Thread:Paleomario66/@comment-26374068-20171125090940/@comment-26374068-20171224070616

Okay guys.

Good, and bad news. So, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of the US senate has recently stated that he and the 46 democrats in office are planning to put out a vote to reinstate net neutrality. However, we have 52 republicans that are, at the moment, siding with their republican nominee, Trump, who is saying that net neutrality is the "fairness doctrine." So, even if senate slips by with majority vote, Trump will more than likely veto it, and we'll be back to square one.

Also, even with, like, 17 states and two giant companies suing the FCC, nothing's happening. The court's being overwhelmed, and what with Fox 5 News and these corporate shills trying to coax the average American into believing this new bill (one that "guarantees a free and open internet," but doesn't actually stop throttling or paid prioritization, so that's a lie), we're in a bit of a tough spot. If this new bill passes fast enough, then we'll be stuck with shitty internet for God knows how long, until the Supreme Court finally processes the... like, twenty current lawsuits and the FCC fighting itself to destroy or recreate net neutrality. So... who knows what's going to happen. We might just be screwed after all. But, I'm going to keep my faith in the Supreme Court.

Also, in case you guys are behind, yes, net neutrality is gone. At this point, we're fighting to restore it. But because the new law hasn't been put through, and because it takes time for things in the government to change, we're currently in a "processing" time, and throttling or anything of the sort hasn't started. Though, Comcast and Verizon are already planning on fast and slow lanes, so this is a legit thing happening.