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MRW I find out net neutrality is on the line again
Seriously though, what the fuck America. Are we going to let big corporations like AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast (Nazis) take away our freedom? Hell no!
Send congress your thoughts and protect net neutrality
https://www.battleforthenet.com/
Ps; no net neutrality means slower sites and having to pay for sites that you want to use. Can you imagine Imgur being any slower? Well in a few days, you might have to.
Edit; for all of you who don't understand why I am calling Comcast nazis, reference this
https://www.reddit.com/r/circlejerk/comments/2wou7z/comcast_if_you_vote_this_up_it_will_show_up_on/?st=J51FC9RH&sh=4c9fd70a
ICantControlMyFarts
Too bad California votes don't matter
TehWolfs
Doesn't matter. If some fat fuck in Washington can make more money, it won't matter what the people want.
Crimpwithyourthumb
How do things that are SO CLEARLY not in the best interest of the people get so far? (Though I guess I know the answer)
PropainAndPropainAccesories
It's a battle we can win 1000 times but lose once and it's over. Eventually human spirit will break, greed does not. I fear for the future
GadenKerensky
America is all but an Oligarchy, and unless the citizenry steps and does something now, all there will be left to make change is revolution.
Pandi66
why isn't the fight to take it out of FCC control so we stop doing this every time there's a new administration?
alwaysupvotechang
Well we ARE in the darkest timeline...
NetProfit
I swear to science, if this shit ever passes, I will start a non-profit and we will crowd fund our own ISP.
NetProfit
Just like Trump's travel ban or Ryan's healthcare: These cunts just rename and rebrand the same shit bill to try and get it through.
HoomanMale
That moment you realise you already pay for the internet and popular sites aren't based on loading times, but, content.
RobJenkins
They regarded this open internet with envious eyes, a honey pot begging to be stolen and slowly and surely, they drew their plans against us
CoderWithoutCaffeine
Imgur any slower, can it get any slower?
VibratingNipples
can you imagine that it would take 30 min just to load a video gif? or maybe all day just to upload 10mb? it can happen if we let it happen
LookingOutAtTheDoomedEarthSheBreathedaSighAsEverythingHadBecome
http://imgur.com/eJKq3OK
Demagur
It'll always be on the line because people with little to no technological understanding (and fewer morals) make the laws
FourthCause
The 2018 United States elections will mostly be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018.
everyoneiskungfufighting
Mostly? All, by law. Unless you mean state-level offices or special elections to fill vacancies.
AnExistingBadlyPhotoshoppedPhotoofMichaelCeraEveryday
Fought so long. We used to joke they'd have to elect an idiot and put a provider ceo in charge of the fcc to undo all the good we did. FUCK.
TechPriest97
How will this affect people outside the US, genuine question.
JanbroMunoz
Directly it won't. But if the bill passes, ISPs could bully services such as Netflix to pay higher bandwidth costs, shifting the cost to usr
TMStage
It won't.
catpuking
It will create jobs outside the US as internet services relocate to ensure int. business is not effected
theytookmyfuckingusername
Getting rid of Net neutrality violates some of the principles of democracy. Shit is fucked man.
everyoneiskungfufighting
Captain Pedantic here...the USA is a democratic republic, not a democracy.
theytookmyfuckingusername
True, but the principles still apply.
Castorriver
F-ing republicans.
thecanadianhero
I think it's smoke and mirrors. .. what others bills are they trying to pass .. get people rallied over net neutrality.. and slide in this i
everyoneiskungfufighting
Agreed...also consider amendments, pork, special riders, etc.
Tsamane
At least ae are not the darkest timeline, if we were net neutrality would have been lost the first time.
Direkt4
So, did anything ever come of any of this? Or was it a bunch of dorks worrying about nothing?
vanella
How many times do we have to battle for this? You'd think after the second verdict it would be over, like in a court of law!
PropainAndPropainAccesories
We will have to battle it forever. It only takes them winning once for it to be over for us.
urbancam360
Why can't we be more like Canada, eh? The internet there is a utility. We can't have nice things here because of all the fucken greed!
JustAnotherCynicToo
www.gofccyourself.com "I support strong net neutrality, backed by Title 2 oversight of ISP."
jetpackabs
I understand the very real concerns over potential effects, but how many of the concerns were in effect 3 years ago before net neutrality?
