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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

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

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[–] Drinvictus@discuss.tchncs.de 179 points 1 year ago (8 children)

I will post Fuck Ajit Pai every time I see news about net neutrality until it's fucking back.

F U C K

A J I T

P A I

[–] EmperorHenry@discuss.tchncs.de 69 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Ajit creamPai is just a puppet of the corporations, he's a dick that's corrupt and rubbing the fact that he's corrupt in your face, but he's just the most visible festering boil on the whole ugly face of our government.

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[–] darmabum@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago (4 children)
[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 14 points 1 year ago

That dude was such a fucking cunt

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Rambi@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I mean fuck Ajit Pai and all, but that is a very efficient mug and it doesn't deserve hate for being associated with the grim reaper of digital freedom.

We need to end unjustified hatred of big mugs now.

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[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 159 points 1 year ago (3 children)

That’s great but can we stop rubberbanding our rights in and out of existence?

[–] LetMeEatCake@lemm.ee 106 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To do that the current party in favor of removing rights needs to be kept out of power long enough that they conclude that removing rights is an electoral loser and changes their ideology accordingly.

I'm not going to hold my breath.

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[–] PupBiru@kbin.social 33 points 1 year ago (15 children)

hopefully at least when ISPs and companies see that it’ll just be back and forth, and that things like “fast lanes” can’t be relied upon in business planning there just won’t be a market for it, or at least the fuckery will be significantly diminished because it’s not reliable long-term

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[–] Waluigis_Talking_Buttplug@lemmy.world 93 points 1 year ago (7 children)

My internet is run by my coop power company, just a reminder that all the major ISPs took billions and promised fiber and then royalty fucked us, so now my internet is run by a rural power company.

Call your power company and find out if they're installing fiber. Support this move as it weakens Comcast and AT&T's death grip.

Net Neutrality has been taken away before and it can be taken away again. Just get with a coop. I've torrented literal terabytes without even an email telling me not to .

[–] bluewing@lemm.ee 21 points 1 year ago

Co-ops are a good thing^tm^ , I belong to several small co-ops, from electric, to telephone, to farm.

[–] wendortb@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

A coop near us is rolling out 1Gb fiber up/down to rural homes. Considering most of them could only get DSL or use 4G/3G internet, it is amazing. I have to wait to see if they come in town for their rollout, as they have to pay another power company to use their power poles. Everyone I know is switching to the coop as it is cheaper, more stable, and unlimited.

[–] BloodSlut@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

my power company is privately owned :(

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[–] fne8w2ah@lemmy.world 72 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Ajit Pai deserve as many middle fingers as this one.

[–] spudwart@spudwart.com 25 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I still remember him and his over-sized knock-off reese's mug.

[–] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 year ago

Waiting for the day someone bonks him in the head with that stupid thing

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[–] WNichArk@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

Fuck a shit pie

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[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] Destraight@lemm.ee 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hey Ajit Pai, put this in your Reese's shit cup and suck it

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[–] ninekeysdown@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago

It’s about damn time!!

[–] seang96@spgrn.com 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe this will be the one thing that will fix my ISP and let me play online video games without frequent disconnects. I think it's bad node or something, but I had my ISP at my house over 8 times and they couldn't figure it out. Meanwhile my unifi gateway shows a high ping at least once a day.

Go spectrum!

[–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Go spectrum!

I've noticed my Spectrum Internet has really degraded in quality in the last months, which coincides with them doing a whole bunch of upgrades to their network and such.

All of my devices in the house that use the Internet now lag in their UI presentation speed, where they didn't before.

[–] HiddenLychee@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Same with me. Over the last few months it's started to take tens of seconds to connect to any websites that aren't Google, Facebook, YouTube etc. Idk what it is or why it's happening, but it's to the point where I'm switching ISPs because it's wasting too much of my time.

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[–] sol87@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

I just hope nothing "extra" gets tacked on....

[–] Jeredin@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The internet is healing.........Don't look over there, it's already necrotic...

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

We just need to cut that part off. Sorry Facebook, Amazon, Google, et al.

[–] VantaBrandon@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

Cool, now break up the monopolies while you're at it FAANG should be like 500 companies, not 5

[–] wesley@yall.theatl.social 13 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Hell yes. Glad to see some sense returning to government if a bit slowly at times

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[–] RheingoldRiver@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

For anyone who was confused by what "vote to propose" means:

If the FCC issues the notice as expected on October 19th, the next steps would be a public comment phase followed by issuance of a final rule. This process could result in a final rule restoring net neutrality requirements around spring of 2024.

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