100 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 20 Oct 2023 \ on: Ask SN: Is net neutrality good or bad? meta
I really haven't been following net neutrality for a while but I have been interested in it for many years going to my early days in IT. These quotes from Ars Technica make my point. While there might be some good intentions gleaned from these rules the bottom line is that these rules give a government agency that is not elected more power to regulate the Internet. I'm pro privacy and fairness but if you trust the US federal government agencies with that you have to be kidding yourself. I also don't trust the ISPs by the way.
"Today, there is no expert agency ensuring that the Internet is fast, open, and fair... Today, we begin a process to make this right. We propose to reinstate enforceable, bright-line rules to prevent blocking, throttling, and paid prioritization," Rosenworcel said at the commission meeting.
So we need the government to ensure the Internet is fast, open and fair... right
Title II regulation isn't just about net neutrality, Rosenworcel said, arguing that the reclassification will give the FCC more authority to protect national security on broadband networks. "When we stripped state-affiliated companies from China of their authority to operate in the United States, that action did not extend to broadband services, thanks to the retreat from Title II. This is a national security loophole that needs to be addressed," she said.
Authority is more power to the government.
Without Title II, the FCC has "limited authority to incorporate updated cybersecurity standards into our network policies," she said. The same is true of protecting privacy on broadband networks, she said.
This one is a real eye roller. The same government that was and still is spying on its own citizens will protect our privacy. Sorry guys I just don't buy what they are selling here.
FCC moves ahead with Title II net neutrality rules in 3-2 party-line vote
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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 20 Oct 2023
Catching up on No Agenda podcast and they reminded me of another angle. The language in the rules about "lawful content". The theory on this is that ISPs can't censor but they CAN block unlawful content. So there you have it. FCC has the permission to force ISPs to censor content while selling it as freedom.
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