10 years in prison for illegal streaming? It's in the Covid-19 relief bill

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[–]ballooon 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

It was Senator Thom Tillis who proposed the bill. He is Republican. He also:

  • Opposes net neutrality

  • Voted against ban on warrantless browser history surveillance

The White House has said that President Donald Trump will sign the legislation once it reaches his desk.

[–]Intuit 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Net neutrality is a Trojan horse.

[–]ballooon 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Care to explain?

[–]Intuit 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It casts legitimate things like packet prioritization as discriminatory, prevents carriers from having different tiers of service (pay more to get your packets through faster), and legitimizes more government control and intrusion into something it has no business being in control of.

[–]ballooon 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Judging by what ISPs are actually doing, it's more like "pay more to not get shit service". And since big ISPs in the US are already fighting against and bullying smaller ones, yes the government needs to step and treat the internet as a utility.