03-25-2017, 07:19 PM
(03-25-2017, 11:32 AM)CageTheBengal Wrote: I don't think you know what Net Neutrality is...like at all.
This is a thread wrongly, again, equating Netflix with Net Neutrality.
Net Neutrality is a pretty simple concept that is commonly misconstrued and misapplied to become an umbrella term for anything and everything people don't like about the internet.
And not a single issue in your list had anything to do with Net Neutrality, nor needs new rules to "protect" you.
1) Selling your data is a privacy issue. Many, many companies sell your data. Normally you can opt out, I don't disagree that you should have to opt in (maybe for discounted pricing), but it's not really a NN issue.
2) Not getting advertised speeds is already handled by existing advertising laws.
3) Throttling is not a NN issue when all data is created equal. And when it's not, competition laws have handled this pretty well as companies have been fined hundreds of millions of dollars to favor their own products over third party.
4) "Raping" rural consumers is a competition issue, not a NN issue.
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