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by heurist 3127 days ago
Net neutrality prevents ISPs from blocking upstart competitors. If we want competition, we need net neutrality.
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NN does not address the regulations in place that protect the incumbent status of existing ISP monopolies.
No, but it prevents ISPs from blocking upstart competitors. Without NN an ISP can slow down a competitor's site or prevent access to a competitor's website or any website that advertises them or any advertisement they might run. Will they do that? I don't know. It would be easy to hide under a cable package model, and I certainly don't trust ISPs to offer any consumer protection.