End of Internet neutrality in the USA
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Topic: End of Internet neutrality in the USA
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Subject: End of Internet neutrality in the USA
Date Posted: January 02 2018 at 09:09
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I woke up this morning only to find sites like ProgArchives no longer appears on my screen. Apparently we now must subscribe to expand our bandwidth while Disney and other corporations sit and wait while smaller sites crash and burn so they can gobble up the new turf. I was wondering how this is going to play out and this indeed is an ominous sign of things to come. Anyone here familiar with this issue and where it's likely heading? As for now I can only visit sites like this on my phone and that's a major pain  -------------  https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: January 02 2018 at 09:11
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Damn...maybe it's about time one starts copying one's reviews in case this place implodes. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: January 02 2018 at 09:37
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Yes, I would definitely recommend that. I post mine on rate your music as well and that site seems unaffected. What this means is that we'll have to pay extra for bandwidth but I fear where this is heading ------------- https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: Larkstongue41
Date Posted: January 02 2018 at 10:00
 
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: January 02 2018 at 10:32
| Are you implying that PA somehow requires more bandwidth than RYM or that your ISP is intentionally blocking PA while allowing RYM? |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: January 02 2018 at 11:02
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If this is the case I will find absolutely zero reason to continue giving one f'ing red cent to these meg-opolies for limited access to stuff I care about and full access to the chosen proliferative. I already suppress my consternation at the invasion of privacy. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: January 02 2018 at 11:06
Apparently so. It seems to be at the whim of the provider but since I have at&t it seems that this is an eerie omen portending the future ------------- https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Vompatti wrote:Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: January 02 2018 at 11:08
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I feel like everyone has a different working philosophy of what this entails. ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: January 02 2018 at 11:08
| If the ISPs were to limit access to anything, it would be in their interest to limit access to services that cost a lot of bandwidth to them and that people would actually be willing to pay extra for. That would be something like Netflix or Youtube, not some relatively obscure music forum that's mostly just text. |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: January 02 2018 at 11:19
Apparently big companies have to pay for access therefore only highly profitable sites can afford to remain in existence. This is a deregulation in process and at the moment I can access only the largest sites without paying for an upgrade. ------------- https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: January 02 2018 at 11:32
How does that work exactly? Is there a list of sites you can access and you have to pay to access any other site?
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: January 02 2018 at 12:39
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This is a good thing......If the interweb goes away maybe the world will go back to normal. I can grow to like newspapers again....... -------------   
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: January 02 2018 at 12:44
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^ The best critique of the internet that I've ever heard! ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: January 02 2018 at 13:09
Unfortunately it only goes away for the masses. Those in power will only continue to develop it so it is designed to keep those in power even more powerful. ------------- https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: January 02 2018 at 16:44
| Net Neutrality was established in 2015 and abolished in 2017. Internet going back to 2015 regulation. |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: January 02 2018 at 18:55
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^ yes and no. Basically whaat the net neutrality thing did was quash the evolution of major conglomerations overpowering all the little guys. The act basically nipped that in the bud and also there were other forces at play. Unfortunately it will never be the same even if they unabolish it ------------- https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: January 02 2018 at 22:37
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LOL. What a strange day. WHen i woke up and this happened i convinced myself that a fascist dictatorship has ruined our country and the internet being censored was a the first sign. Turns out the main tenant of the building just didn't pay the bill on time and that they don't switch off the whole thing but selective sites. I still don't understand why but OMG i can visit sites like PA again! OK, i'm an addict and an idiot! ------------- https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: January 03 2018 at 05:40
I guess the logical conclusion to draw from this turn of events would be that the tenant in question is likely a malicious agent of the New World Order.
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Posted By: twseel
Date Posted: January 03 2018 at 06:34
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Well there's been a lot of irrational bollocks about net neutrality being produced on especially Reddit and Youtube, I'm not saying it's good but it's probably no worse than the entire debate being nigh impossible on the internet right now, even Anthony Fantano's video about it was sort of sloppy... Or maybe I should just spend a little less time on Youtube... ------------- 
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: January 03 2018 at 07:28
| It's just so weird how many people seem to have bought into the propaganda that net neutrality somehow protected smaller sites or their users when it's so obvious from how the internet works that the sites with the most traffic (like Google and Reddit) benefited from it the most. |
Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: January 03 2018 at 09:25
Exactly. |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: January 03 2018 at 09:39
And this is the reason why the big companies, like AT&T and Comcast, and Disney, and what not, are buying those folks out ... it will not only take out "competition", it will also keep all the money in-house and the issue with "bandwidth" is no longer an issue. The good one now is will Disney buy Comcast, or Comcast buy Disney in the future? I already see this as a huge battle of the behemoths for supremacy on the airwaves ... but both Comcast and Disney need a serious take down ... their control of things is bad, and the FCC is ignoring it. ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: January 03 2018 at 09:42
It was a weird set of circumstances. Admittedly i jumped the gun in pointing the finger but that doesn't mean that my fears won't come to pass. The situation is getting worse and even though this was just a false alarm it has definately upped my paranoia as well as conditioned me to expect the absolute worse at any given moment. In the meantime, i'm just happy to surf the web with impugnity once again ------------- https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |