(snip) - If Donald J. Trump had not won the election in 2016, there is little question that the vibrant alternative media that exists today would be but a dim shadow of its current self. Even today, calls for outright censorship of Breitbart, Drudge Report, and Infowars are screeched out of the same mouths that call for “fairness” of content.
Hitler(y)esk. She was known as hitlery for many reasons.
Indeed.
U.S. Government --- HANDS OFF THE INTERNET !!!
If there is a problem with any particular Internet commercial interest then it should be easily handled by the FTC ... and just as an aside, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo, et al .. are ALL commercial interests. They should have no control over content on the Internet ... especially Facebook, who seem to lately think that they are the 'arbiters' of "News" on the Internet. They need to be reeled in from their megalomania
I hope that all FReepers understand that, despite its high-minded sounding name of “Net Neutrality”, it’s all about government control and regulation of the internet—-and, more importantly, control/regulation of the internet’s CONTENT. Censorship and limitation of “allowed” speech is the holy grail of the Left and Donald Trump is the wall preventing them from reaching that goal.
Kill Net Neutrality.
Neutrality.....
Who is the harsh, rude, bitter, bossy Bitch that is the new woman on Fox & Friends Weekend?
TIME FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO STAY OUT OF IT
but but but wait I may have to pay more for my movies maybe it could happpen it might so please let Obama officials decide how to keep it running
What we need desperately is common sense journalism reform that requires so-called journalists to go through training and obtain a license. Too many lives are being destroyed by irresponsible misuse of unverifiable sources and unchecked reporting of rumors.
Interesting that the term “common carrier” is not used in this discussion.
Bkmrk
What we need is "common sense," authentic and accurate textbooks, teaching and learning in K-12, undergraduate and graduate schools (including journalism schools) about the real history surrounding America's founding and framing of a Constitution for a free people!
Journalists cannot fully appreciate what a privilege they enjoy in America because of the Founders' insistence on a "free press," even if its made up of individuals whose opinions may not agree with then-current Administrations, Congressional and Senate officials!
Many journalists appear to be Constitutionally illiterate as they exercise their protection under the umbrella of the Bill of Rights--the same Bill of Rights which protects those who disagree with them.
One of the amendments to the Constitution [* * *] expressly declares, that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press"; thereby guarding in the same sentence, and under the same words, the freedom of religion, of speech and of the press; insomuch, that whatever violates either, throws down the sanctuary which covers the others. - Thomas Jefferson, TITLE: Kentucky Resolutions. EDITION: Washington ed. ix, 466. EDITION: Ford ed., vii, 295. PLACE: [none given] DATE: 1798
I support any rule that says that all internet traffic should be treated the same. If you call it “net neutrality” or anything else. I think the technical term is “dumb pipe” if I remember correctly, ISP’s should be a “dumb pipe”. The government should not have control over the content we have access too, and neither should a corporate entity.
Should Google or even AT&T or Verizon have control over what opinions we are able to express or read?
If AT&T has a deal with Home Depot, for example, should they be able to block access to the Lowe’s website?
Does net neutrality give certain people control over the internet, or does it prevent anyone from having that type of control?
I think all internet traffic should be treated equally, regardless of content, in that whatever parts of it we the people want access to, we should have that.
That’s just my opinion. Maybe a broken clock is right twice a day, or maybe I’m misunderstanding what net neutrality is, but I absolutely think that nobody, be it the government or an ISP, should have control over what we can access on the internet.