Net Neutrality Repeal Discussion Thread

[Pyro]

December 21st:

Slate "Why Net Neutrality Will Be a Campaign Issue in 2018

Newsweek "Net Neutrality Is Far From Dead as Senators Line up to Fight FCC Decision"

Ars Technica "Comcast claims it'll spend $50B because of net neutrality repeal and tax cut"

Quartz Democrats and Republicans both have a Big Blind Spot on Net Neutrality"

December 18th:

The Guardian "Who Will Be Hit Hardest by Net Neutrality?"

Motherboard/Vice "Internal FCC Report Shows Republican Net Neutrality Narrative Is False"

TechCrunch "More Dead Commenters Appear to Come Out Against Net Neutrality"

December 16th:

HuffPost "The Unfair Repeal of Net Neutrality"

December 15th:

Stephen Colbert on Net Neutrality - Video

Slate "Here Are the States That Are Planning to Sue to Protect Net Neutrality"

NYT on "Left vs. Right Reaction" on Net Neutrality repeal.

Bloomberg Pro-Repeal Op-Ed "Don't Be Afraid of the Net Neutrality Repeal"

December 14th:

Eric Schneiderman: "I will sue to stop the FCC’s illegal rollback of #netneutrality. New Yorkers and all Americans deserve a free and open internet." via Twitter

Bernie Sanders: "[Trump] promised to stand up to the power of corporate interests, but supported the FCC decision to end net neutrality, something Comcast, AT&T and other media conglomerates were begging for." via Twitter

Kirsten Gillibrand: "Today, the @FCC is voting on a proposal to wipe out #NetNeutrality, which ensures that the Internet is free, fair, and open to the millions of people who use it every day. Keep fighting back—make yourself heard on this." via Twitter

Paul Ryan: "This is the right call by @AjitPaiFCC and the @FCC. The way to keep the internet free and open and protect consumers is to crack down on internet service providers that would abuse open access. http://spkrryan.us/2ATmdrF"  via Twitter.

Twitter Public Policy: "The @FCC's vote to gut #NetNeutrality rules is a body blow to innovation and free expression. We will continue our fight to defend the open Internet and reverse this misguided decision."

Report on Cable News Airtime to Net Neutrality prior to vote.

Net Neutrality Repealed by FFC in 3-2 Vote.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-net-neutrality-fcc-20171214-story.html

[JGibson]

The GOP majority on the FCC has voted to assault American values by voting to repeal net neutrality . Shame on you, anti-American traitors Pai, Carr, and O'Rielly for voting YES!! Kudos to patriots Clyburn and Rosenworcel for voting NO.

[DavidB.]

RIP Atlas

[Sestak]

HP times 100000.

[The Govanah Jake]

WHYYYY

[junior chįmp]

4 Democrats voted to approve Pai only like 3 months ago. His nomination would of failed without them

[Sestak]

Shame on Ajit Pai. Shame on the GOP.

I can't believe I'm saying this, but:

Help us, John Thune, you're our only hope!

[heatcharger]

4 Democrats voted to approve Pai only like 3 months ago. His nomination would of failed without them

No it wouldn't have, lol. They would've just wheeled in those geezers McCain and Cochran and he would've passed anyway. Maybe you should've supported Crooked Hillary and this never would've happened.

[publicunofficial]

The wealthy are the enemy of all collective good.

This never had a chance of failing because all the Republican FCC appointees only care about what Comcast and co. wants, and Comcast doesn't give a s**t how angry you are because they know you don't have a choice but to pay whatever they tell you to pay.

[BudgieForce]

See you in court.

[Anti-Bothsidesism]

[MasterJedi]

Not surprised, but pissed. Hope the lawsuits stop this trash. But people have no idea what this means, I keep seeing from conservatives "Well Obama was for net neutrality so it must be bad, so I'm glad it's going away'.

[Mr. Reactionary]

Hooray!

[Nyvin]

I wonder if Atlas will survive in the long term without net neutrality?

[junior chįmp]

4 Democrats voted to approve Pai only like 3 months ago. His nomination would of failed without them

No it wouldn't have, lol. They would've just wheeled in those geezers McCain and Cochran and he would've passed anyway. Maybe you should've supported Crooked Hillary and this never would've happened.

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[Statilius the Epicurean]

I'm going to miss our American contributors when their ISPs make them pay $50 extra a month to access Atlas.

[Sestak]

4 Democrats voted to approve Pai only like 3 months ago. His nomination would of failed without them

No it wouldn't have, lol. They would've just wheeled in those geezers McCain and Cochran and he would've passed anyway. Maybe you should've supported Crooked Hillary and this never would've happened.

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Because McCain, Cochran, Toomey, and Heller didn't vote. If they really needed them, they would have brought them in (I dunno why Toomey was out, but McCain and Cochran were for health and probably could have come in an emergency, and Heller was in Nevada in the wake of the Vegas shooting.)

[DavidB.]

I'm going to miss our American contributors when their ISPs make them pay $50 extra a month to access Atlas.

I'm going to miss you too when, by the end of 2019, the Tory government decides to do the same after Brexit.

[DavidB.]

Also, the Republican Party is basically a scam.

[Statilius the Epicurean]

I'm going to miss our American contributors when their ISPs make them pay $50 extra a month to access Atlas.

I'm going to miss you too when, by the end of 2019, the Tory government decides to do the same after Brexit.

If it comes to that I will have emigrated.

[Sestak]

Also, the Republican Party is basically a scam.

No need to sugarcoat.

[pbrower2a]

Profit is the only virtue within the GOP, and all Americans must bow to Lord Mammon Omnipotent.
Suffer with a smile, you peons!

[Phony Moderate]

Basically this is just out of spite to Silicon Valley.

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

Did the Democrats just win the 2018 election?

[JA]

This is why Democrats should run a campaign supporting not just net neutrality, but transforming the internet into a public utility and placed under the ownership of the American people. Public money has already been heavily invested in developing the infrastructure that supports internet usage across this country, yet we’re also being charged by private companies to use what the public has largely developed just so mega corporations like Comcast can make enormous profits, which they then use to buy politicians’ votes to allow them to make even greater profits at our expense.

Net neutrality is clearly not enough. We must nationalize the internet.