Well, today the rules official go into effect.
Time to keep our eyes peeled, and to make sure we don't forget come november.
Ceiling_Squid wrote:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/07/fcc-limits-reviews-of-customer-complaints-claims-that-nothing-is-changing/?amp=1
Pai's pulling more shit. Want to file a complaint with the FCC against an ISP and actually have it reviewed? That'll be $225, please. Naturally, only one comissioner dissented.
America's comms watchdog – the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) – stooped to a new low on Thursday when it made last-second changes to a new complaints procedure just minutes after it denied the changes were necessary.
The regulator's July monthly meeting was overshadowed by reports and complaints that an effort to "streamline" its complaints procedure effectively undermined it, and would force consumers to pay $225 to have their concerns addressed by the FCC.
The watchdog pushed back against those reports – which had prompted a Congressional letter and even comment from late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel – by claiming that the new plan used the same language as the current formal complaints process. It even succeeded in persuading some journalists that that was the case.
KleinerKiller wrote:So the FCC process has gotten even fucking shadier and more corrupt thanks to the revelation of how many anti-neutrality comments the agency received turned out to be spambots, and how many complaints against the repeal have straight-up disappeared from their records.
Given the amount of pressure from all sides and now internally, I'm fairly optimistic about the vote either not passing or getting swiftly overturned, but please continue to call your reps and do everything else in your power.
Windy wrote:According to conspiracy theorists, sometime between the 1960s (the time period when democrats were trying to block civil rights) and 2018 we all entered opposite land where suddenly the democrats became the good guys and republicans became saturday morning cartoon villains. Conspiracy theorists also tend to believe that anyone who doesn't believe in this theory are simply too stupid to appreciate how they enlightened they are by their own intelligence.
Crimson847 wrote:Those wacky conspiracy theorists. They tried to convince us that sometime between 2008 and 2016 some of the people who used to support Obama started supporting Trump, but that's obviously ridiculous. People don't change party preferences or affiliations--certainly not after losing a bitter intraparty battle over a policy that's incredibly important to them.
Windy wrote:Crimson847 wrote:Those wacky conspiracy theorists. They tried to convince us that sometime between 2008 and 2016 some of the people who used to support Obama started supporting Trump, but that's obviously ridiculous. People don't change party preferences or affiliations--certainly not after losing a bitter intraparty battle over a policy that's incredibly important to them.
Wow, it's as if politics and society can't be simplified into saturday morning cartoon shows and Harry Potter!
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