Posted on 03/01/2015 12:26:22 PM PST by BlatherNaut
This week, the FCC voted 3-2 in favor of implementing net neutrality policies. These rules will prevent internet service providers like Verizon or Comcast from blocking or throttling traffic, ban giving priority to providers who are willing to pay for faster service, and reclassify broadband as a telecommunications service. This means that internet service will now be regulated under stricter, utility-based laws the government currently uses to control wired telephone and other similar services.
The pro-NN moves made by the FCC have come under attack from both activists, and members of Congress. A recent poll shows that only 1 in 3 Americans thinks that more regulation will lead to a freer internet.
Were looking at one of the most controversial regulatory decisions made in recent years, and still, only about 1/4 of Americans have heard of net neutrality, and have a basic understanding of how these policies could affect the way they use the internet.
This is a problembut we may have a solution.
TomoNews, a Taiwan-based animation firm, has released a (moderately whacked-out) cartoon out that both lampoons the ridiculous moves by the FCC, and educates its audience about what net neutrality could mean for the future of the internet.
Watch:
(Excerpt) Read more at legalinsurrection.com ...
The powers behind the FCCs muscling of the Internet
Todays vote by a bitterly divided Federal Communications Commission that the Internet should be regulated as a public utility is the culmination of a decade-long battle by the Left. Using money from George Soros and liberal foundations that totaled at least $196 million, radical activists finally succeeded in ramming through net neutrality, or the idea that all data should be transmitted equally over the Internet. The final push involved unprecedented political pressure exerted by the Obama White House on FCC chairman Tom Wheeler, head of an ostensibly independent regulatory body...
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/414483/comrades-net-neutrality-john-fund
Net “Neutrality”
brought to you in part by
Jessica Rosenworcel
twitter: @jrosenworcel
http://www.fcc.gov/leadership/jessica-rosenworcel
Let her know how you feel!
The danger of Comcast is nothing compared to the danger of the government. Regulations are forever. Regulations create precedent that expand endlessly in their applications. And Comcast will use its influence with the government to shift those regulations in its favor, in return for things like surveillance.
I’m not an anarchist, nor a hard-core libertarian. I’m more conservative-libertarian because I know regulatory actions are necessary. But they should be like salt and pepper - a little bit goes a long way. These days, though, salt and pepper have become the whole meal.
Well said! The right question is never 'is the free market perfect' but 'will government do better' - and the right answer is almost always 'BWAHAHAHA!'
As I said, I am not for the government. I am just pointing out that neither side is good. I hate to see Republicans blindly taking sides. I would hope that everyone understands the issues. A free (unencumbered) and widely available internet without the shackles of Comcast or governments is in Americas best interest. But neither side is interested in the unfettered dissemination of information.
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