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Re:Proposed “Internet Freedom Act” permanently guts net neut... by socrates1998 on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @01:57PM (#14248795)
Why aren't google, facebook, amazon and apple fighting against this?

They are some of the biggest companies in the world and they just seem to be rolling over at this. What gives?

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Re:Proposed “Internet Freedom Act” permanently guts net neut... by jonomw on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @02:28PM (#14249136)
While the existence of net neutrality-breaking ISPs could have caused any of these companies to fail in their infancy, their current position in the market allows them to largely benefit from this environment.

They may have added costs, but to them, that may be worth it if it artificially filters out possible future competition.

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Re:Proposed “Internet Freedom Act” permanently guts net neut... by problems on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @02:44PM (#14249298)
It's easy money for them - they pay the big ISPs to secure their monopolies for them. No upstart can ever threaten to compete again.
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Re:Proposed “Internet Freedom Act” permanently guts net neut... by forgotmysn on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @02:02PM (#14248856)
because they stand to benefit as much from the end of net neutrality as the ISP's do.
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Re:Proposed “Internet Freedom Act” permanently guts net neut... by narrator on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @02:02PM (#14248850)
They can pay. The little guys can't.
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Re:Proposed “Internet Freedom Act” permanently guts net neut... by alphang on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @02:18PM (#14249038)
It seems to me that reaction to this has been tame so far. I believe EFF and phone calls alone aren't going to do anything. You basically need awareness on the level of blackouts.
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