Net Neutrality Seen Through the Telegraph 249
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from the doomed-to-repeat-it dept.
from the doomed-to-repeat-it dept.
James McP writes "Ars Technica has a write-up on the unregulated telegraph of the 19th century, which gives a view into what could happen to an internet lacking any regulation mandating neutrality. The owners of the 'Victorian internet' used their control of the telegraph to prop up monopolies, manipulate elections, facilitate insider trading, and censor criticism."
As Humphrey Appleby said... (Score:2, Funny)
So many differences, it doesn't make sense (Score:3, Funny)
Comparing the Internet to the Telegraph?
I would have chosen a more appropriate comparison like the regrowth of injured legs on starfish, but maybe that's just me.
Re:So many differences, it doesn't make sense (Score:4, Funny)
Re:If you ever thought about learning Morse (Score:2, Funny)
i wanted to write to you all in glorious morse code but slashdot doesnt like it
Filter error: Please use fewer 'junk' characters.
Re:You have NO IDEA about job rights (Score:1, Funny)
> Your analogy FAILS because "to make me have sex with him/her as a condition of my employment." is illegal
Tell that to porn stars...
But... (Score:3, Funny)
we've learned so much in the last hundred years. We won't let them do that again. Right?
Re:No common sense (Score:4, Funny)
The gas company is required to pump gas through its pipes, they cannot pump salad oil or dishwater without getting into trouble.
if I ran a gas company, I would TOTALLY pump dishwater on april fool's day.
Re:Duh (Score:4, Funny)
Google News Results: Half a million advertising executives were found dead today with knife wounds to their backs...