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Originally Posted by Karl Kopfrkingl
Despare - I think you have your argument backwards. Net neutrality would prevent service providers from blocking sites. Companies like Comcast would like to be able to force consumers to use apps from companies who pay them the most rather than ones from companies that don't - net neutrality regulations would mean they couldn't block/censor. Just because it is a government regulation doesn't necessarily mean more government control. I'm not advocating NN. There is a strong argument and precedent that if companies like Google want to pay more to have their content delivered faster they should be allowed to do so. Personally I am suspicious of big business and suspect that if tiered services come into play it will end up costing the end consumer (me) more. But then again, if I want to watch streaming video all day long (I do) perhaps I should pay more than my grandmother who only checks her email and the weather channel.
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That's how I interpreted it as well.
There does seem to be a lot of prejudice against government regulation. While too much isn't a good idea (I think Soviet Russia was proof enough that it doesn't work) too little can be equally disastrous (our current economic slump for example). I trust big business a lot less than I trust the government.