Cable companies are going to screw up the internet because that's their job

You can't really get that mad at the companies that provide internet service to Americans.

They're destined to screw up the internet. They were created decades ago to screw up the internet. 

Without the proper rules, few people outside of the company's own lobbyists and think tanks believe there's any chance that they don't screw up the internet. After all, these companies are obligated to do so by their shareholders. The internet doesn't exist apart from capitalism. 

That's why the ongoing net neutrality debate is so important. The internet is a a lot of things to a lot of people, but the one universal thing is that it's fair. Your bits are as good as my bits are as good as Google's bits.  Read more...

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