Why Net Neutrality Removal Should Make You Furious

A lot of Americans are not familiar with Net Neutrality, and for older people, it’s an especially arcane concept. Quite simply, Net Neutrality refers to a set of FCC rules which preclude internet service providers, (ISP’s), from restricting access to online content. Without these rules, ISP’s can make consumers pay more to view specific content. In most cases, it’s thought that ISP’s will restrict access to content they don’t like. Such as those from competing organizations, like Netflix and Hulu. Since the rules were now scrapped by our criminal government bureaucrats, you could soon pay more to watch and read what you want.

Prior to Net Neutrality Rules, ISP’s tried to filter or throttle down content they deemed minatory. The rules were a partial reaction to ISP misbehavior, but with the removal of these regulations- we’ve been thrown into the internet Thunderdome.

Some contend that Net Neutrality got in the way of competitiveness, but this is a harebrained assertion. Competitiveness arguments would be more realistic if ISP’s didn’t already rely on a massive infrastructure that was subsidized in large part by tax payers. ISP’s shouldn’t be able to write the entire rule book when they’ve only paid for the prologue. Another aspect to consider is that ISP’s run in a monopolistic fashion, which kind of puts a fork in competitiveness. Some areas only have one or two service providers to choose from, and usually all of them provide equally crummy service. In all respects, the consumer gets the bent end of the stick. And the stick is getting more expensive.

Since the elimination of FCC Net Neutrality Rules was championed by the White House, a few inveterate Trump supporters in your circle may support it. However, this move is an absolute affront to consumer protections, and a hard-won freebie for billion dollar corporate monopolies. With nearly universal opposition to the removal of Net Neutrality, its reversal was a signal that the government doesn’t give two bits about the little guy, and the little guy will pay more for less in years to come.

If that doesn’t make your blood boil — you’re not paying proper attention.