Is Net Neutrality Important to You?

Late last year in the U.S., the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) voted to repeal net neutrality, the basic principle of treating all Internet data equally. There are more than enough opinions voiced on this, pro or con. How important is the net neutrality issue to you? Would you be interested in learning more (a deeper dive), implications, and what it actually means?

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Workshopshed over 8 years ago +2

ISP's have the power to block websites as well as slow them down. Anyone who's ever connected to a hotel or airport Wifi will know how that works. I can visualise a scenario where the ISPs say, "oh you…
genebren over 8 years ago +1

I think that net neutrality is important. Having said that, I also feel that protecting people from Hacking is also very important. There are people and forces that should be restricted from the net to…
cstanton over 8 years ago in reply to genebren +1

genebren Not sure on your rationale there, people are currently protected from hacking via employing best practices, cdns and various network management means, limiting net neutrality is all about enforcing…

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genebren over 8 years ago

I think that net neutrality is important. Having said that, I also feel that protecting people from Hacking is also very important. There are people and forces that should be restricted from the net to keep others free and safe.
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cstanton over 8 years ago in reply to genebren

genebren Not sure on your rationale there, people are currently protected from hacking via employing best practices, cdns and various network management means, limiting net neutrality is all about enforcing limitations to benefit commercial gain, not protect you from hacking.
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cstanton over 8 years ago in reply to genebren

genebren Not sure on your rationale there, people are currently protected from hacking via employing best practices, cdns and various network management means, limiting net neutrality is all about enforcing limitations to benefit commercial gain, not protect you from hacking.
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