[lolitics kind of]Al Franken on big business and net neutrality

[pine]

Franken talks about the dangers to net neutrality posed by the Google merger and media giants in general

Long video (13 minutes) but definitely worth the watch. In ten years, I really don't want to be looking back at this first decade and a half of the internet as the "good old days" before corporate monopolies destroyed net neutrality.

 

[Big-Al]

hope it doesn't go that way

 

[Larkin]

You guys are really gullible.

 

[pine]

Way to be a corporate stooge Larkin. :tup: I'm sure more than a couple of those billionaire media magnates laugh themselves to sleep at night knowing there's Americans out there advocating for their right to have a monopoly just because their party tells them to.

 

[Larkin]

Monopolies are horrible.

Monopolies will be a huge problem on the INTERNET without a more controlling force.

Big business is the devil.

All true.

You guys are so absurd.

 

[pine]

Monopolies are horrible.

Monopolies will be a huge problem on the INTERNET without a more controlling force.

Big business is the devil.

All true.

You guys are so absurd.

I understand your argument for not wanting to have large, disconnected entities a.k.a. the govmint making decisions for you. But this problem applies to corporations just as equally when they have too much power. Power is a vacuum; inevitably, somebody will take it. The internet is very powerful and very controllable due to the programmable nature of the technology involved. I think the video demonstrates pretty well how corporate monopolies controlling the media is a big deal.

Given the choice, I would rather the power over our information infrastructure be in the hands of elected public servants. Somebody has to do it.

 

[Larkin]

And that is why you are misguided.

Edit:

I watched the video and all I saw was a bunch of misinformation, fear mongering, and reasoning to control industry. Sorry, I just don't buy any of it.

 

[Big-Al]

... I didn't actually watch the video.

 

[BITE_ME]

The net can never be neutral.
Only those in charge can "see" it all.


Ten bucks says their looking at my post right now.

 

[Big-Al]

The net can never be neutral.
Only those in charge can "see" it all.


Ten bucks says their looking at my post right now.

P E N I S

 

[BITE_ME]

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[Lizard Of Oz]

Corporate controlled internet:

 

[Grobut]

You guys are really gullible.

Yes indeed, we can never trust elected officials whom we can hold accountable, but organizations who's only goal is to line their pockets with our money are sure to have our best interests at heart! You can bet on that! Because rich people are allways better people, Ayn Rand told us so, and it must be true.

 

[Larkin]

Yes indeed, we can never trust elected officials whom we can hold accountable, but organizations who's only goal is to line their pockets with our money are sure to have our best interests at heart! You can bet on that! Because rich people are allways better people, Ayn Rand told us so, and it must be true.

Oh because..

1. you can hold them accountable
2. They aren't rich
3. You have some sort of control of the government
4. They don't have interests to control you

I must remember the brainwash helmet is the one I want. Not the 12th century sucked for a reason hat.

 

[Plumb_Drumb]

Ten bucks says their looking at my post right now.

doesn't this bug anybody else? Banworthy IMO.

 

[kiff]

I stopped listening to Franken after his initial remarks where he clearly demonstrates his lack of understanding for the 1st amendment. Not exactly the kind of guy I would trust to controlling the internet

Yes indeed, we can never trust elected officials whom we can hold accountable, but organizations who's only goal is to line their pockets with our money are sure to have our best interests at heart!

hey, at least when you buy a corporation's product you do it voluntarily, purchase to purchase. Politicians take your money whether you like what they're "selling" or not, whether you personally elected them or not.

 

[Grobut]

hey, at least when you buy a corporation's product you do it voluntarily, purchase to purchase. Politicians take your money whether you like what they're "selling" or not, whether you personally elected them or not.

There's not much choice involved when there's only one game in town, now is there?

 

[kiff]

There's not much choice involved when there's only one game in town, now is there?

That's why we have antitrust laws.

and back to your first post

Yes indeed, we can never trust elected officials whom we can hold accountable

since when have our officials been held accountable for their Ponzi schemes? Our congress makes Bernie Madoff look like a piker

 

[Sir_Brizz]

I'm all for regulation of the internet, the kind of regulations that enforce things like "no bandwidth limitations" and "no cutting off competing network just because you feel like it" which happens all the time right now. Most internet services are tied to other services and consumers have no "rights" because they are not technically public services. I'm fine with the government actually protecting consumer rights.

 

[Lizard Of Oz]

I'm all for regulation of the internet, the kind of regulations that enforce things like "no bandwidth limitations" and "no cutting off competing network just because you feel like it" which happens all the time right now. Most internet services are tied to other services and consumers have no "rights" because they are not technically public services. I'm fine with the government actually protecting consumer rights.

You're a communist, right?