Senate confirms Biden FCC pick as 5 Republicans join Democrats in 55-43 vote. Anna Gomez confirmation means “FCC can act swiftly to restore net neutrality.”::Anna Gomez confirmation means “FCC can act swiftly to restore net neutrality.”

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    1 year ago

    That Cruz quote is insane. Net neutrality will not be easily sold to the public as “radically left-wing”. Nobody is going to believe that shit.

    It literally has neutrality right in the name!

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      1 year ago

      It’s not the name that makes it a centrist policy, it’s substance.

      Hell, if policy names reflected their substance, then the GOP’s “protect children” initiatives would prioritize gun violence and not hating on RuPaul.

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      1 year ago

      T-Mobile, a US mobile carrier, currently throttles video streams to 480p. It’s a pretty bad experience and I look forward to seeing it end.

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        The prior rules didn’t say much about mobile carriers, and the new ones probably won’t either

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          1 year ago

          During “peak hours” certain unlimited plans are throttled to 480p. It doesn’t always happen.

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      It will get a new name given to it. Each perspective develops their own terminology in order to make their opponents stances seem less appealing.

      The Affordable Care Act became Obamacare, because the name instills a partisan lean. And gun control became gun violence prevention because politicians realized advocating for “_____ Control” sounds authoritarian.