Comments on: What the web COULD look like without Net Neutrality

By: NoClueforYou

NoClueforYou — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 23:24:59 +0000

Congratulations on being an idiot. Well done. The internet was created by a government agency trying to create a computer network that could withstand a nuclear war. What you today know as the internet grew out of a project commissioned by the defense department. It was only the early nineties before the general public was even allowed on it.

By: Tytand03

Tytand03 — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 06:19:30 +0000

this looks like the selection of TV channels from my provider

By: Ismellarat

Ismellarat — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:09:46 +0000

What do you read, comics? The FCC has NEVER controlled the internet

By: th3fish

th3fish — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:34:16 +0000

pretty scary stuff

By: th3fish

th3fish — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 04:34:16 +0000

pretty scary stuff

By: Boobs

Boobs — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:04:57 +0000

terrifying

By: ejes

ejes — Mon, 17 May 2010 11:49:28 +0000

The FCC isn't doing a good job of keeping the net neutral. Austrillia has a giant firewall that keeps their people from seeing what their goernement deems as “questionable content” that's not neutrality !!!

oh, and canada's internet is filtered by their isps… and all encrypted traffic is throttled… again, not neutral.

By: ejes

ejes — Mon, 17 May 2010 11:46:13 +0000

little bit of both dude –

look at the “great austrilian firewall” for government censorship then look at canada's rogers isp for corporate censorship.

By: A scared man

A scared man — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:22:29 +0000

This frightens me beyond all inconceivable recognition. I shudder to think what the net would be if it were controlled by the telecommunication companies…

By: jsloss

jsloss — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:04:06 +0000

You got it right there sapereaud, slow as dial up baby! Regulating seems to
have this evil connotation to some people, yet the absents of regulation in
effect regulates against one group and for another.

The last thing we need is for a tiered internet, one that limits innovation
and encourages the same old way of doing things. Where big money wins, and
the little guy loses.

The biggest innovations come out of left field, not from the incumbents, and
network shaping or priority would hurt that innovation immensely.

ps. We in North America should be thanking our lucky stars that the Chinese
government is such a fan of censorship and network control. Talk about
hurting their development and innovation. A neutral internet (like the
neutral power grid and neutral road ways that our countries have been built
on) is one of the biggest assets we have.

Protect it. http://www.freethenet.ca