In a statement earlier today, President Obama announced plans to order the FCC to impose the “strongest possible rules” on the Internet, saying it was vital to heavily regulate a “free Internet.”
Though Obama couched the plan primarily as a way to enforce strict net neutrality, his comments made clear he views the FCC as an “independent agency” free to draw up these broad new restrictions however they wish.
That President Obama included as a caveat in his guarantee of free access to websites only those which produce “content that is legal,” it could suggest the regulations are aimed not at protecting access to Twitter and Facebook, but at more heavily restricting access to sites that the FCC finds in some way objectionable.
While Obama promised to limit how much the new rules would cost companies to implement, the National Cable and Telecommunications Association was critical of the move, saying it hinted at “extreme regulation” of the Internet.
Other industry groups called Obama’s plan a “gross overreaction” to the question of net neutrality, and called on Congress to be the ones that ultimately decide the scope of this regulation.
Ridiculous. What would free the internet is Clapper and Gen. Alexander behind bars for 20 years.
Between government controlling the Internet and corporations controlling it, which one is the lesser evil? I vote for government. There's nothing keeping the deranged corporate crooks from their favorite activity, splitting things into classes, and coming up with Internet for the rich and one for the rest of us or some such lunacy.
Guess who invested $4 billion in Obama’s election?
Obama the corporate robot, surely he is the voice of our corporate rich dictators beaming down the newest order of the day.
"What would free the internet is Clapper and Gen. Alexander behind bars for 20 years."
Add Obama to that. Marxist & war criminal.
"Between government controlling the Internet and corporations controlling it, which one is the lesser evil?"
I say corporations.
Without government involvement in their activities we would not have the problems we have. Corporations are simply business who sell shares, with government out of the picture it's a different ball game.
There is no difference between corporations/special interests and the government. They are one and the same. The show of public interest is just another illusion to deceive people into accepting the dictates of the rulers.