https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/internet-bill-rights-2
Found this on 4/pol/. Internet petitions are probably a waste of time and don't accomplish much, but it's a direct petition to the White House (as opposed to some change.org bs) and it's at least a symbolic showing of vocal support. I feel like it at least deserves it's 100,000 signatures, particularly when you look at some of the left-wing horseshit petitions that exceed that amount.
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>>126811
This is a can of worms, and even that's an understatement. While I'm sure everyone wants Internet-based services to stop censoring right-wing opinions, letting the government get too familiar with control over the Internet could get ugly.
We need to be REALLY careful on this, unless you think we can trust the current government to not then turn around and change the rules to support their own agenda.
This is a can of worms, and even that's an understatement. While I'm sure everyone wants Internet-based services to stop censoring right-wing opinions, letting the government get too familiar with control over the Internet could get ugly.
We need to be REALLY careful on this, unless you think we can trust the current government to not then turn around and change the rules to support their own agenda.
>>126832
This. Remember the whole Net Neutrality appeal? Any power we give the government can and will be used against us.
The free market is already working against Facebook and Twitter.
This. Remember the whole Net Neutrality appeal? Any power we give the government can and will be used against us.
The free market is already working against Facebook and Twitter.
>>126838
The Internet might be one of the only places where a true free market can work.
As long as access to it isn't blocked, the market works exactly as intended.
The Internet might be one of the only places where a true free market can work.
As long as access to it isn't blocked, the market works exactly as intended.
>>126811
I think it's worded badly since the inclusion of the word conservative paints a clear bias and will deter signers because of that.
>>126838
>>126840
The free market doesn't work when the media giants have centralised control on the Internet while leaving any dissidents to furtherest corners of the fringe and with few options (Tor being pozzed for example.) If social media is regarded as a public forum wherein censorship is deemed unjustified, that would be great. But, I question if the US has that oversight when Internet control is basically international or even the regulatory body to do it. Nonetheless I doubt if these petitions could even grab attention.
I think it's worded badly since the inclusion of the word conservative paints a clear bias and will deter signers because of that.
>>126838
>>126840
The free market doesn't work when the media giants have centralised control on the Internet while leaving any dissidents to furtherest corners of the fringe and with few options (Tor being pozzed for example.) If social media is regarded as a public forum wherein censorship is deemed unjustified, that would be great. But, I question if the US has that oversight when Internet control is basically international or even the regulatory body to do it. Nonetheless I doubt if these petitions could even grab attention.
>>126844
>The free market doesn't work when the media giants have centralised control on the Internet while leaving any dissidents to furtherest corners of the fringe and with few options
But there are options. And it's clear people are getting fed up with the politically correct bullshit the social media "giants" have been pushing down their throats. As >>126791 → has posted, even Facebook and Instagram are losing their users' interest now.
>The free market doesn't work when the media giants have centralised control on the Internet while leaving any dissidents to furtherest corners of the fringe and with few options
But there are options. And it's clear people are getting fed up with the politically correct bullshit the social media "giants" have been pushing down their throats. As >>126791 → has posted, even Facebook and Instagram are losing their users' interest now.
>>126852
Yes, I have mentioned options, however there disproportionate amount of those disenfranchised compared to the total userbase. A 20% loss is only about 500 million out of the last estimate of 2.2 billion. And, we cannot account for tbe motivations. Facehook may be losing members, but in other platforms may see growth like Snapchat:
>http://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/snap-stock-price-rises-on-report-snapchat-is-pulling-younger-users-away-from-facebook-2018-2-1015514912
Which may just indicate a demographic shift. Possibly non-politically motivated. Meanwhile these real "giants" (How could you dispute that?) largely maintain massive sway even if they may be failing. Speaking of which, although that post says that Google paradigm may fall too, the source linked says contrary.
>Google is booming. Pivotal says the company’s various platforms put together–which include YouTube and Waze–have seen upwards of a 70% increase in time spent every month.
These monoliths have real power. Somuch that you can't call the Internet a free market, nor a free market of ideas when evidence points that there's heavy handed manipulation putting people into filter bubbles or directing them to only special interests.
Yes, I have mentioned options, however there disproportionate amount of those disenfranchised compared to the total userbase. A 20% loss is only about 500 million out of the last estimate of 2.2 billion. And, we cannot account for tbe motivations. Facehook may be losing members, but in other platforms may see growth like Snapchat:
>http://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/snap-stock-price-rises-on-report-snapchat-is-pulling-younger-users-away-from-facebook-2018-2-1015514912
Which may just indicate a demographic shift. Possibly non-politically motivated. Meanwhile these real "giants" (How could you dispute that?) largely maintain massive sway even if they may be failing. Speaking of which, although that post says that Google paradigm may fall too, the source linked says contrary.
>Google is booming. Pivotal says the company’s various platforms put together–which include YouTube and Waze–have seen upwards of a 70% increase in time spent every month.
These monoliths have real power. Somuch that you can't call the Internet a free market, nor a free market of ideas when evidence points that there's heavy handed manipulation putting people into filter bubbles or directing them to only special interests.
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