The Absurd Report

“When good people in any country cease their vigilance and struggle, then evil men prevail.” (Pearl Buck)

You and I have fallen asleep at the wheel lately. While we were busy making fun of liberals, looking into the McCarthy mess, and wailing about immigration reform, Congress and the giant telecom companies have temporarily put one over on us.

They’re trying to steal the internet right from underneath our noses.

Let me explain. The way our internet currently works is pretty straightforward and, to give you the buzzword of the day, “net neutral.” That is, if you want to visit this site, you click your mouse over a link and presto! You’re magically transferred to my little slice of nuttiness. If you have a broadband connection, you’re whisked here in nothing flat. And with DSL or dial-up, the resources allocated by your ISP (Internet Service Provider) to find the quickest route to the House and to load this page are exactly the same as those allocated if you are trying to access Daily Kos. In short, your ISP is simply providing access – they don’t have the right to act as a “gatekeeper” by giving priority in the allocation of net resources to one site over another.

That’s not to say the technology that could change net neutrality doesn’t exist because it does. And wouldn’t you know it, the giant telecom companies want to use that technology for what else? To make more money:

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SideBear: Thanks Rick for bring this to our attention and you are right we where all sleeping at the switch. I had not heard of this before and I recommend all to read.

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