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Americans From Both Political Parties Overwhelmingly Support Net Neutrality, Poll Shows (mozilla.org)

Posted by msmash on from the agreement-on-something dept.

Mozilla conducted a survey in which it found that a majority of Americans do not trust the government to protect Internet access. From an article, shared by a reader: A recent public opinion poll carried out by Mozilla and Ipsos revealed overwhelming support across party lines for net neutrality, with over three quarters of Americans (76%) supporting net neutrality. Eighty-one percent of Democrats and 73% of Republicans are in favor of it. Another key finding: Most Americans do not trust the U.S. government to protect access to the Internet. Seventy percent of Americans place no or little trust in the Trump administration or Congress (78%) to do so. Mozilla and Ipsos carried out the poll in late May, on the heels of the FCC's vote to begin dismantling Obama-era net neutrality rules. We polled approximately 1,000 American adults across the U.S., a sample that included 354 Democrats, 344 Republicans, and 224 Independents.

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  1. People don't know what they are talking about by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Most Americans do not trust the U.S. government to protect access to the Internet. Seventy percent of Americans place no or little trust in the Trump administration or Congress (78%) to do so.

    And yet that is exactly what they are asking for with Net Neutrality...

    1. Re:People don't know what they are talking about by Xenx · · Score: 5, Insightful

      And the fact that the government is removing said protections just shows that most Americans are right not to trust them.

  2. Net Neutrality by Oswald+McWeany · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Of course no one wants Net Neutrality violated.

    Republicans don't want the anti-business and anti-capitalism of blocking people from freely trading.

    Democrats want equality of opportunity to all people.

    Net Neutrality fits the rulebook for both parties.

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    1. Re:Net Neutrality by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Those theoretical ideals are not relevant. This is a class issue.

      The upper class wants to be able to further its wealth through monopolism and rent-seeking. The lower class wants to maintain affordability and full access.

      Generally speaking, the upper class wins. The lower class has to hate it a whole lot to focus enough effort on fighting for it, and usually that just doesn't happen.

  3. Re:These Americans seem confused by drinkypoo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They don't trust the government to protect internet access, but they want the government to do it anyway. SMH

    They want them to do it, but don't expect that they will. What part of this is difficult to comprehend?

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  4. There are tons of things Americans support by liquid_schwartz · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Most Americans support estate taxes on millionaires, most Americans do not support mass illegal immigration, and if the option "none of the above" was allowed it would have won the last election. Unfortunately most Americans are not as well connected as moneyed interests who buy (AKA fund) elections. If we had a functioning democracy, instead of the oligarchy that we currently have, I'm sure things would be both much different and better.

    Citations:

    http://www.businessinsider.com...

  5. Next up by Chris+Mattern · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Poll shows an overwhelming majority of Americans from both parties have no idea what net neutrality is.

  6. Re:Clear and Simple by spire3661 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I dont pay a fucking SLA for my gas line or electric service, I shouldn't have to have one for my data connection. The gas line to my house is sized for our needs, as is trunk that leads to my neighborhood, so should data be.

    TL-DR: Every home in America should have been Fiber-to-the-Premisis 15 years ago.

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