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Ask HN: What is the “other side” of the Net Neutrality argument?

Everything I've read or seen on the internet has told me companies are trying to end Net Neutrality and that this is a really bad thing and I should do something about it. All of the publications I've seen have been pushed by Reddit or Youtube or some site that would be negatively affected by the decision. Surely, the content-creators on these platforms are biased against ending Net Neutrality.

Instead of blindly following and accepting the rhetoric of these content-creators, I want to explore all sides of the argument.

If ending Net Neutrality meant the end of everything that is "good" about the internet, there wouldn't be proponents pushing for it.

I refuse to believe that mega-corporations like Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon are 100% evil, and that they want to end Net Neutrality just to screw over their customers and get more money. After all, the employees of the ISPs are humans and must also be benefiting from Net Neutrality, no?

So, what is the other side of the argument? Why would anyone want to end net neutrality?

16 points rlyshw 9 years ago 28 comments

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