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[+] 286 points 2 years ago (2 children)
  • [–] [S] 131 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Anytime big corporations say this, I just kind of laugh and say, "So...you have nothing to hide, right?"

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  • [–] 52 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    It reminds me of a kid telling their parents not to check on something because they know they'll get in trouble.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I mean criminals do know a lot about crime. maybe they are right?

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    If you just leave the criminals alone and let them do as they please they'll regulate themselves. A criminal justice system is just unnecessary and expensive administrative overhead. It stifles the free market.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    exactly. the only reason im robbed for so much is because of the cost the criminals incur because of the justice system. If we let the free market handle it the cost of being robbed will drop to the what the market will bear. Criminals will compete to rob you of less.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    This is why it’s important that we continue to give tax breaks to the criminals and subsidize their operations for specific projects that would help everyone.

    But again, we must make sure to not cause any undue burden on the criminals by making those funds conditional, or regulating how the projects are carried out. Otherwise they will be forced to rob us further, and who could blame them?

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  • [–] 54 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    No no, there's no need to look in that room. Should absolutely raise suspicion.

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  • [–] 37 points 2 years ago

    And police say that nobody should investigate police brutality

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  • [–] 30 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm hoping most of big tech and media get broken up

    It's just hope though.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Unlikely since the FTC keeps letting them merge.

    And it's not just tech. Pretty much everything you buy is from a brand that's owned by one of a handful of companies.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    I mean that's not really true. The new FTC chair literally got the position by writing a paper on why Amazon should be broken up, and has raised numerous cases to stop recent M&A activity. One Meta/FB acquisition of a VR company, the Microsoft Blizzard/Activision buyout, among others. They've been shut down a lot by the courts.

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  • [–] 28 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    My unlimited data plan in Albania cost $11/month. In China, $15.

    Bandwidth is cheap

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  • Yeah I bet both halves of my scrotum they say that.

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago

    There is no war in Ba Sing Se.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago

    This is more shocking than police investigating themselves and finding nothing wrong.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago

    Yup. Totally not a suspicious statement from them....

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago

    internet providers investigate themselves, find no issues

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    lol classic NotTheOnion material

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Sounds like they should have a different owner. Municipalities.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    ♪ How 'bout I do ANYWAY ♪

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  • [–] [B] 7 points 2 years ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:


    In 2021, Congress required the Federal Communications Commission to issue rules "preventing digital discrimination of access based on income level, race, ethnicity, color, religion, or national origin" within two years.

    FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel last month released her draft plan to comply with the congressional mandate and scheduled a November 15 commission vote on adopting final rules.

    Carr described Rosenworcel's proposal as "President Biden's plan to give the administrative state effective control of all Internet services and infrastructure in the US."

    In a meeting with Rosenworcel's staff, cable company executives "stated that the Draft Order would impose overbroad liability standards that impede further broadband investment and are legally vulnerable by adopting a disparate impact rather than a disparate treatment liability approach," according to an ex parte filing submitted yesterday by cable lobby group NCTA-The Internet & Television Association.

    The cable companies said the FCC "should define digital discrimination as disparate treatment and should limit the standard to policies and practices involving the deployment of broadband network facilities.

    "Commission evaluation of price is unnecessary in the competitive wireless marketplace and may deter offering discounts and enticements to switch providers that consumers enjoy today."


    The original article contains 688 words, the summary contains 192 words. Saved 72%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    Is Trump the new Internet provider spokesperson?

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I caught a trespasser the other day that said it wasn't him. Totally believed him too /s

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    Pay nooo attention to the man bahind the curtain!!

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Oh, okay then

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    “What IS your fascination with my forbidden closet of mysteries?”

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  • Sadly, it probably won't be looked into. ISP's are at a "too big to fail" point in the US, and that lets them do pretty much whatever they want. Like airlines.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Yup, because they have infinite shit to hide 😂

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