Thanks, REPUBLICANS, for destroying the internet

pop_pop!_v2.2.1 wrote:

Harambe wrote:

Because local governments regulate away competition

Please, tell us your solution. Be specific. Or, be among the millions of do-nothing complainers who spout broken ideology and do nothing.

The first thing to be done to avoid a monopoly is to ensure that there are limited barriers to entering the market.

A mess of regulations preventing small ISPs from accessing right-of-ways, etc, is the norm in much of America. These regulations are lobbied for by large ISPs but require complicit local governments to enact.

Do away with those. Make it easy for companies to compete. This always helps the consumer.

The internet isn't a mature utility. There are significant investments to be made in laying new pipes - fiber, etc. NN would discourage future investment.

If you have happy with crappy 5mpbps cable never getting upgraded, then you can be a NN supporter.

Everyone just bought the hype. There's never been a single example of US NN laws helping the consumer. At the most, the laws have been used as big companies jockey for regulatory capture.

Like you said, don't buy into ideology alone. Learn the facts.

Now it seems the Florida GOP wants common carrier designation, but on social networks.

You know, the social networks that run over ISP systems.

arstechnica.com

Florida to Supreme Court: Let us regulate social networks as common carriers

@JBrodkin

Florida law was blocked by lower courts that found it violates First Amendment.

Link:arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/09/fl...