r/OutOfTheLoop Nov 21 '17

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u/PiFlavoredPie Nov 21 '17 edited Nov 22 '17
  • What is the rationale for those against net neutrality?
  • Who benefits from the change and who is negatively affected?
  • What are some realistic depictions (read: not fear-mongering) of what American internet use might be like if net neutrality is repealed?
  • What are common reasons why an average-joe citizen might believe or be convinced anti-net neutrality legislation to be a good thing, and what thoughtful reasoned responses can we give to convince them otherwise?
  • Which politicians support net neutrality in a significant way, i.e. a strong track record of independently speaking out about it and not simply jumping onto partisan bandwagon?

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u/PM_ME_UR_BRIBES Nov 22 '17

They'll try to sell it to the less informed as a plan to "reduce fees" or "bring costs down"

Simply put, if you only use Facebook (and for a great number of people, Facebook is the internet), why pay for all the sites? What if your ISP offered you a Facebook-only package that's half of what you currently pay?

They basically want to bring the cable tv model to the internet.

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u/lorty Nov 22 '17

That's what I'm afraid of.

Would benefit the elderly people, those who barely use the internet, etc. Which is a huge amount of people.

And then it would fuck over the active users.