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Couple of interesting, yet scary articles on Verizon's attempts to control what it's customers can and cant see
Landmark Verizon ‘Net Neutrality’ Case Tests Open Internet Rules.
Verizon argues that the FCC's net neutrality rules violate the telecom giant's First Amendment rights
Landmark Verizon Case Tests Open Internet Rules | TIME.com
What if Verizon succeeds in killing the Internet?
Poor Verizon, its free speech is being violated by laws and competition. Won't someone think of the children?
What if Verizon succeeds in killing the Internet? | Data Center - InfoWorld
And if they win it wont be long before companies elsewhere will try the same. We'll all have to move to S.Korea to get a decent connection
Imagine having no access to Facebook unless you pony up $20/mth, or Youtube and can you imagine what will happen to internet based companies like Amazon that may have to pay Verizon to allow them to not be restricted too because that will be another step
Landmark Verizon ‘Net Neutrality’ Case Tests Open Internet Rules.
Verizon argues that the FCC's net neutrality rules violate the telecom giant's First Amendment rights
Landmark Verizon Case Tests Open Internet Rules | TIME.com
“Verizon vs. FCC presents a very significant historical moment,” says Susan Crawford, a tech policy expert and professor at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law “The question presented by the case is: Does the U.S. government have any role in ensuring ubiquitous, open, world-class, interconnected, reasonably priced Internet access?”
What if Verizon succeeds in killing the Internet?
Poor Verizon, its free speech is being violated by laws and competition. Won't someone think of the children?
What if Verizon succeeds in killing the Internet? | Data Center - InfoWorld
And now, Verizon is claiming it has free speech rights to limit and block content flowing from the Internet to its customers. That stance is so ridiculous that the lawyers responsible for cooking up that one should either be canonized or jettisoned into space. I'm not sure which.
However, this is happening. Verizon is making a big push to begin actively blocking content and competition from its network. This is a bald-faced attack on the Internet in general. It's abhorrent
And if they win it wont be long before companies elsewhere will try the same. We'll all have to move to S.Korea to get a decent connection
Imagine having no access to Facebook unless you pony up $20/mth, or Youtube and can you imagine what will happen to internet based companies like Amazon that may have to pay Verizon to allow them to not be restricted too because that will be another step