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    Net Neutrality is Dead

    Telecoms now have the power to restrict access to certain websites, throttle access to certain websites (ie Netflix, YouTube), and do whatever the hell they want now.

    http://bgr.com/2014/01/14/net-neutrality-court-ruling/

    My favorite part of the Appeals Court's ruling:
    Page 40 - Speaking about consumers switching to another ISP.
    Moreover, the Commission emphasized, many end users may have no option to switch, or at least face very limited options...
    Page 73 - Speaking about consumers having other ISP options.
    ...consumers, of course, have options; they can go to another broadband provider if they want to...
    So basically, 33 pages after they state that the end users have little or no options to switch, they completely back-pedal and say they can go to another provider if they want to?



    Thanks, US Politicians not giving a fuck to understand what the hell is going on and blindly accepting the shit ton of money thrown at them if they rule a certain way.



    If you're reading this thread and have no idea what Net Neutrality is or why it's bad, I explain in the very first Maxdoggy Gaming Rant video! Yay politics!

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    Re: Net Neutrality is Dead

    Google Fiber to the rescue? Please?

    In fact, the court actually argues that the United States is overflowing with competitive options in the home broadband market and cites Google Fiber — which is currently available in only three markets — as evidence that competition is robust.
    We really need technology-savvy people in government... They probably were just like, "Wait, does Google provide internet, or is Google the Internet? Oh well, it's probably close enough either way. We'll just use them as an excuse anyway because they're such a well-known company. What were we talking about?"
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    Google Fiber to the rescue?
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    Re: Net Neutrality is Dead

    I really want to leave the United States.

    Maybe if I have the money one day.

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    Re: Net Neutrality is Dead

    Quote Originally Posted by Deathhawk View Post
    I really want to leave the United States.

    Maybe if I have the money one day.
    Canada is the next-best option, but they have their own litany of issues too.

    Nowhere is safe and free anymore! Yay!
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    Re: Net Neutrality is Dead

    Quote Originally Posted by Maxdoggy View Post
    Canada is the next-best option, but they have their own litany of issues too.

    Nowhere is safe and free anymore! Yay!
    We have no issues! Except maybe Rob Ford...
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    Re: Net Neutrality is Dead

    Quote Originally Posted by Fuzzy View Post
    We have no issues! Except maybe Rob Ford...
    And you...you live there. lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by Maxdoggy View Post
    And you...you live there. lol
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    guys! guys! it's not okay! I'm not building a secret island country that will be called... Ryssia. Like Russia but with a Y instead of a U.

    But in seriousness yeah. f*** politics.
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    Re: Net Neutrality is Dead

    Quote Originally Posted by Spattan177 View Post
    But in seriousness yeah. f*** politics.
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