Geoffrey Starks to leave FCC as new chair pushes “Delete, Delete, Delete” plan.
  • ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
    12·
    5 months ago

    Welp, there goes the internet, for Americans at least. Hello censorship, throttling, bundle pricing and domain blocking.

    • MagicShel@lemmy.zipEnglish
      72·
      5 months ago

      Look, as an American technophile and web services developer, it would be the best thing for us. Just turn the Internet off. It was a bad fucking idea. Force people to interact with the people around them instead of self-selecting their social circle.

      • Brave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        5 months ago

        The internet wasn’t a bad idea, we just somehow failed to see how letting billionaires seize the reins of a new global media empire could go badly - despite it being a story as old as time by now…

        • MagicShel@lemmy.zipEnglish
          2·
          5 months ago

          I guess it comes down to how much is manipulation of algorithms and how much is just human nature. I don’t know the answer to that but I’m feeling pretty cynical right now.

    • Brkdncr@lemmy.world
      5·
      5 months ago

      Just set up a high-powered 6ghz radio and sublet your internet. FCC won’t have anyone to enforce laws.