ISP's confirm '2012: The Year The Internet Ends'
I can't put it any clearer than this "The end of the internet is coming if you dont stand up and say NO!"
watch this http://ipower.ning.com/netneutrality2 and get informed.
watch this http://ipower.ning.com/netneutrality2 and get informed.
posted by PEPE at 7:20 PM
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Another great vid, but I can't wrap my mind around the concept:
1. There are hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of websites on the internet from all across the world. So the idea of restricting the internet to even 1000 sites just wouldn't be practical.
2. However, if they were to try a 'tiered' approach, where certain websites downloaded faster than others, that could work.
3. If they sold this service to only specific websites and not to others (ie. bit torrent sites, certain political sites, etc...) would be left out in the cold. They could still be accessed but would upload very slowly. Effectively killing them softly without the messy business of shutting them down directly.
If they sold it that way, I think they could make it work. Similar to their control of bandwidth by sites they don't approve of for one reason or another. So websites would have to pay larger fees to upgrade to this new format or delivery option or risk fading away. Effectively making only the most commercial websites viable on the internet.
Thoughts?
Branch.
Hey Robin,
I've been visiting your blog for awhile now and love your work.
Anyways... Branch, it would be so simple to implement this it wouldn't be funny. The Quickest and Easiest way to do it would be completely change how DNS works. DNS is a protocol that makes sure when you type www.google.com you goto that site and none other. It's alot easier to remember the name google.com rather than the IP address.
If this passes it would be the end to the internet as we know it. It happened to the Newspaper and the Radio. But since the internet is such a part of our lives, its hard to comprehend.
The battle is already going on with the throttling of encrypted traffic. It's just a small taste of what you could expect. ISP's throttle the connections because they say their infrastructure can't handle it, which is true. But they were paid Millions, by the government and consumers ( all those system access fees $6.75/month on cell phones) to upgrade the system, yet they choose not too. The reason why that system access fee is there is to upgrade the system to meet the growing demand, yet they keep it for profit.
This is a huge issue and its best to spread the word to everyone you know.
-sDs
Hey,
I'm still not clear as to how this would work:
If you key in Robin's blog, would you not still get this blog?
If the sites still exist on the internet then how would they be able to stop you from accessing it?
Unless they claim that they are going to try to 'shrink' the internet somehow to accommodate the load...
Still not clear.
Branch.
This is a great video, but the thing that concerns me is who is fronting it. He's notorious on you tube, search 'world's greatest paladin.' That quick shot to the girl's bust during his monologue is a reference to his prior work. It's also the choice of the year 2012. There's plenty around about the Mayan calender ending at this date and the end of the world etc. I feel as though this could be an elaborate joke.
Now while I can't ascertain the validity of this clip, the issue of net neutrality is a real one. One that should concern everyone that cherishes their right to the freedom of communication and information the internet allows.
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