Hell Yeah! Senate votes to reverse FCC order and restore net neutrality

"A widely cited example of a violation of net neutrality principles was the Internet service provider Comcast's secret slowing ("throttling") of uploads from peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P) applications by using forged packets.[9] Comcast did not stop blocking these protocols, like BitTorrent, until the Federal Communications Commission ordered them to stop.[10] In another minor example, The Madison River Communications company was fined US$15,000 by the FCC, in 2004, for restricting their customers' access to Vonage, which was rivaling their own services.[11] AT&T was also caught limiting access to FaceTime, so only those users who paid for AT&T's new shared data plans could access the application.[12] In July 2017, Verizon Wireless was accused of throttling after users noticed that videos played on Netflix and YouTube were slower than usual, though Verizon commented that it was conducting "network testing" and that net neutrality rules permit "reasonable network management practices".[13]" ( [link to en.wikipedia.org (secure)]

Geez you really researched didn't you?

OP judged this a good thing before he realized it was an Obama idea and opposed by Republicans.

His first instinct was correct.

Exactly. I'm amazed that anyone could support this idiotic shit

Well written post. I disagree with most of it, Net Neutrality will bring in more government controls. Here's an article from last May 2017 that might help.

Net Neutrality Is about Government Control of the Internet

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You would change your mind real quick of glp took 15 mins to load because you were on the "dial up speed" pay tier.

You want internet providers deciding your internet speed/cost then you must love paying your cable bill. You are also an idiot.

I can see your point, but as stated above, nothing about net-neutrality is about allowing the government more control. The entire law exists to limit the ISP's from limiting access. I can see your point of view, but keep in mind the FCC is a regulatory body set up to oversee infrastructure providers and to make sure they do not abuse the subsidized hardware you all payed for.

"At the moment, the battle over network neutrality is not to completely eliminate the telephone and cable companies. We are not at that point yet. But the ultimate goal is to get rid of the media capitalists in the phone and cable companies and to divest them from control."

A quote like that sums it up for me, it's spreading fear. Basically saying it's better to get screwed by the ISP then the government. But keep in mind that up to now the ISP's pushed the FCC to limit their ability to monetize public infrastructure and limit your ability to access content.

Bit torrent should be illegal.



Funny how you support the illegal sharing of media, such as movies and programs, but you demand special rules for internet service providers.


Hmm, pot meet kettle.

Libs show their ignorance every day.


Too ez.

Without net neutrality you will get tiered internet from your provider just like you get tiered TV from TV providers.

Facebook-Twitter tier will cost you $140/month

this is bad as is not net neutrality it is some rubbish obama passed in 2015 and called it net neutrality to fool people which benefits big tech companies

what the FCC did was remove obama rubbish called net neutrality and tried to put everything back to how it was pre 2015

What's the matter lost the debate with me so ignoring now?


I know it's tough to get debunked so hard.

Bit torrent is a file sharing protocol, not by definition something you use to download copyright protected content.... I do not endorse the illegal sharing of copyright protected material but that is only a fraction of what the bittorrent protocol is used for.

"Show your proof where corporations were raising internet rates unexplainably, and net neutrality helped to lower those rates."

But I did that and your proved not to understand anything about the internet and how it works... I take it you give up now?

Without net neutrality you will get tiered internet from your provider just like you get tiered TV from TV providers.

Facebook-Twitter tier will cost you $140/month

Hush, be patient, you can't get my attention 24/7

This dumbassery won't get past the house. Thank God

OP judged this a good thing before he realized it was an Obama idea and opposed by Republicans.

His first instinct was correct.

yup it up sheep.

Your applauding the patriot act of the internet....

It's the only damn thing Obama did right.

FIRST

This will NEVER pass the House. So stop your bitching.

SECOND

Those who bitch are shooting themselves in the foot.

NN does NOT promote big brother from looking down on what you are doing.

It "simply" the ISPs not being able to charge you for how you use the internet. Netflix etc. The ISPs do not want you to cancel cable subscriptions so that you can use the internet for video to save money.

If you are against this, then you are against freedom.

No, I am not a DEM.

No you didn't.


I showed how your examples didn't back up your claim of the ISP's charging higher rates and net neutrality stopping that.


You showed some ambiguous examples about possible throttling, regarding bittorrent programs, an isolated incident regarding vonage, which was solved with an FCC fine, and then an accusation of speed throttling, which wasn't even true.


You failed sir.

Stop this pathetic troll sir.



Also you claim only a fraction of bitorrent is used for illegal downloading, I challenge you to back up this claim as well with proof.

Only the ISPs were regulated by net neutrality, not social media. Now if social media could be prevented from censoring conservatives great, but net neutrality was not that. Source: Limbaugh few months ago

It is already censored name me one fucking torrent site!