Bye bye Internet as we knew it.

[Filekutter]

We've been seeing signs of this on the horizon, and though this article pertains to the "new" rules being created by ISPs in the UK, we're also looking at the same actions being taken in the US very soon (IMHO). There's more than profits for the ISPs at work here; this is also a threat to the public's ability to use a medium of free speech.

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/features/364573/the-end-of-the-net-as-we-know-it

 

[ionicle]

fail

 

[Runebeard]

I don't understand why they'd do this. If all except for a few ISP's starting blocking sites that won't pay them, the people trying to view them will surely swap to the ones that don't block and they'll start losing customers and therefore profits. It doesn't sound like good business sense to me.

 

[ionicle]

very true

 

[thestepster]

gonna be what its like in china

 

[marick626]

I don't understand why they'd do this. If all except for a few ISP's starting blocking sites that won't pay them, the people trying to view them will surely swap to the ones that don't block and they'll start losing customers and therefore profits. It doesn't sound like good business sense to me.

I don't think they would be as blunt as completely blocking a website, just perhaps make one website load slower and therfore make a person want to use another website that does load fast. I don't know how they would do that though.

This stuff should be illegal just like political candidates receiving money from corporations.

 

[JezEngland]

I wa told about 'internet 2'. An idea to re-establish the www under control. There will be a format to follow, like specific apps to use to post. So anyone can't post anything. that'll give security and leave the illegal stuff seperate, easier to trace2