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Old 06-25-2011, 07:19 AM   #9
Ben Lahnger
 
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Renatus, killing net neutrality doesn't mean the end of the internet. It means a CONTROLLED internet. None of those points you made really matter, because there would still be porn, games and guns (conservatives aren't against guns). Hackers would still be able to hack, although it would be harder. Soldiers would still have access to those things. But political dissent and the free dissemination of information would be subverted.

Sounds like you need to read this: What IS Net Neutrality?

Saya, yeah, but relying on hackers to save the internet is a bit like relying on moonshine distilleries and bootleggers to restore my right to freely drink alcohol during prohibition. That is definitely not my preferred first recourse.
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