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Re: Join the Battle for Net Neutrality

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I browse voat because I want to see what conservative/trump supporters think and I came upon this thread here:

https://voat.co/v/technology/2253983

I was wondering if you guys could address these guys concerns. We need everyone on the same side. We all want a free internet. Appreciate the help.

Re: Join the Battle for Net Neutrality

#312

https://i.imgur.com/DhL4vKq.jpg Indonesia doesn't have net neutrality laws. That's the screenshot of Indosat (Internet Provider)'s app where you can buy data plan from. But as you can see, they sell data plans ala carte, per application in this case. If your favorite app is not there, you're shit out of luck and have to use the more expensive universal data plan. Not only that, last year, the biggest home internet pr…

> If your favorite app is not there, you're shit out of luck and have to use the more expensive universal data plan.

So, under net neutrality your only option would be the "more expensive universal data plan"?

Re: Join the Battle for Net Neutrality

#314
Is there a list of congressmen by state who are against Net Neutrality? It’d Be helpful to put that up somewhere easily accessible with their twitter handle etc.

Also anyone can shed some light exactly on how much money the telecom companies paid in lobbying? Can we match that or double if it’s all just about money? I’d be glad to pay a payment of up to 1/10th of my monthly income if this is going to persuade law makers reject the lobbyists demands.

Re: Join the Battle for Net Neutrality

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post #300

The battle is all but over, and Net Neutrality lost. Republicans control every branch of the government.

I don't even understand how this became a bi-partisan issue. Everyone I know, republican and democrat, are for NN. The only people that are against NN are convinced it was introduced by Obama in order to "socialize the internet"

Do you know many economists? See http://www.igmchicago.org/surveys/net-neutrality-ii

Re: Join the Battle for Net Neutrality

#316

The US didn’t have Net Neutrality until two years ago, and somehow everything was just fine. There’s no need to preemptively impose heavy handed regulation to fix problems that have not yet occurred, and indeed may never occur, in the US. Bundling seems to be the boogeyman de jour. But consumers in the US are used to universal access to the internet and would probably not respond well to such practices. And if we wan…

The US did have NN up until two years ago, it was the default the internet was designed upon.

Re: Join the Battle for Net Neutrality

#317
Why are we still making appeals to corrupt politicians? We might not control the cables but we do control the content. Why don't we shut it down until we get what is right? Why not another SOPA blackout and this time it doesn't stop until net neutrality is safe?

Re: Join the Battle for Net Neutrality

#318

I browse voat because I want to see what conservative/trump supporters think and I came upon this thread here: https://voat.co/v/technology/2253983 I was wondering if you guys could address these guys concerns. We need everyone on the same side. We all want a free internet. Appreciate the help.

Wow, that thread is absolutely disgusting.

Re: Join the Battle for Net Neutrality

#319

Is anyone actually against net neutrality? I don't think I've ever seen a con argument.

What these comments are against net neutrality and are appearing on Hacker News? We are innovators that without neutrality us little guys/girls will suffer. Are all these comments fake/propaganda? I wouldn’t be surprised!

I'm glad that people are open minded here and willing to engage in rational discussion despite holding differing viewpoints. Lots of communities on the web seem to be echo chambers on this topic - makes me thankful for sites like HN.

Re: Join the Battle for Net Neutrality

#320
Can anyone in the US explain why the government/FCC is so eager to abandon net netrality laws?

Was it demanded by the electorate? A promise in a manifesto or something?

I remember the topic of NN coming up a few years ago and was largely defeated after public outcry - has public mood changed since then?

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