So, do any pirates here have a grasp in what this asshole feels towards piracy in general? Should we be worried? I’m worried he’ll install an FCC that’ll work against internet rights, that’s one concern.
I’d like to hear what thoughts you have.
So, do any pirates here have a grasp in what this asshole feels towards piracy in general? Should we be worried? I’m worried he’ll install an FCC that’ll work against internet rights, that’s one concern.
I’d like to hear what thoughts you have.
Which might be a blessing in disguise? I mean, for the ISPs that have been actively fighting corporate interests from telling them what to do. With no governmental branch telling them what to do and not wanting to lose many subscribers lest they risk going out of business, then isn’t that a net positive?
This would be a double edged sword. Without regulation, the ISP will work in whichever way grants them the most money.
This means that they probably won’t go after copyright claims unless the rightsholders pay them first, but they will ramp up data collection efforts to sell to brokerage firms and will also engage in rate-limiting on high-bandwith use cases like streaming or torrenting unless you pay extra.
With no government oversight, and the nation already cut up into segments by the ISPs so that they have monopolies in their areas, you think the free market is suddenly going to start working like Ancaps say it will and regulate itself in a way that’s good for consumers?
If you’re the kind of person to believe something like that, then I have a new cryptocurrency you should buy from me. Guaranteed to go to the moon, no rug pull. Trust me, bro.
$1/mb is now the only plan in your area.
ISPs generally have few to zero competition, so I expect this will generally be awful in face of deregulation.
My local ISP is run by Trumpers out of one little office nearby
I’d love a final reason to firebomb them after all the bullshit, honestly
Like 1$ for every mb/s or for every mb downloaded?
The intended chair is a huge fan of data caps to increase profits, so I’ll give you one guess.
Facebook is now $5.00 a month charge
Steam access is $20.00 charge
Countries without net Neutrality are like this. If I believe correctly Belgium is like this.
There will be a branch of government telling them what to do. It will just be the courts, as they’re sued into oblivion by IP rights holders.
But that’s like what’s already been happening. It’ll just be business as usual.
He won’t just get rid of it, he will wield it as a weapon against anyone who criticizes his administration