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THE FCC JUST VOTED TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE INTERNET
TheHighWire.com ^ | Nov 15 2023 | STEVEN MIDDENDORP

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:

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: arrestbrendancarr; brendancarr; civilwar; defundfcc; fcc; fccsedition; freespeech; internet; internetcontrol; marxisttyranny; netneutrality; policestate
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To: Aquamarine
The FCC will review consumer complaints of digital discrimination of access through an improved consumer complaint portal

Excellent lets flood said portal with 10s of thousands of examples of conservatives being discriminated against.

61 posted on 11/16/2023 3:00:41 PM PST by usurper (AI was born with a birth defect.)
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To: All
The Constitution means nothing, absolutely nothing.

All we have is a third world, thieving, lying, criminal government. And we will not be "allowed" to say anything about it. 🙄

62 posted on 11/16/2023 3:02:12 PM PST by Pajamajan (Pray for our nation. Never be slave e in a new Socialist America .)
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To: Aquamarine
Since trans are 0.01% of the population, if they aren't generating 50% of YouTube videos then they are being discriminated against.

The only thing to do is to shutdown all of the "rightwing" YouTube channels so the content creation is equal.

63 posted on 11/16/2023 3:07:31 PM PST by who_would_fardels_bear (What is left around which to circle the wagons?)
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To: Aquamarine

Strange... I don’t recall voting for this...

Order your ammo and long term storage food now.


64 posted on 11/16/2023 3:09:55 PM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: DannyTN

Our forefathers net at watering holes.

Works for me.

Maybe someone could start up a Liberty Tree chain of bars...


65 posted on 11/16/2023 3:14:03 PM PST by mewzilla (Never give up; surrender!)
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To: mewzilla

...met...


66 posted on 11/16/2023 3:14:25 PM PST by mewzilla (Never give up; surrender!)
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To: Aquamarine

Shouldn’t the American people vote on this… not decided on by the FCC?


67 posted on 11/16/2023 3:17:46 PM PST by HollyB
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To: Aquamarine

SCOTUS has ruled this unconstitutional. In 3 separate cases.


68 posted on 11/16/2023 3:21:33 PM PST by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: Aquamarine

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...


69 posted on 11/16/2023 3:29:33 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is the next Sam Adams when we so desperately need him)
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To: Aquamarine

Wasn’t that nice of them to vote to give themselves so much power over the Internet?


70 posted on 11/16/2023 3:38:29 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants ( "It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled."- Mark Twain)
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To: mewzilla; All

“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!


71 posted on 11/16/2023 3:44:08 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Aquamarine

China does this same thing.
Odd coincidence that our “President” is on the CCP payroll.
Ministry of Disinformation and all that.


72 posted on 11/16/2023 3:46:30 PM PST by Texas resident (Biden=Obama=Jarrett=Soros)
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To: Eleutheria5

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?


73 posted on 11/16/2023 3:49:26 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants ( "It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled."- Mark Twain)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin



74 posted on 11/16/2023 3:52:02 PM PST by Songcraft ( )
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To: dljordan

Legally they can’t. The FCC only has powers given to them by Congress that pass constitutional muster.


75 posted on 11/16/2023 3:53:17 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants ( "It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled."- Mark Twain)
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To: Songcraft
Smoke signals?


76 posted on 11/16/2023 3:56:46 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: unixfox

Yes, thanks for the clarification.


77 posted on 11/16/2023 4:12:08 PM PST by subterfuge (I'm a pure-blood!)
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To: Aquamarine
Great!, so when I move to my dream off the grid hideaway in the remotest part of Montana or Wyoming, the FCC will force one of the ISPs to run fiber all the way out to me? That’s awesome. And I’d better have the same multi-gig speeds and low latency as those city dwellers who have the best service, otherwise it’s discrimination. And my bill had better be no more than they’re charging those city dwellers as well, or….you know…discrimination.

On second thought, I just checked my melanin level and realized that it’s probably too low to qualify for this “non-discriminatory” plan.

78 posted on 11/16/2023 4:15:22 PM PST by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.)
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To: gibsonguy

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.


79 posted on 11/16/2023 4:18:10 PM PST by jimfree (My 21 y/o granddaughter continues to have more quality exec experience than Joe Biden.)
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To: Aquamarine

TYPING IN ALL CAPS IS

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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.

80 posted on 11/16/2023 4:35:25 PM PST by Paal Gulli
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