The lesson learned should be why this dumb argument is dumb, which has been explained literally every single time someone brings up that "Obama appointed him."
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FCC's Ajit Pai says you’re going to love the death of net neutrality
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The lesson learned should be why this dumb argument is dumb, which has been explained literally every single time someone brings up that "Obama appointed him."
I wish somebody would punch this man in his stupid teeth.
Oh, and break that stupid Reese's mug.
Oh, and break that stupid Reese's mug.
I'm worried about the collateral damage.
This shit could leak to México and other countries. Carriers/ISPs around the world will see how the US reacts and will want a piece of the pie.
More like McConnell appointed him and Obama literally couldn't refuse.
"They wont be evil because they need to tell you if they're being evil, which means people will go to their competitors" is an argument that doesn't work unless
1) There is a competitor who isn't being evil.
and
2) There is a competitor at all.
Very few places in the US will fit into either of these categories. But of course, Pai knows this and helping consumers was never the point of this.
1) There is a competitor who isn't being evil.
and
2) There is a competitor at all.
Very few places in the US will fit into either of these categories. But of course, Pai knows this and helping consumers was never the point of this.
This is disinformation and you promote it everytime you post something like this. Obama had no choice in the matter ffs.
Basically it sounds like, "If they want to promise net neutrality, great! We may or may not have a mechanism in place to enforce their claims! But we won't make them do it. Why Not? Because freedom and other vague reasons."
Coming soon to a broadband provider near you...
Nah, this is hypothetical trash.
The internet wasn't like this before, and corporations aren't going to rush out something like this overnight even if this is their goal. They don't even know how changes in midterms or the 2020 elections will impact things either.
This is an actual ad for mobile ADSL in Portugal, it's literally not hypothetical at all.
I can think of an alternate way to word that title but it would probably be frowned upon here. I'm sure you can guess.
Portugal is in the EU, which has Net Neutrality regulations in place though, so it's just a boogeyman man picture to mislead people.
US mobile providers have already had add on packages for unlimited use of certain content in limited or metered plans. They used to offer extra text messages or music streaming that doesn't count towards your data limit.
Not for mobile internet. Hence the picture.
Yes, and those were violations of net neutrality, and were scheduled to be taken to court until Ajit Pai literally dropped the cases earlier this year.
I understand that most people don't know what it is but, places like reddit had huge reactions to fight back against this. But now it's official there is barely anything.
Wow, thank you for making ISP's legally have to disclose they are fucking me over. This makes my choice of the one ISP in my area even better. They will fuck me, tell me they are fucking me, and I get to simply take it. If I ever see this asshole in DC, I'm going to trip him
I am sure Verizon, AT&T, Comcast, and Cox will do right by the consumer and online websites. They would never ever throttle or block traffic. When has a corporation ever done anything against the public interest. *rolls eyes*
It's unlikely that the SC will even hear this case.
Part of Pai's argument was that the FCC did not have the authority to regulate under Title II, yet he's claiming he has the authority to stop states that do it themselves?
That's the kind of contradictory big-government arguments that I'm sure even some of Trump's judicial appointments, as far right as they are, would be against.
Comcast used to throttle Netflix so I couldn't watch in HD.
I do not want to go back to that.
"Those protections are transparency rules that require ISPs to publicly disclose any blocking, throttling, or paid prioritization. While the FCC is removing itself from net neutrality regulation, the Federal Trade Commission can try to punish ISPs that make net neutrality promises and fail to keep them."
I love the language here.
"Publicly declare you're fucking people over, and we're cool. Also, don't make them any net neutrality promises so the FTC doesn't come after you. They probably won't, but it doesn't hurt to be safe lol."
I love the language here.
"Publicly declare you're fucking people over, and we're cool. Also, don't make them any net neutrality promises so the FTC doesn't come after you. They probably won't, but it doesn't hurt to be safe lol."
Except there are monopolies over most of the US so it's not like people here have alternatives.
Its only dems who seem to believe in that shit. I haven't seen republicans compromise in all my life time yet.
Obama and reid fucked team blue hard believing that stupid shit.
Obama didn't have a choice. Republicans get to pick their own seat on the FCC. The President just formally announces it. This is constantly pointed out when people spread the nonsense you're saying.
The real lesson is, Republicans really are the ones to blame. Stop doing their dirty work for them by spreading misinformation.
I thought Resetera's consensus was that private companies were not beholden to upholding "freeze peach" and constitutional protections in carrying and broadcasting messages on their service and that it is their right to decide how and to whom to offer their services, what changed?
NN has absol-fucking-lutly nothing to do with free speech, but Im sure you knew that already
He really is the most punchable man alive
Yeah...fuck this guy
because it hasn't hit their wallets yet. most people are complacent until that happens as they don't really understand what this means.
Why would you come here and lie like that? Who is your master?
Perhaps a crass comparison, but every time I see the topic title, I think of Mike Tyson's "I'll rape you till you love me" quote.
What a gigantic asshole.
What a gigantic asshole.
I feel like calling him "troll" is a bit too.... soft? Like I get it, but man this ain't a troll. When I think of trolls, I think of frivilous shit.
This is good old fashioned 1980's style corporate boot licking. Except, thanks to the internet, we get to see it live and in person, instead of behind closed doors.
are you sure he couldn't? cause apparently anything is possible
I'd like some clarification. Since hoping for someone to stop living in the near future isn't condoning violence, that's allowed, I take it?
For instance, for the sake of humanity and our sanity, I certainly hope that Trump's clogged arteries will put an end to his miserable existence rather sooner than later. Is that acceptable?
Or should I pretend to wish Trump and his cronies well when I really don't?
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