Re:Senate votes to reinstate net neutrality
by dragonwriter on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @05:33PM
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To many peoole, neutrality isn't a color of the sidewalk issue, it's a house on fire issue, because it concerns control of communication content in a major channel of public communication by a narrow band of actors vs. guaranteed freedom for lawful communication on that channel.
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Re:Senate votes to reinstate net neutrality
by gremlinsinc on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @05:57PM
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To add to that - we already have fake news along ALL political spectrums, and propaganda and lies coming from fake and legit places, to further be told what we can / can't view because of net neutrality, or for corporations to ban content themselves or make you pay to view certain websites moves us further into censorship territory like China. -- We definitely need to ensure that the internet stays as open as possible, if not we may need to create a new decentralized uncensorable internet like in Silicon Valley where net neutrality cannot be revoked.
Re:Senate votes to reinstate net neutrality
by NeoBasilisk on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @06:29PM
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It is ok for net neutrality to be someone's number 1 issue as long as they recognize that they are likely viewing issues from a position of tremendous privilege.
Re:Senate votes to reinstate net neutrality
by hueving on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @06:44PM
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It's okay even if they don't recognize it.
Every issue in the US is one of tremendous privilege. Recognizing that doesn't change anything.
Re:Senate votes to reinstate net neutrality
by _emacsomancer_ on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @09:01PM
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If you're middle-class or above perhaps. The US is not a country I'd want to be poor in.
Re:Senate votes to reinstate net neutrality
by hueving on Thursday May 17, 2018 @03:56PM
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China and India are both worse to be poor in, which still makes it a position of privilege compared to a significant portion of the world population. That's why "check your privilege" is such a stupid statement.