Well that doesnt exactly put me in exclusive company but in this case, Trump is to be lumped in with the rest of the useless politicians who are simply looking out for themselves and their own self interests, with no regard to what "the people" want.
So then, you a fan of the deal to kill net neutrality?
Lets say your internet service provider is run by a bigtime anti gun guy...hell, lets say they all are and as such he decides to severely slow down your internet speed when you attempt to access websites such as this one. Surely you see where this can become really problematic? When political views of those running ISP companies essentially steer us away from content we are seeking out simply bc they don't align with their views...well, suffice to say that's not a good thing.
Don't worry. Market forces will fill any gap. Any provider willing to throttle any websites cuts a chunk out of their own wallet and will fill someone else's.
Net "neutrality" stifles competition and as a result stifles implementation of innovation. "Net Neutrality" forces support for web content that is not viable in a free market.
Obviously, I oppose "net neutrality".
Woody
You speak as if "Net Neutrality" is a godsend being blasphemed, crucified, tarred and feathered. Dumping it is a blessing. Besides, Congress(and the rest of government) is prohibited by the First Amendment to interfere. Dumping "Net Neutrality" is a correction; a stepping aside of government from where it has no power granted to interfere.Your sarcasm, while noted, is misplaced in this case. Indeed this is on Trump. This is Trumps FCC led by the man Trump picked to head the FCC...
At the start of his presidency, Donald Trump picked Ajit Pai, a Republican member of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission and longtime foe of net neutrality regulation, to head the agency
If you put a fox in the hen house to guard the hens, you don't get to shift the blame on the fox for being a fox and killing your chickens. Likewise in this case, we can't blame Pai for doing exactly what he made no secret were his intentions with regards to net neutrality. But if you feel better we can also lay plenty of blame at the feet of your representatives who allowed this to happen without so much as a whimper.
Market forces only work when there's a free market. See tRidiot's post and mine about franchise monopolies and tell me about competition from "someone else."Don't worry. Market forces will fill any gap. Any provider willing to throttle any websites cuts a chunk out of their own wallet and will fill someone else's.
Net "neutrality" stifles competition and as a result stifles implementation of innovation. "Net Neutrality" forces support for web content that is not viable in a free market.
Obviously, I oppose "net neutrality".
Woody
Except that these mega-corp style ISPs have NO problem throttling the net for their own profit, while also throttling any competition by paying off those who hold the ability to limit competition in a given area... don't think Comcast is going to stand for any little upstart to try to upstage them if they can pay off a couple politicians to keep all their permits and licenses in limbo...
They're all about limiting regulation for their OWN operations, while using bought-and-paid-for government lackeys to regulate anyone else who wants to make them work for it.
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