The New York Times Has Zero Idea How the Internet Works - Or Is Lying Its Masthead Off
What the New York Times Wants - Intentionally or Not |
The New York Times’ utterly ridiculous Editorial Board recently as one addressed Title II Internet regulatory Reclassification and Network Neutrality - and they did so in utterly ridiculous fashion.
They either have absolutely no idea what any of this is - or they are lying through their printing presses.
The Times calls for the federal government to illegally commandeer control of the entirety of the World Wide Web - so as to then impose Net Neutrality. Guess with whom they are in agreement?
This law classified the Internet as Title I – a very light-touch regulatory regime. As happens when the government largely leaves something alone, the Internet has become a free speech, free market Xanadu. Arguably no endeavor in human history has grown so big, so well, so fast.
If ever there was an example of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” – this is it. Yet the perpetually broken government is listening to these Leftist loons – and considering the move to Title II.
Title II regulations date back to the 1930s – so you know they’ll be a perfect fit for the ultra-modern, incredibly dynamic, expanding-like-the-universe World Wide Web.
This would be the most detrimental of all Information Superhighway road blocks. Rather than the omni-directional, on-the-fly innovation that now constantly occurs, Title II is a Mother-May-I-Innovate, top-down traffic congest-er. Imagine taking a 16-lane Autobahn down to just a grass shoulder.
The Times’ editorial wrongness begins in their title.
The Web would have long ago ground to a halt had not these innovations been developed and continuously enhanced. The bandwidth hogs are looking to have the government mandate that the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) build, maintain and grow them - and give the hogs free, unlimited access.
Guess who would then get to pick up that gi-normous, ever-growing, ongoing tab? Hint: You saw him or her this morning brushing your teeth.
The Times then gets the first half of their very first sentence wrong.
It’s called the free market, Times. You should look into it - instead of looking to end it.
And there are already existing laws and an existing government entity - the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) - to address this if it ever does happen. Which it won’t.
More Times inanity:
And I’m sure the government-run Postal Service would have been very accommodating of that request.
Which is exactly what the Media Marxists want for the Internet.
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Seton Motley is the President of Less Government and he contributes to ARRA News Service. Please feel free to follow him on Twitter / Facebook
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