Moyers on America "The Net at Risk" | PBS

[hamy2tree]

Agreed! And appreciate the feedback.

[EverythingY0utube]

Net neutrality will kill the internet. No one is complaining about the cable companies restricting access. If they do you switch ISP's, it called competition. I don't need the Gov't gaining more power and regulating everything in my life. 99% of companies are neutral and passing this would only drive prices up and give the Gov't the power to control the Internet. Wanna be like China where they block anything they want? My internet is fine just like my health insurance so fuck off!!

[hamy2tree]

Who said phone companies don't block sites? I have an Android HTC Evo. Unlike my computer based internet. Hulu is blocked unless I buy an extra service. So with that being said the last statement in the above video is a lie!

Anyone ever been to Australia? It's a pain in the ass getting internet there. Everything is so controlled. You have to buy how much you use much like buying minutes to a prepaid phone. Do we really want to take steps back like this?

[EverythingY0utube]

@hamy2tree Hulu blocks it themselves, not the cable company. And Australia is thousands of miles away, of course it will be slow. If an ISP becomes destructive and jacks up rates and blocks access to what ever, it is called switching providers. Competition is our net neutrality. Competition will make the ISP's have better prices, drive innovation and in the end the consumer wins. What makes you think Gov't can fix every issue. Post Office gets their ass kicked by UPS and FED EX. Gov't = Fail

[beenn15]

that was 4 years ago... why don't they have a blanket law that says bits are bits... and internet providers shouldn't dictate what kinds of bits they'll prioritize. They should just serve as a network router that allows people access to the 1's and 0's that make up the net. That's the only way to guarantee the so called "net neutrality".

[HexTest]

@beenn15 - So hospitals using the internet to save lives shouldn't have more priority over those who are downloading porn. Nothing stupid about that right?

**sarcasm off

[itcanbecheezcaketime]

Now.. hold the damn phone just a fuckin' minute. The government makes laws all the time as a preventative measure. The people are asking for just ONE bill to be passed securing net neutrality. Just one! But the government just wants to wait for a problem to start first. Why? If the people all want to secure the sanctity of the internet, then pass the fuckin' bill! They're supposed to be in office to serve our interests... well... wtf?

[frodomcgee]

The best way to combat the mainstream media is to buy music, movies, magazines, and newspapers only from alternative media, independent studios, and record labels. Sell/trade any DVDs and CDs you have from the big 6 media conglomerates. Don't use myspace or IGN which are owned by Fox. Give up a little so your kids don't have to give up a lot.

[paulp1021]

I think you can blame President Bill Clinton back in 1996 when he signed that insidious Telecommunications Act. But again, I think he was stupid enough to sign that bill, so he can appeal to congressional right wingers. The same right wingers who impeached his ass later during "Monica-Gate".

[CascaMMA]

So what's the common step the average person is wiling to do to help?  Support right? Many whine but do nothing. What creative way should be devised to not only make the US public aware, but also take a small step that will collectively make a difference?

[cybersphere]

These greedy selfish corporate assholes who want to toll the Internet need to be shot.

[paulp1021]

These corporate fascist pigs operate like the mob. But again, they own the government. Corporate lobbyists have more of a say in our electoral & legislative process than the actual individual registered voter does. It's no wonder why here in the United States, we have such low voter turnout. Liberals, conservatives, Libertarians, green party members, Independents, and everyone else should be up in arms with this whole internet restriction bullshit.

[TheMWGriffin]

@cybersphere I think every sane person agrees with you on this one bud.

[HexTest]

@cybersphere - Indeed, so should cell phone companies who charge money for providing service. Even if ISP's are the ones providing internet to us in the first place. why should we have to pay for it?

Everything should be free!!!

[cybersphere]

@HexTest I agree in principle. I also forgot about making the above statement. It was 3 years ago! I was harsh, but my views haven't changed. Fast Cheap Internet access should be a human right, just like access to safe clean drinking water.

[HexTest]

@cybersphere - Is protection from theft also a human right? Would you agree that no one should be forced to pay for things that they don't use and should pay for things that they do?

[marcusjansen239369]

good footage. Thank God for Bill Moyer!

[buddybleau]

The day that the Internet is not free to everyone is the day I will throw my computer in the garbage!

[hellokitty2007]

net neutrality has already been killed globally by the american government. as of 2007, any material that touches the nerve of the american governement, example, the rape and murder videos by white american soldiers, recorded by the same soldiers, was effectivley blocked on a global scale. becuase it conflicted with the image of what these people wanted america and whites to be.

[crock703]

If you're going to make a claim like that you HAVE to provide some evidence.

[o4therainbow]

resist the new world order

[mrmELS]

Man, doesnt history already prove that if corporations or whoever gets the chance/access to regulate something they sure as hell will, to work with their agenda...making money one way or another

[rsimpson013]

Thanks for people like Bill Moyers and PBS to get this information out to the public. The "so called" liberal media doen't exist. This country is being bought and sold by corporate america.

[Ziggyzona]

Right at the end, the ladies comment is SO true. If they arent planning on limiting access, put it into the law. They won't, which means....they are planning to limit access, which will in turn limit democracy.

SAVE THE INTERNET!

[heikoxxxxxx]

FIGHT FOR NET NEUTRALITY! For more info (videos, lots of background info and more) please go to myspace page - it is in my profile, click on my name. I am a member of savetheinternet

[sagecast]

True to character, Mike McCurry lies when he calls the threat to Net Neutrality "a hypothetical problem that has not yet arisen." His bosses at AT&T, BellSouth and Verizon have repeatedly told mainstream news reporters of their plans to dismantle Internet freedom and discriminate against Web sites that don't pay their added tolls for service. Big Problem Mike.

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