On 2nd Anniversary of Net Neutrality Repeal Don't Forget How The Left Cried Wolf

The Washington Examiner ^ | December 14, 2019 | Casey Given

[OddLane]

Today marks two years since the Federal Communication Commission's historic vote to roll back the Obama-era internet regulations misleadingly known as “net neutrality.” As we hit this anniversary, it’s important to remember the apocalyptic predictions Democratic politicians and special interest groups made — and how their warnings never came to fruition.

First, let’s take a quick trip down memory lane. In 2010, the Obama-era FCC applied net neutrality to internet service providers across the country. For the 20 years of commercial internet history up until that point, almost every major provider had offered open access to the internet without throttling. The FCC nonetheless offered a solution meant to prevent this problem, even though it had never really existed.

Four years later, a federal court overturned the order, ruling that the FCC had no authority to enforce net neutrality on service providers so long as they were not considered “common carriers” under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934.

So in 2015, the FCC, in its infinite wisdom, responded by reclassifying internet service providers as common carriers to enforce net neutrality — applying an ancient piece of legislation passed a half-century before the advent of the internet...

[brownsfan]

The left’s answer is the same as it is for climate change:

“Sure you don’t see it yet, but it’s coming! Doom!”

[Wallace T.]

I must wonder if conservatives were hoodwinked with respect to the net neutrality issue. The tech giants, in the last few years, have been censoring non-liberal view, starting with the most obnoxious, like National Vanguard, later drilling down into sensationalists like Alex Jones, and later cracking down on mainstream conservatives like Dennis Prager. Despite their doubltalk, the clear aim of the tech giants is to fully eliminate any non-liberal dissent from the mainstream narrative.

[TheNext]

Net privilege deceptively called neutrality.

[FreedomNotSafety]

Hoodwinked into what?

[FreedomNotSafety]

“...How the Left Cried Wolf.”

Along with many Freepers. This thread will bring out some defenders of NN.

[Wallace T.]

Pushing for the abolition of net neutrality in support of pro-free market purism.

[foreverfree]

Wonder if there's a Brooklyn NBA season ticket holder(s) who bring(s) a banner to Barclays 41 nights a year that says "No Net neutrality here"?

ff

[GOPJ]

Net Neutrality helped Chinese communists... No one knows exactly how, but it was one of their issues along with Earth Elements...

[GOPJ]

Net Neutrality helped Chinese communists... No one knows exactly how, but it was one of their issues along with Earth Elements...

Warning:

White Liberal "Elites" who murder conservative children signal each other by scratching their heads. Look for the signals... it could save your child's life...

(very similar to the OK sign the Southern Poverty Law Center has identified as outing 'white supremacists' - except 'head scratches' out liberal elite killers) ----- Watch for it - stay safe.

[dfwgator]

A lot on the Right cried wolf, as well.

[GOPJ]

Net neutrality and rare earth elements were Chinese communist issues. I 'get' the rare earth elements thing but never figured out how net neutrality helped them...

This one's a mystery - for real...

Warning:

White Liberal "Elites" who murder conservative children signal each other by scratching their heads. Look for the signals... it could save your child's life...

(very similar to the OK sign the Southern Poverty Law Center has identified as outing 'white supremacists' - except 'head scratches' out liberal elite killers) ----- Watch for it - stay safe.)

[Nateman]