katateochi Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Hello fellow Kerbonauts, do you have a moment to talk abo....no..wait, let me try again;I'm trying to raise awareness about Net Neutrality and how it is currently under threat. A US court has ruled against the protection of net neutrality and it is being considered in the EU.It means that ISPs will be able to prioritise traffic from certain sites over others based on how much they pay. Large corporations will be able to deliver their content faster while smaller sites will be forced to pay or be slowed down. It will also allow ISPs to restrict your access to certain sites unless you pay extra for "packages" that include those sites. It will be more like cable TV and not like a freely open Internet. Sites that stand up against major corps and govt could be marginalised or even blocked. It will mark the beginning of a regulated Internet and a limit on the freedom of speech.US courts have already ruled against net neutrality but the FCC can still impose some rules to ensure a neutral net. The matter is still open in the EU so we have a chance to make our voice heard. I'm trying to spread the word via a post on imgur which is going pretty well so far. If you upvote it further it would help - http://imgur.com/gallery/dZCXGXZAnd even better would be for you to sign this petition to support Net NeutralityThanks guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Destroyer Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 This is as bad as SOPA. KSP Kommunity, Unite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lajoswinkler Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Isn't this already the case? Google displays results based on how much the companies pay. First they were displaying the stuff according to Boolean algebra, then they went intelligent (which wasn't really intelligent), then by popularity, and now it's about the money. It sickens me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galacticruler Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Someone get 4Chan, tumblr and TPB on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katateochi Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 Someone get 4Chan, tumblr and TPB on this.There is quite a bit on Reddit about it. I don't know about 4chan (tbh 4chan scares me!) but I hope some peps have posted about this on there.My post on Imgur has made it to the front page now! whoooo! So hopefully that will get some more votes on the petition and raise some awareness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astropapi1 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Hey, I just saw this on imgur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mythbusters844 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 So...in the US ISP's can now charge you to access certain sites?Let me release my inner Bob Kerman: Panic mode enabled It would really suck if Time Warner Cable did this, but I hope they want to keep their customers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aghanim Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 No way I want to accept this. Internet should be a dumb pipe accepting any data that flows over it, making it only pass certain website sucks, especially if its in the name of more profit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoHedWlf Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Someone get 4Chan, tumblr and TPB on this.Given this has been going on for years I'm reasonably sure they're aware of it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specialist290 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 While I appreciate that y'all feel strongly about the issue and have kept the discussion mostly civil, I'm afraid that discussions of a political, religious, or ideological nature (including discussing and recommending public petitions) are against forum rules. Therefore, I'm going to have to close this thread. Y'all have a nice day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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