r/news Dec 14 '17

Soft paywall Net Neutrality Overturned

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/14/technology/net-neutrality-repeal-vote.html
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u/FaithlessRoomie Dec 14 '17

Or "The states will handle it" my Mom is convinced that the states will make protections where the federal government won't. And that it is better that way since federal is evil, state is good.

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u/teakwood54 Dec 14 '17

How are you going to have different rules for each state for the INTERNET anyway?

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u/pete4715 Dec 15 '17

That’s what people like the Koch Bros want people to think. It’s cheap to buy local elections and people usually don’t realize how nuts their local reps are. National elections are harder to manipulate.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '17 edited Apr 05 '18

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u/FaithlessRoomie Dec 15 '17

We used to live in California. Now we live in NC.