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[–] beejjorgensen@lemmy.sdf.org 143 points 3 months ago (2 children)

If my ISP starts throttling my traffic, I'll just switch to one of the zero other providers in my area.

[–] No_Eponym@lemmy.ca 60 points 3 months ago

zero other providers in my area.

Your current ISP:

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 45 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'd love to see a strong lawyer challenge the legality of laws blocking a municipal fiber option. I bet there are holes all over it like swiss cheese.

[–] elvith@feddit.org 11 points 3 months ago

I bet you could use them to cheaply run all that fiber to your potential customers

[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 47 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Gotta love how they hate freedom

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 36 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They don't. They love to protect large companies freedom to bribe courts and politicians with money they gained by figuratively fucking the people in the ass.

[–] fraksken@infosec.pub 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Upvoted for the use of "figuratively". Thank you.

[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

Not sure how figuratively there good friend Epstein is tho.

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 8 points 3 months ago

Round and round we go