Can someone tldr what's net neutrality?
this post was submitted on 19 Oct 2023
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tldr: net neutrality means everything that uses an internet connection is treated equally. EX: cox communications offers a "fast lane" for gamers on their networks, but if all connections were treated neutrally, everything would be as fast as possible by default without the need for an upgraded service plan.
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Can someone tldr what’s net neutrality?
Simplified, your ISP cannot favor one company over another when delivering their website content to your computer. All data must be delivered equally.
Sounds like a big win for the consumers.
Internet infrastructure companies have to treat all traffic equally.
For example, without net neutrality, Comcast could elect to throttle any streaming services that they didn’t own / co-own. So great speeds for Peacock and Hulu, but was a Max, Netflix, AppleTV, etc all get throttled unless you pay up.
Wait, Net Neutrality was removed?
One of the many things fucked during the Trump years. Easy to have lost it in all that noise.
Why do you think paid subscriptions with a tier I've been a thing, it was one of the first things Donald Trump did
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