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Three, "net neutrality" is simply a maintenance of the present situation with regards to the Internet's architecture, that is, transit providers agree to pass each other's network traffic without preference or prejudice.

Net neutrality is government control over operation of the Internet by fiat. It's basically the FCC telling ISPs how to manage their networks. Okay, sure, right now it's just the FCC saying "keep things as they are now." But it's a foot in the door: what's stopping the FCC from later saying "under the authority legitimized by our net neutrality ruling, ISPs are hereby ordered to block traffic to the following conservative websites"? Hint: nothing.

As for Stallman, the guy's a wacko. Did some good things, but then fell off a cliff. The GPLv3 affair should tell you everything you need to know about Stallman.

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But it's a foot in the door: what's stopping the FCC from later saying "under the authority legitimized by our net neutrality ruling, ISPs are hereby ordered to block traffic to the following conservative websites"? Hint: nothing.

And what's to stop the leftists who run some of the major ISPs from throttling FR traffic (or blocking it outright) until FR pays a huge amount to them?

Nothing!