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by pyrale 1614 days ago
Nice whataboutism.

In reality, US ISPs are a PITA with limited impact, while OTTs have gotten a grasp on large parts of our society, both domestically and abroad.

The worst part about your claim is that the likes of Google or Facebook have gotten there by relentlessly lobbying for ISP power to be controlled by regulation. It's only fair that now that they have become unavoidable entities, they also get labeled and regulated as utility.

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What does OTT stand for? Don't think I've seen that acronym before.
From what I understand Over The Top. Basically the services that run using the internet infrastructure.

This framing feels a bit weird though so I very well may be wrong.

> Nice whataboutism.

It's "whataboutism" to question the priorities of our politicians now?

Questioning that a well-deserved lawsuit going ahead on the basis that others would also deserve the attention is definitely whataboutism.