So, do any pirates here have a grasp in what this asshole feels towards piracy in general? Should we be worried? I’m worried he’ll install an FCC that’ll work against internet rights, that’s one concern.
I’d like to hear what thoughts you have.
So, do any pirates here have a grasp in what this asshole feels towards piracy in general? Should we be worried? I’m worried he’ll install an FCC that’ll work against internet rights, that’s one concern.
I’d like to hear what thoughts you have.
He is not going to appoint someone to the FCC. He is going to get rid of it. ISPs are going to be free to do whatever they want with no federal interference.
He’s not going to “get rid of it”, he’s going to corrupt it. Give spectrum to the biggest donors, reverse net neutrality, get rid of antitrust, revoke broadcast licenses of anyone who criticizes him.
That also means people can do whatever they want with spectrum. Gonna fuck with Starlink and all kinds of other communications. Afterall, with no FCC, y’all can do whatever you want.
This won’t happen, what will happen is that he revokes the broadcast license of anyone who criticizes the administration and removes all consumer protections against privacy and surveillance. he will repeal section 230 for everyone except X and Truth social.
Which might be a blessing in disguise? I mean, for the ISPs that have been actively fighting corporate interests from telling them what to do. With no governmental branch telling them what to do and not wanting to lose many subscribers lest they risk going out of business, then isn’t that a net positive?
He won’t just get rid of it, he will wield it as a weapon against anyone who criticizes his administration
$1/mb is now the only plan in your area.
ISPs generally have few to zero competition, so I expect this will generally be awful in face of deregulation.
My local ISP is run by Trumpers out of one little office nearby
I’d love a final reason to firebomb them after all the bullshit, honestly
Like 1$ for every mb/s or for every mb downloaded?
The intended chair is a huge fan of data caps to increase profits, so I’ll give you one guess.
This would be a double edged sword. Without regulation, the ISP will work in whichever way grants them the most money.
This means that they probably won’t go after copyright claims unless the rightsholders pay them first, but they will ramp up data collection efforts to sell to brokerage firms and will also engage in rate-limiting on high-bandwith use cases like streaming or torrenting unless you pay extra.
There will be a branch of government telling them what to do. It will just be the courts, as they’re sued into oblivion by IP rights holders.
But that’s like what’s already been happening. It’ll just be business as usual.