Posted on 11/16/2023 12:39:58 PM PST by Aquamarine
The FCC voted today on a plan that gives the Federal government full control over the Internet. The plan passed by a 3-2 margin. A press release posted immediately after the meeting stated, in part, “Under the new rules, the Commission can investigate possible instances of discrimination of broadband access, work with companies to solve problems, facilitate mediation, and, when necessary, penalize companies for violating the rules. The FCC will review consumer complaints of digital discrimination of access through an improved consumer complaint portal and staff will meet monthly to assess trends in complaint patterns. Finally, the Commission adopted model policies and best practices that will support states, local and Tribal governments in their efforts to combat digital discrimination.”
The decision means that the Biden Administration is well on its way to implementing the plan that FCC commissioner Brendan Carr said “…reads like a planning document drawn up in the faculty lounge of a university’s Soviet Studies Department.” Commissioner Carr sent out his letter of dissent last week to warn the public about this “unlawful power grab” that “chooses central planning over free market capitalism.”
The plan is marketed as though it will prevent digital discrimination and a way to ensure equal access to broadband internet in the United States. While equal access is a component of liberty and freedom, this plan gives sweeping access and regulatory control over all aspects of the Internet business. According to the plan document, the FCC would have the power to regulate the following aspects as it relates to each Internet Service Provider:
(Excerpt) Read more at thehighwire.com ...
Excellent lets flood said portal with 10s of thousands of examples of conservatives being discriminated against.
All we have is a third world, thieving, lying, criminal government. And we will not be "allowed" to say anything about it. 🙄
The only thing to do is to shutdown all of the "rightwing" YouTube channels so the content creation is equal.
Strange... I don’t recall voting for this...
Order your ammo and long term storage food now.
Our forefathers net at watering holes.
Works for me.
Maybe someone could start up a Liberty Tree chain of bars...
...met...
Shouldn’t the American people vote on this… not decided on by the FCC?
SCOTUS has ruled this unconstitutional. In 3 separate cases.
There will be absolutely no blow-back on this latest addition to the shackles of tyranny we already bear...
The GOP and the serfs will shrug there shoulders and pretend nothing has changed...
The pure advantages and completeness of communist tyranny are once again brought into focus...
Wasn’t that nice of them to vote to give themselves so much power over the Internet?
“Hope we have a low-tech back-up plan...”
Carrier Pigeon? Our old CB Radios? Decoder Rings?
Ugh! How I hate the world we’re FORCED to live in!
China does this same thing.
Odd coincidence that our “President” is on the CCP payroll.
Ministry of Disinformation and all that.
The government cant stop call centers in India from making harassing spam calls from spoofed number but they think that they can regulate what you post?
Legally they can’t. The FCC only has powers given to them by Congress that pass constitutional muster.
Yes, thanks for the clarification.
On second thought, I just checked my melanin level and realized that it’s probably too low to qualify for this “non-discriminatory” plan.
I suggest that no one, except perhaps Congress, has standing to object to the rule now. Once the FCC pursues enforcement, then there will be an injured party.
Neither your headline nor your post deserve any more attention than anyone else's, and most of the rest have the common courtesy not to shout for no reason.
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