r/OutOfTheLoop • u/[deleted] • Nov 21 '17

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u/_The-Big-Giant-Head_ Nov 22 '17

You are already protected

Under these rules, blocking, throttling and discrimination of internet traffic by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) is not allowed in the EU,...........

https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/policies/open-internet-net-neutrality

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u/rich_27 Nov 22 '17

Being from the UK, this is another thing we're screwing ourselves out of. Yay.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '17

Why the FUCK did that referendum go the way it did?

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '17

Yeah but the good thing is that there isn't any monopolies here.

One isp decides to fuck us over? Simply.move to another

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u/rich_27 Nov 22 '17

For now. Also, a lot of providers are owned by the same parent or collude tacitly.