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Re:A list of ways to “Break the Internet” for the 48 hours b... by hartator on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @06:19PM (#15910445)
Against net neutrality:

- It already doesn’t exist. Google pays a fee to install servers in AT&T datacenters for better CDN performance.

- The bill mostly repeals rules instituted in 2014. I don’t remember the Internet being that bad before 2014.

- Finally, from a classic liberalism PoV, getting the government out of any market is always a good move.

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Re:A list of ways to “Break the Internet” for the 48 hours b... by jimktrains2 on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @12:50AM (#15912327)
The quality of interconnects is not a net neutrality issue.

Net neutrality rules are from 2005, with the basic premise being as old as the protocols we use.

Moreover there have been a variety of issues isps have done such as blocking VoIP and payment services to promote their own.

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