MortBach
MortBach
Should speak for itself
jetpackabs
I support net neutrality. But I don't support doomsday cries and fearmongering, even for my own causes.
jetpackabs
Agreed. As my second comment states, throttling is a real fear. The rest seems like exaggeration and fearmongering.
jetpackabs
Throttling is the only one I am aware of. I know that was happening, so the threat is real. But doomsday scenarios is a BS tactic.
malexmatt
And Title 2 regulation is super heavy handed. A new law that gives the FCC the power to specifically enforce net neutrality would be better
DuckFan87
It's just going to keep coming and coming until it passes :(
Nilhlis
And we'll fight it again and again to protect our right to shitpost
FabulousBadass
Or until the access providers are forced to divest their content providers.
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TiredOldBroad
That won't help. They'll get money thrown at them til they can't resist and the ones that do resist are totally ineffective
gtmiller
Won't matter until gerrymandering is outlawed.
gtmiller
And a change in political culture, but that will happen because we don't want to pay for healthcare.
dephress
I agree with you 100%, but you can't just add "Nazis" onto everything you dislike.
DefinitelyNotADemon
I was referring to the Comcast meme from Reddit. Just google image search Comcast and tell me what you see.
dephress
Just a lot of logos, but when I searched "Comcast Reddit," boy howdy, there we go.
DefinitelyNotADemon
Sorry man, it was a while back. See the link in the Edit for further clarification
whaslerm5772
(1/2)What people aren't understanding is that this is not some TV show where if you sign a petition or vote on your merrily way, everything
whaslerm5772
2/2 in our government has nothing to do with us. There's no such thing as a "democracy". It just a game for power. And we will always lose.
DefinitelyNotADemon
Maybe with that attitude. Politicians still want to be popular in order to cement their reelection
whaslerm5772
No they don't need popularity. If they have friends with deep pockets, they will be re-elected almost every time. Few exception.
TMStage
You don't have to be popular if you bribe the right people. tapping_head.gif
Isorikk
I think it's scary that some people are just learning about this, speaks a lot about news reporting on important issues.
macbi
That's why it isn't called "importants".
johnvictor
It also speaks of astro-turfing on the ISP's parts for those who don't know what net neutrality really is.
CityYeti
I honestly haven't heard anything in the news that relates to this
KillingTlme
the emails..
Stacyanna
Its okay. The dwellers of the basements who live online will save us
DaedaIus
Trump said something, that's clearly far more important.
override367
I remember back during the election warning of this, I got banned from the trump subreddit with lots of LOL THAT WONT HAPPEN TRUMP LUVS US
ViktorKovacs
But CNN has a story on "Lebron's pizza business quickly rising" and " 'Gangnam Style' dethroned on YouTube" so wtf are you on about
FarmerFrance
No one in my family has any idea what this is. I explain and now they don't care, smfh. Took them to battleforthenet and made them sign up
Taishosama
It's because they want to control the news.
YesYouJustLostTheGameAgain
I'm literally one of those people. How I've never heard of this craziness, is insane. I've emailed my senator already. Quite a long email
Mijiwitsi
There is no news. There is only political propaganda. Can't blame the people, none of this is talked about and swept under the rug.
Thephedora
I saw NOTHING on the major news media networks on TV. AT ALL. They didn't say anything till AFTER the vote.
ThySausagePrince
That's why I get my news from Imgur. Where else can I find important information *and* dank memes?
helium5
A lot of major news outlets are owned by the same companies that own ISPs.
AlaskaDanger
And big pharma!
molestmymonkey
Dunno why you got downvoted. It's not untrue lol.
Hovenbeet
http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5887a523f10a9a2a768b6ac9-1200/20170124mediabroadband.png
helium5
Fuck...
helium5
You know, there was a time when the American government cracked down on monopolies, now it's just fucking part of it.
IwentLookingForWhatTheBiggestIdiotHasToSayAndHereYouAre
even scarier IMO is that some people believe that net neutrality is a bad thing. had a guy at work trying to convince me that it was>
IwentLookingForWhatTheBiggestIdiotHasToSayAndHereYouAre
>pretty much exclusively for people who wanted to use the internet to trade child porn and drugs without detection...
HomosexualThundergod
Oh but obviously it is! Why else would you want all internets treated equally! Like why would you want all cars to obey the same speed laws!
IwentLookingForWhatTheBiggestIdiotHasToSayAndHereYouAre
I mean those are 2 completely different things.
alittletime
Literally just had to explain to my parents what it is. I didn't even realize now that some companies already throttle certain sites.
ForgotMyOtherAcct
Like what?
alittletime
TWC throttles league of legends and some companies throttle others that I don't remember. I'm not really helping you right now am I lol
ForgotMyOtherAcct
You gave me some search terms, which have led to some good reading
ForgotMyOtherAcct
https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/ag-schneiderman-announces-lawsuit-against-spectrum-time-warner-cable-and-charter