The Death Of The Internet

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There are groups trying to privatize the internet, meaning it would cost more and it wouldn't be free like it is right now (for the most part). This is a scary concept.

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  • If you like Metacafe and Youtube - SHOW ...

    React against this attempt to privatize the global community we have created!

    Tell as many people as you can!

    BLOG! Write your congresspersons - or better CALL them!

    Share this video... do SOMETHING - PLEASE!

    By antiklaus 1150601531 Reply Spam [+7] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • This is bullshit

      Internet is a worlwide network. No country nor firm can control of it. It's like if one guy decide to make you pay for the air you breath!

      By blacksad 1150683726 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • My congressmen

      are drunken whoremongers who have a job for life because the diebold voting machines are all rigged. Our elections mean about as much as those in Cuba. I'm guessing your congressmen could give a S**t either.

      By The_12_inch_pianist 1150606092 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • did you post this?

      Hey did you post this video? There is another one coming out and I can get someone to email you it, if you want?

      email steve@coanews.org and tell him I sent you and that you want the video sent to you.

      -if it wasn't you, do you know who posted it.

      By Garynick 1162278799 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Oh yeah...

      get ready for "internet 2". If you don't believe this is real, you should do a little reading.

      By The_12_inch_pianist 1150606150 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • pure evil

    Why would anyone do this? They don't have the right to block off the internet. The internet has made of lives easier. If this actually happens then im gonna go join the rebellion.

    By apexi957 1182792386 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • this will never fall through

    if it does the providers will go bankrupt or a clever bastard will make a people's option that is cheaper and make lots of money

    By commie pinko wannabe 1171833851 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • I understand all that

    But what is the internet and this web thing everyone mentions

    By hugh-janus 1150638951 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • This sounds like alarmist crap from peop...

    It sounds like this group took one thing that AOL did last year-- which was to give faster email delivery for companies that paid an extra fee to it-- and used it to base their idea on how the internet works, LOL. Morons!

    And exactly how would companies like AT

    By driley 1150637237 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Stupid Metacafe keeps cutting off my com...

      Oh, well-- that's it's loss.

      Anyway, to summarize what I wanted to say, only a person who doesn't understand how the internet works would be alarmed by this dribble. ISPs could NEVER be able to do what they are saying in this video-- actual content providers and the web hosts who actually serve up the content would never allow themselves to be extorted [because that's what this bill would amount to-- extortion]. And providers and hosts are just as much heavy players on the internet as ISPs.

      Customers would become outraged. This would open up an opportunity for new ISPs to compete with AT

      By driley 1150637709 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Continued...

      ...new ISPs to compete with AT

      By driley 1150637868 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • This sounds like alarmist tripe by peopl...

    It sounds like this group took one thing that AOL did last year-- which was to give faster email delivery for companies that paid an extra fee to it-- and used it to base their idea on how the internet works, LOL. Morons!

    And exactly how would companies like AT

    By driley 1150637140 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • IF U SAW THIS CLIP IN IT'S ENTIRETY

    THEN U'R A DORK/NERD

    By The Omen 1150632273 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
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  • Marketing ploys based on bandwidth conne...

    The internet is entierely a Peer to peer based newtwork, which makes it not only the most free-to-speak form of interaction, it is essentially no-ones. People will not stand for manipulation in how we connect with each other. Doing so would alter our web surfing to full under a 'big brother'.
    Saying that, this is a very real issue. Internet companies definately do have a lot of power over our use of the internet, and it's amazing something like this bandwidth altering (to exploit our connection so certain sites have fast/slower access than others; if any at all) hasn't been attempted already. Because when it does happen, it'll be a matter of time before the internet spirals into just another form of marketing from corperates, rendering it into something that's like a slightly more interactive television.

    Here's hoping that some Law will be passed preventing discrimination with connection so this commercialism will never occure.

    By ash_law 1150606675 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • you dont need a law

      just everybody turn the PC off for a Day or two maybe even a week. then you can have a cyberDSLline all you want,you just took away the track for them.

      if you can keep your hands off it long enough,excluding the porno-morons of course.

      By eganam 1150837486 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • just a thought

      this would mean no more porn, no more free porn for sure coz you gotta pay for it. so better turn it off for sure (they got no choice anyways, lol)

      By kil0wattz 1173585374 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • That's not even the point!

      It's not even a question of people not standing to be manipulated. There's too much money at stake. Corporations are not only ISPs; they're also content providers and web hosts. Ya think Ipod and Google are going to let this type of thing happen? How on earth could such a worst case scenario take place as to bloggers being shut out? Google OWNS Blogger, one of the biggest blogging services on the internet. Ya think Google would just roll over and let AT

      By driley 1150638220 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • A little niave don't you think?

      Bloggers won't be shut out initially, just side swipped by providers who have clients willing to pay the extra fee for the speed.
      On a long enough time line competition will be dominated by corporations with the most ownership and money. There will be merger upon merger.
      Don't you think Google will sell out the very people it makes it's money off?

      They just haven't been offered a big enough check yet. Everyone has their price.

      By ash_law 1150974222 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • true...

    this topic was in this months Pop Sci magazine. These big communications companies really do want to cash in on the internet... kind of sad if this happens. This will basically mean METACAFE (and other similar sites) will probably not exist in the near future. The downfalls to capitalism...

    By genkidama20 1150599920 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • What!

    This will never happen! This would ruin the economy worse than our high priced fuel.

    By topofthelist 1150599345 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • holy crap

    this is getting out of hand. one more step moving towards of privatizing the globle, as trying to own governments.

    By kil0wattz 1173585283 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Dont Care.

    As long as I can watch porn online!

    By Tre1109 1150659350 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • dont be naive ppl.!!

    .

    By SamerDubai 1147962237 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
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