Net neutrality is being threatened.

Net neutrality is being threatened.

I fear that president Trump and our current U.S. Congress will eliminate net neutrality and further reduce our privacy. The ease, speed, and availability of our participation within forums such as this one will be significantly reduced.

Remember, cable TV was first introduced as comparatively inexpensive and/or less commercials. Beware of the promises made by those who would undermine or otherwise reduce the concept of net neutrality.

Respectfully, Supposn

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Aufgeblassen said:

The ONLY thing threatened is that so-called "net neutrality" threatens FREEDOM - hello?!

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Aufgeblassen,if you’re suggesting that reducing the extent of net neutrality is somewhat likely to increase the costs and decrease the numbers of internet forums (such as PoliticalFray) and/or the speed and accessibility of access to them, we’re in agreement.

It would to some extent reduce the distribution of all sides of political discussions, hinder free speech by reducing available forums. Some of the changes that are being proposed will additionally reduce privacy of those using the internet.

Respectfully, Supposn

tecoyah said:

Seldom considered in this would be the economic damage of limiting net freedoms and Imposing monitoring of activity. Net businesses can easily avoid this by investing outside our digital infrastructure and they certainly will. This is likely to destroy the start-up boom in the United States and close any existing .coms.

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Tecoyah, due to government enabled “right-aways”, cables, pipelines, railroads are provided or otherwise enabled to build or acquire those “common carrier” devices and their routes that are in effect monopolies. Similarly, the government enables a designated enterprise to broadcast on a specified electronic frequency through the air, and will by legal and technical means shield that frequency from interference from any other enterprises or unauthorized users. That’s certainly a monopoly of that electronic frequency.
Why would you conceivably believe the government should not regulate those enterprises enabled by the government? Why isn’t it the government’s duty to protect the customers, and particularly general public customers, that are directly or indirectly dependent upon those government enabled monopoly enterprises?

Prior to president Trump’s administration, there were regulations restricting clients’ confidential information that enterprises were permitted to collect and pass on to other parties. Such collection of their clients’ personal information and the passing on of such information to others required the clients’ permission. Since taking office, Trump has signed executive orders to the extent that he’s able to eliminate such individuals’ rights to privacy.

Many enterprises within the internet industry are seeking freedom to further breach private individuals’ rights to privacy without the individuals’ consents.
When an airline dragged a passenger out from his seat, cell phones recorded it. When individual internet users are disfavored or their privacy is lost, they and others are seldom aware of it.

Respectfully, Supposn