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[–]bobbobbybob 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Sometimes small differences in semantics matter.

net neutrality is all about the $$$$ players. If you sign up with AT&T, maybe they don't let you access Disney+, because they've got a deal with Netflix. Maybe another ISP only lets you access some sites they've made deals with.

We already have a form of it, with many carriers offering free data to facebook, but not elsewhere.

The freedom of speech issues of that are a secondary, and even if you protect that secondary right, unless you deal with net neutrality, it doesn't mean anything.

At the same time, you can deal with net neutrality, but unless you protect freedom of speech, you haven't achieved your goals either.

So both must be addressed, as they are different aspects of the issue.

tl,dr; Yes, semantics. No, 'just'. No, "outcome is the same"