The FCC is Expected to Propose the Return of Net Neutrality Protections Oct 19th - Let’s Hope They Get it Right!
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Network neutrality is the idea that internet service providers (ISPs) should treat all data that travels over their networks fairly, without discrimination in favor of particular apps, sites or services. It is a principle that must be upheld to protect the open internet. The idea that ISPs could...

Network neutrality is the idea that internet service providers (ISPs) should treat all data that travels over their networks fairly, without discrimination in favor of particular apps, sites or services

The FCC will meet on October 19th to vote on proposing Title II reclassification that would support accompanying net neutrality protections

  • rchive@lemm.eeEnglish
    313·
    9 months ago

    What would you all say if I started an ISP that offered $3 a month for service only to a handful of websites? That would be prohibited under Net Neutrality, yet I could see something like that being useful to plenty of people, like my grandparents who use the Internet only to send emails and check their local news.

    • Kage520@lemmy.worldEnglish
      14·
      9 months ago

      I don’t like it. If someone only wanted Facebook but then considered fact checking something they read, they wouldn’t be able to.

    • Emerald@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      9 months ago

      Websites arent just one domain, they use all different kinds of CDN’s and external content. If you only whitelist certain domains then virtually all sites you whitelist would be broken anyways.

    • QHC@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      9 months ago

      How would such a thing be financially viable? Once the ability to connect to any website exists, the physical cost to access everything else is essential nothing.