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Internet money is made by the "over-the-top" (Google, Facebook & co.) leaving ISP to pay for the infrastructure. Net neutrality will allow ISP to bill users not only on bandwidth, but also based on what you do on the net. Ie: do you want a fast Youtube? Someone will have to pay (google or the users). They will be allowed to slow down some websites and speed up others, and that's really bad.


Net neutrality prevents your ISP from charging you based on the content you view, not the other way around.

I don't see how Google or Facebook fit in. By paying Comcast, I pay for them to build out their network and connect me to the whole internet. Why does Google's profits matter?


> Net neutrality will allow ISP to bill users not only on bandwidth, but also based on what you do on the net

That is the opposite of Net Neutrality.


The US Government voted to bail out the corrupt bankers back in 2008, which I see as much more significant in terms of screwing over the general populace.

I'm afraid that this is the inevitable future we're going to be living in in terms of net neutrality, I believe it's only a matter of time.




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