net neutrality vote ?

GKL · Nov 11, 2017

A search engine I use has a notice under the search box with a link to a site warning about net neutrality, I'm not very familiar with the topic, but they need to leave the internet alone, like the saying goes "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" :lol:

https://www.startpage.com/

https://www.battleforthenet.com/

Check it out for yourself, maybe some of you are more familiar with it.

Pulltabby · Nov 11, 2017

Dial up speed again? not heard of this, thanks.

oj/bc seems we pay a fair amount to excess the net, go after the cable company.

MrNovice · Nov 11, 2017

This came up a few years ago and simmered down, but since Congress called up Google, Twitter and Facebook CEO's to testify recently...it's come up again. Google is a big problem as far as what they have been censoring through their search engine (90% searches use Google) and Youtube restrictions on certain topics, videos, subjects and creators. They've been found to have a heavy bias about certain things, and not by accident.

Prager U is suing Youtube (Google) after restricting most of their videos. Here's some info here:

Pulltabby · Nov 11, 2017

Seems re Ebay that some sales not all nose dived after Google had a spat with Ebay or some thing of that nature...all I know sales have been slow for many vendors but some are doing good also.

Gauntlet · Nov 11, 2017

The world was a better place before the internet. Now someone's self-worth is how many friends they have on the BookofFace or how many views they got on YouTube. :roll:

People used to have actual friendships/relationships, not virtual ones.

And it simply amazes me, the number of people who's entire world revolves around "being connected" via all this internet/bluetooth stuff. Yeah, I want a dozen appliances in my home that can spy on me.

Skynet is coming :yes:

Pulltabby · Nov 11, 2017

Agree Gauntlet.....this is a true story a young man years ago so involved in his cell phone banter,, never even heard a helicopter stall and land on top of him dead as a door nail.

Progress? I don't even like new cars with overkill electronics.

GKL · Nov 11, 2017

Pulltabby said:
Dial up speed again? not heard of this, thanks.

oj/bc seems we pay a fair amount to excess the net, go after the cable company.

I remember those old slow dial up modems :laughing:

MrNovice said:
This came up a few years ago and simmered down, but since Congress called up Google, Twitter and Facebook CEO's to testify recently...it's come up again. Google is a big problem as far as what they have been censoring through their search engine (90% searches use Google) and Youtube restrictions on certain topics, videos, subjects and creators. They've been found to have a heavy bias about certain things, and not by accident.

Prager U is suing Youtube (Google) after restricting most of their videos. Here's some info here:

hopefully this time amounts to nothing and they keep the internet free

Pulltabby said:
Seems re Ebay that some sales not all nose dived after Google had a spat with Ebay or some thing of that nature...all I know sales have been slow for many vendors but some are doing good also.

I have rarely bought from ebay in recent years, mostly from amazon now

Gauntlet said:
The world was a better place before the internet. Now someone's self-worth is how many friends they have on the BookofFace or how many views they got on YouTube.

People used to have actual friendships/relationships, not virtual ones.

And it simply amazes me, the number of people who's entire world revolves around "being connected" via all this internet/bluetooth stuff. Yeah, I want a dozen appliances in my home that can spy on me.

Skynet is coming

I wish I had more actual "in person" friendships, but living in a small town it's not easy to find others with the same interests, especially metal detecting :laughing:

Pulltabby said:
Agree Gauntlet.....this is a true story a young man years ago so involved in his cell phone banter,, never even heard a helicopter stall and land on top of him dead as a door nail.

Progress? I don't even like new cars with overkill electronics.

That is sad, I was amazed recently when a caller from a business first asked if I was driving because they preferred not to be a distraction if I was.

net neutrality vote ?

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