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[-] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 78 points 10 months ago

Hell net neutrality laws might even have relevance if they keep this up.

[-] elbarto777@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Edit 2: Well, at least I know I'm right. Downvote away.

Sorry, I'm all for net neutrality, but behavior based on browser usage, while dickish, has nothing to do with it.

Edit: it seems like I'm being schooled. Got any sources to back up your downvotes?

Edit 3: nope. I'm not being schooled. The downvoters should either get better informed or stop downvoting with their emotions.

[-] Zunon@lemmy.world 52 points 10 months ago

yes it does, net neutrality not only has to do with the ISP but also the services. different useragent string should NOT lead to a worse quality of service.

[-] vithigar@lemmy.ca 15 points 10 months ago

Right, but your service provider has nothing to do with that difference. The fact that the entity you're contacting on the other end of the connection is providing a degraded experience isn't an internet service delivery problem.

Your internet service, which is what net neutrality is concerned with, is distinct from services on the internet. In the same way that your phone service has nothing to do with the quality of service you get from HP's telephone support line.

[-] ag10n@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

The web is based on open standards; that’s what made it universally accessible. How does limiting access based on how you access the web benefit anyone?

[-] vonbaronhans@midwest.social 15 points 10 months ago

It doesn't, but that isn't their point. They're simply pointing out that existing net neutrality laws in the US usually only apply to ISPs and telcos, not internet businesses.

[-] prole@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 months ago

Nobody is defending the practice, they're just differentiating it from what we've previously referred to as "net neutrality," which is 100% entirely about how ISPs process internet traffic, and not about the services being used within that traffic.

Unless I missed the memo, and "net neutrality" means something different now.

[-] ag10n@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Since Google is both the service provider for the client browser and also provides last-mile internet services; they would fit the definition of a supposed neutral ISP but also neutral for applications and services further up the OSI stack.

Net neutrality is not just a service provider concept but has been viewed this way in the cases service providers have tried to game the system. It also encompasses the concept of an open internet; the neutrality of data is data and presentation, or lack of to the client is defined by open standards, not the desires of any one party.

[-] vithigar@lemmy.ca 6 points 10 months ago

Where did I say it did? The fact that it's not a net neutrality issue doesn't mean it's not an issue. Net neutrality is just a specific thing that isn't this.

[-] elbarto777@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Imagine a business making some smoothies with water provided by the utility company. The business decides to sell less appetizing smoothies to certain organizations. Are you saying that that's a "water utility neutrality" issue?

[-] elbarto777@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago

Got any source on that? I'm legitimately asking to learn more about that.

[-] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

"feelings" bro

[-] Natanael@slrpnk.net 3 points 10 months ago

It doesn't, that's FTC / anticompetitive law territory

[-] prole@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Hmmm, not sure why people are downvoting...

Maybe these days people are using the term "net neutrality" in a broader sense to just mean equitable access, rather than the specific meaning that's been used in the past to refer to ISP behavior and giving preference based on how much is paid?

[-] KonalaKoala@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Well, you might want to look at the Wikipedia article on Net Neutrality to see whether or not you are being schooled on it.

[-] elbarto777@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

In that case I'm right. Thanks. I thought my memory was pulling a fast one on me.

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