish net neutrality, but also supported state legislation. Matt Wood of Free Press analyzes what the decision means.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

 

[RustyShackleford]

What does that have to do with Net Neutrality?

 

[DCAllAfrican]

What does that have to do with Net Neutrality?

Nothing in particular.

I take this thread as an all encompassing thread for anything related to any shift in taxing Internet access/services.

 

[C.Magneto]

I severely underestimated how this would impact the future .

 

[finessence]

same way they base car insurance on location. If I have a clean driving history, no points, tickets, etc. someone with DUIs and a history or reckless driving should not be paying the same rate as me.

 

[deusavertat]

"Both parties are the same" and "it can't get any worse"

It's usually people who agree with some of republicanism and MAGAdom's immoral values but don't want the stigma associated with it who say sh** like this. White Bernie Bros come to mind. They known Trumpism doesn't really affect them the way it does with minority groups but they want their student loans paid off.