Save net neutrality in the US

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29 pointsjoeyespo5 comments

If they vote away Net Neutrality, in theory the biggest sites on the internet could easily bring it back:

"Sorry, you can only reach this site with a certified internet connection, please contact your service provider and request full internet access."

Seems, if Facebook, Netflix, and Google did this, it would be enough to force internet providers to open up the connection.

Although getting rid of net Neutrality is a win for Facebook, since people would just buy a Facebook package, and be even more walled into that garden.

I'm more concerned about small blogs like my own[0] who will never pay an ISP to be in the fast lane.

My blog doesn't get huge amounts of traffic now but I could imagine that it could get blocked by ISPs unless you have the Wild Wild West package that lets you visit any website, not just the big names.

We can't treat websites like cable channels because cable channels are separate streams. But websites are all linked.

[0]: https://www.ceriously.com/blog

This ignores the fact that internet service providers have a monopoly in a lot of the country. What's the use such a message if there is no alternative provider?

The walled internet people are proposing would break so much shit lol

More jobs and work for us?

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