Trump Administrative Trying to Dial Back Obama Net-Neutrality Efforts
The article basically said that Silicon Valley allies don't have the same type of support they once did with the Obama tech-friendly administration. The current Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has already stated that it is going to diminish the net-neutrality rules.
"The Republican-led FCC voted in May to begin the process of rolling-back the rules, and it is expected to complete the process in the fall." (2) Basically, net-neutrality is defined, according to 2015 rules, as requiring telecommunications companies provide on-line access to treat online traffic the same and not slow down traffic or block websites based upon who is providing the service.
"Many big internet companies, such as Amazon.com, Inc., Facebook Inc., and Google parent Alphabet Inc., would like to keep the 2015 rules in place, arguing they are important to maintaining healthy competition on the internet. (3)
This is the battle of telecommunications companies (Republicans) vs. internet companies (Democrats). Once again it is the Red vs. the Blues, it is the those that can afford it vs. those that can't.
The WSJ went on to say that major organizers say that their efforts are aimed at creating a wave of consumer calls and emails to Washington policy makers. "Vimeo, the video streaming and sharing site owned by IAC/InterActiveCorp, plans to join the protest by promoting a two-minute video about net-neutrality on its homepage. (https://vimeo.com/222706185)
You need to keep yourself constantly updated about net-neutrality. This is something that you can't let lapse into the background. I equate it to fascism and natzism, which incipeintly allowed itself to enter the middle class of 1930-40's Europeon countries. I'm not kidding. If you snooze you lose. The Trump administration assaults us daily with their diatribes. Keep on this subject and let your Congressional Representatives know what you think about what this administration is trying to take away from us.
You need to keep yourself constantly updated about net-neutrality. This is something that you can't let lapse into the background. I equate it to fascism and natzism, which incipeintly allowed itself to enter the middle class of 1930-40's Europeon countries. I'm not kidding. If you snooze you lose. The Trump administration assaults us daily with their diatribes. Keep on this subject and let your Congressional Representatives know what you think about what this administration is trying to take away from us.
____________________________________________________________________________ (1) The Wall Street Journal, Tuesday, July 11, 2017, John McKinnon, Douglas MacMillan.
(2) Ibid.
(3) Ibid
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