They (CNN and others) say he wants to destroy net neutrality. this sounds scary.
He does want to redesignate internet as a contract carrier, instead of a title II common carrier. Internet was designated a Title II common carrier by Obama in 2014. prior to this, it had always been considered a contract carrier…
Im honestly torn on this issue.
The designation of Title II common carrier is what allows the government increased controls and surveillance capability with the medium. Think Telephone lines. Title II common carrier networks are subject to nearly unfettered gov't control and regulation.
There is also the argument that something sinister is happening, such as the re-designation to contract carrier is to force out small business and allow large business a monopoly over bandwidth.
Is the new FCC guy as scary as the fake news says he is?
imho, the people should just seize the means of communication…
Isaiah Bailey
Is this just more Fear Porn from the liberal news media?
Alexander Peterson
Trump has been shittalking net neutrality for basically as long as net neutrality has been in public debate so yes he probably wants to destroy net neutrality.
Julian Johnson
What im getting at is net neutrality is being used as a buzz word.
Was reclassifying the internet so that it was a "financial instrument subject to wire laws" really making the net more neutral? or was it allowing more govt control over what happens on it
William Ramirez
Sometimes things can serve more than one purpose.
Sebastian Clark
having ISP's block websites they don't like (like this one) is scary but having the Feds listen to everything is just as scary
these are the kinds of kafkaesque moments that define living in a corporate fascist meme prison
Ethan Ortiz
This is exactly my point. I dont think I know anyone who is against so-called 'net-neutrality'… But is deregulating the internet really increasing the neutrality of it, or allowing for more bias?
Evan Butler
What compounds this whole isse (for me) is that I try to read the regulation being discussed before I formulate a solid opinion on it. The FCC's Title II Common Carrier regulation is a 335 page document written back in the 30's. Its not something I have the time to read and understand, and I hate just taking the fake news at their word.
Jack Campbell
Holla Forums seems to be against NN, make of that what you will.
Joseph Russell
The Feds are already listening in on everything anyways and will continue to do so after this. The only thing it really did was give the FCC the power to whack ISPs on the head when they got too greedy which they won't have the power to do anymore. So bite the pillow because Comcast is going in dry.
