DalTheJigsaw123 Posted November 23, 2011 This week, the free and open Internet millions of Americans have come to depend on is under attack. In a procedural move, Senate Republicans are trying to overturn the rules that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) put in place late last year to help protect net neutrality -- the simple idea that all content and applications on the Internet should be treated the same, regardless of who owns the content or the website. The House already pushed through this dangerous legislation, which would effectively turn control of the Internet over to a handful of very powerful corporations. I sincerely hope the Senate doesn't follow suit, and I'm doing everything I can to make sure this terrible legislation never reaches the President's desk. While millions of Americans have become familiar with the concept of net neutrality, it's important that we're all on the same page. Net neutrality isn't a government takeover of the Internet, as many of my Republican colleagues have alleged. It isn't even a change from what we have now. Net neutrality has been in place since the very beginning of the Internet. This isn't a radical concept -- it's what each and every one of us experiences every time we use the Internet. Right now, an e-mail from a friend arrives in your inbox just as quickly and reliably as an advertisement from Amazon.com. Consumers can go online and make a reservation at a small fishing lodge in Ely, Minnesota just as quickly as they can at the Hilton. But many Republicans want to change that so that the large corporations they represent can increase their profit margins at the expense of small businesses and consumers. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/al-franken/net-neutrality-is-under-a_b_1082225.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeblast Posted November 23, 2011 I dont know why some find it abhorrent that a service provider has the ability to provide more and faster service to someone who is willing to pay a higher price. If you want the net to stay neutral, keep the government's hands off of it, lest it become yet another political tool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheSongsofDistantEarth Posted November 23, 2011 Yeah, the Market fixes and heals and makes all Wrongs Right. Down with the gummint! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ralis Posted November 23, 2011 I dont know why some find it abhorrent that a service provider has the ability to provide more and faster service to someone who is willing to pay a higher price. If you want the net to stay neutral, keep the government's hands off of it, lest it become yet another political tool. The internet was never intended to be controlled by corporations for profit. For some reason you believe that corporations are benevolent and need no regulation. Further, corporations have no business controlling one's activities online. Moreover, there could and most likely be blocked access to certain sites that a given corporation is against. No one should own the internet. God forbid if Fox News has control of the entire web? Are you in the 1% Joe? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeblast Posted November 23, 2011 oh, okay, so let's let governments tell companies what they may or may not do with their networks - after all, its all publicly owned, right? no, wait you guys dont know if you're comin or goin! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ralis Posted November 23, 2011 oh, okay, so let's let governments tell companies what they may or may not do with their networks - after all, its all publicly owned, right? no, wait you guys dont know if you're comin or goin! The corporations do not own the internet! No single entity does! http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Internet/2002/WhoOwnstheInternet.asp http://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet/basics/who-owns-internet.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vanir Thunder Dojo Tan Posted November 23, 2011 The corporations do not own the internet! No single entity does! The aim is to keep it that way. If any one individual or entity gains control or ownership of the internet, a great deal of it's contents get flushed away. You are no longer free to view or surf to your heart's desire. The tao bums? gone. Porn? strictly limited to, most likely, playboy. Flash games? Only in promotion of whatever the individual or entity is trying to sell. Email? No privacy from the owner(s). Activity? outside, not online! LOL who's gonna surf except the dismally desperate, if the only things available are strictly limited and heavily moderated? ... The dismally desperate. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
