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Internet Groups Urge US Court To Reinstate 'Net Neutrality' Rules (reuters.com)
A coalition of trade groups representing companies including Alphabet, Facebook Inc and Amazon.com, urged a U.S. appeals court to reinstate landmark "net neutrality" rules adopted in 2015 to guarantee an open internet. From a report: In a legal filing Monday, the Internet Association, Entertainment Software Association, Computer & Communications Industry Association, and Writers Guild of America West urged the reversal of the Trump administration decision to overturn the rules in December. "Rules regulating the conduct of (internet providers) continue to be needed to protect and promote an open internet," the groups wrote in a brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
an open internet that only we can censor, de-platform, shadow-ban, and control. We're "neutral" platforms after all.
Repeat until you learn it properly: Court decisions are NOT the proper way to get what you want despite the promise of being the quick and easy way. Convince your congresscritter to legislate what you want.
Too many judges think they are the one person legislature who know what is right for everyone.
Because it is okay when we do it, just not okay when those other guys do it. The cornerstone of the us vs them political party system.
I wish people would view political parties with the same disdain that racism should be viewed. At the end of the day, the entire purpose of a political party is to keep the us vs them mentality going under the guise of strength through unity. What good is that strength when those divides create war? People die instead, wiping out any benefits gained!
If you want unity, you have to get rid of identity entirely, especially group based identities. But the tribalism inherent to the nature of humans makes this nearly impossible.
Always trying to do am end run around the rule of law. I believe in net neutrality, but what I believe in even more is the rule of law as an aversion to tyranny. Ledgislating from the bench is an affront to the democratic process for the benefit of the connected
"Elections have consequences." said the guy who used an executive order to create net neutrality rules instead of using the Democrat-controlled House and Senate to pass a law which he would have signed.
Live by the E.O., die by the E.O.
Net Neutrality is stupid. It is a "solution" to a problem that doesn't exist. Typical progressive BS that has unfortunately roped so many of you in. Wake up.
https://jasonstapleton.com/595-net-neutrality-is-a-scam/
The premise of the USA was to have each state have its own laws, and have a small set of Federal Laws.