the internet before net neutrality in 2015

[steve2470]

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[PoliticAverse]

1. The astute obsever will note all those things were prevented before the "Net Neutrality" rules...

of 2015 were instituted.

[steve2470]

2. ok...what are you trying to say ? nt

[PoliticAverse]

4. If you are going to argue that new (2015) rules were necessary to stop something...

pointing out examples from the past that demonstrate the something was stopped before the new rules were in place
doesn't provide evidence for the argument that the new rules were necessary.

[steve2470]

5. in the past, it was on a case by case ad hoc basis

The net neutrality rule told ALL ISP's that they could not discriminate. No need for case by case decisions, only enforcement actions.

I'm not a lawyer, but I damn sure think there is a need for it, even though the FCC can still do enforcement if they chose to.

[enough]

3. How were they prevented? NT

[RandomAccess]

6. This makes me realize

there's a really strong possibility we won't KNOW what we're missing in many cases. Shit.

[FakeNoose]

8. We'll know it when we can't get what we have now

Here's what will happen: If I have Verizon Fios and if they don't want me to stream movies from say, Netflix, they'll be able to block me from going to Netflix. Or they can make the download so slow that nobody will want it. Because I should be streaming Verizon movies and they can charge me for them.

It's going to be like that across the board, the bigger the ISP is, the more muscle they will have to push us around. They'll be able to spy on us and sell our searches and favorites to any advertiser and then steer us to the same advertiser. I already have Verizon Fios - it's lightning fast but they're watching every move I make. That's why I have a VPN. Pretty soon it will be like that for everybody.

[RandomAccess]

9. No, there will be many things we're not even aware of

[bucolic_frolic]

7. My internet days are numbered

It's not as exciting nor as fruitful as it once was. I could benefit by limiting time to public Wifi access.

You grow beyond things.