Orwellian doubletalk about “internet freedom” means as little as the Statue of Liberty on the bonds given to Hank Rearden.
The rules would, in effect, keep the companies that own the internet’s real-world infrastructure from slowing down some types of websites or apps – say, those belonging to a competitor – or speeding up others from high-paying clients.
The commission’s agenda says the vote will address “basic rules of the road to preserve the open internet as a platform for innovation, investment, competition and free expression.”
If it passes, as it is expected to do, the plan will go before Congress for final approval. That isn’t expected to happen until the new Congress, elected in November, takes office next year.
Internet-freedom advocates have called the rules a step in the right direction but say they don’t go far enough.
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Yes, and the left has definitely hijacked the narrative. Words such as “Net Neutrality” and “open web/open community” (not mistaken with opensource) sound appealing to most people who don’t take the time to figure out what is really happening. Thus the “evil corporations” are trying to “censor” the web, restricting freedom (and who isn’t for the first amendment?).
It’s an uphill battle, but we have to reclaim the narrative. I mean come on guys, as Oist, we spend the majority of our time correcting and defining the muddled mess anyway.