You got it backwards. We WANT net neutrality

Isn't net neutrality the one thing that everyone sees as a good thing

Try doing a post about Syrian refugees

You're so anti-goverment, it's sickening. And it's your side that typically does that shit.

Dude you support Ted Cruz the guy who defended the ban on dildos in Texas. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/ted-cruz-defended-texas-ban-sale-sex-toys-38429534 "Oh please government interfere in my private life and what I do to my genitals but don't you dare mess with my internet" haha

No business at all, this is a "free" country, right?

net neutrality passed in the 1990s-2000s it was repealed entirely some where between 2004-2008 what it does; prevents companies from altering or censoring or locking out access to certain portions of the internet. when net neutrality is applied/enacted; example: a search engines results must be the same for every device/operating system/isp/browser when net neutrality is not enacted or is prohibited; a software provider web browser operating system hardware device internet service provider company can [b][i][u]legally[/u][/i][/b] censor alter add subscription fees block content spam you with adverts release/sell your personal or meta data block any software they choose block any hardware they choose ect... net neutrality was taken down specifically so that; file sharing diy software/hardware open source hardware/software private encrypted networks and communications were blocked/illegal or required subscription fees and so that they could charge a fee/force you to use; EULA (privacy agreement) cloud data storage charge for apps/in app fees subscribe/rent operating software/hardware/software suites require you to get every auto update be able to instill regional censorship be able to stop private file sharing be able to own/use anything you make/store with their software/hardware and/or stored on a cloud network be able to get away with giving consumers slow network speeds/purposely perpetrated network outages/ give you a rotating network bound IP address (non static IP address---> they charge you more $ for static ip addresses) also so on mobile devices they could lock out flash & pc/mac desktop internet & charge you by the gb/mb on data usage so yea net neutrality was revoked a while ago and its cost the avg consumer/digital career person an [b][i][u]AVERAGE[/u][/i][/b] of [b][i][u]5,000-15,000$ PER YEAR IN FEES/SOFTWARE LICENSES AND REMOVED ALL YOUR OWNERSHIP RIGHTS TO YOUR DIGITAL MEDIA AND META DATA [/u][/i][/b] so yea it's definitely [b][i][u]Not[/u][/i][/b] a bad thing as [b][i][u]with out it[/u][/i][/b] the corporate sector has violated literally every aspect of the internet

I don't think you quite understand seeing this post the title and some of your responses to other people here.... Net neutrality is how it has always been... but there were no formal rules on and the internet companies just basically went along with it to avoid the fight, more recently they decided they wanted to try and get increased revenues from companies to increase their speed and then slow down others speeds. This led to them trying to write regulations to more formalized net neutrality. The first attempt failed for specific reasons they retool the law to address those concerns and put it back into place. Some of the internet providers like comcast were straight up blackmailing companies like netflix for millions of dollars. making it so their customers could not reach Netflix at all unless Netflix agreed to pay more money. Basically I think you misunderstood what net neutrality was and somehow got it into your head that the government's trying to take the internet away when it's actually trying to protect it. John Oliver describes it pretty well

You still think big businesses provide jobs too don't you? Verb was lost there.

This is a rather old topic...

Net neutrality is what keeps the Internet a free market. Without it, the Internet would have many barriers to entry. Net neutrality helps small businesses and new start ups.

Net neutrality is a good thing.

It's good

No I like Netflix

>Reads title >Looks at post time >Clicks link >Looks at upload date >Backs out >WTF.jpg >The debate is already done >Is now concerned if it really is done >TEH EDN?

I don't think you know what Net Neutrality is.

Lmao you have no idea what you're talking about

Net neutrality is the regulation that all data on the internet must be treated equally, without it Internet Service Providers have the right to prefer certain services over others. For example, I go to watch a Youtube video, but Google chooses not to pay my ISP, Telus, for a higher internet preference. without Net Neutrality, this means Telus reduces the speed by which data from Youtube reaches my computer and causes my video to load slower, overall reducing my experience on the site. However Vimeo chose to pay for improved service, so Telus increases the speed that their data reches my machine, forcing me to the other site and causing reduced traffic to Youtube from other Telus customers.