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Why are startups afraid? Shouldn't the biggest internet/cloud companies be worried first? They are going to be taxed most (esp. Netflix). Or maybe I'm missing something in the big picture?
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Or fixing an already solved problem. Using a VPN addresses basically everything they are trying to fix.
ISPs can trivially prioritize content from preferred providers while throttling all other traffic, including VPN traffic. VPNs do not solve this problem.
Why are startups afraid? Shouldn't the biggest internet/cloud companies be worried first? They are going to be taxed most (esp. Netflix). Or maybe I'm missing something in the big picture?
I agree, expect a shakedown of the biggest players In fact, I would be very happy if they were overcharged for it (especially Facebook) it would push them for NN
Anyone know how to read the article behind the paywall?
So looks like they were right when they said it would encourage innovation. Go figure.
Startups existed just fine before 2015 (when the repealed regulation was passed.) So why this now? I loathe Comcast & AT&T as much as any other person, but it seems like this issue has been sensationalized/editorialized so that any sensible commentary is drowned out. Edit: Well, this is an unpopular opinion (-2 points currently).
Isn't the solution just more ISP competition?
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I agree, expect a shakedown of the biggest players In fact, I would be very happy if they were overcharged for it (especially Facebook) it would push them for NN
Which means you can predict that they will only be pushed far enough that it's cheaper to pay than to lobby for net neutrality.
Startups existed just fine before 2015 (when the repealed regulation was passed.) So why this now? I loathe Comcast & AT&T as much as any other person, but it seems like this issue has been sensationalized/editorialized so that any sensible commentary is drowned out. Edit: Well, this is an unpopular opinion (-2 points currently).
(1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_neutrality_in_the_United_S...
(2) https://www.freepress.net/blog/2017/04/25/net-neutrality-vio...
People don't downvote you because they don't agree with your 'opinion', it's just that you're wrong. What you wrote is not an opinion, it's just disinformation.
VPNs for everyone?
I keep seeing people recommending VPNs to fight Net Neutrality, but I don't think that will help. Let's say that they want to slow down sites like TPB and Vodo while making Netflix faster. Instead of "making everything normal and making TPB slow", which would be a bad for marketing and would be avoided by VPNs, they'll make "everything normal and Netflix fast", which sounds much better in marketing and you can't avoi…
The FCC was inquiring into these programs until Ajit Pai's appointment as chairman: https://www.geekwire.com/2017/fcc-ends-inquiries-t-mobiles-b...
And the EFF has criticized these programs as a violation of net neutrality: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/01/eff-confirms-t-mobiles...