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'''Network neutrality''' (more frequently referred to as "'''net neutrality'''") is a [[euphemism]] for government control of the internet to give high-traffic [[liberal]] companies like [[Google]] a free ride.  Because the government would control what is "neutral", companies would need to support politicians to try to obtain favored treatment as Google and Facebook have been with enormous free traffic.  Under net neutrality, bureaucrats in [[Washington, D.C.]] would monitor and manage Internet traffic under the guides of ensuring "equality or "neutrality", when in fact the government would be interfering with the freedom and free market that has traditionally existed on the Internet.<ref>http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2006/06/your_own_person/</ref> The [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) promulgated net neutrality regulations during the [[Obama Administration]], but in 2017, under new [[conservative]] leadership due to President [[Donald Trump]]'s appointments, the FCC voted to repeal its net neutrality regulations.

'''Network neutrality''' (more frequently referred to as "'''net neutrality'''") is a [[euphemism]] for government control of the internet to give high-traffic [[liberal]] companies like [[Google]] a free ride.  Because the government would control what is "neutral", companies would need to support politicians to try to obtain favored treatment as Google and Facebook have been with enormous free traffic.  Under net neutrality, bureaucrats in [[Washington, D.C.]] would monitor and manage Internet traffic under the guides of ensuring "equality or "neutrality", when in fact the government would be interfering with the freedom and free market that has traditionally existed on the Internet.<ref>http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2006/06/your_own_person/</ref> The [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) promulgated net neutrality regulations during the [[Obama Administration]], but in 2017, under new [[conservative]] leadership due to President [[Donald Trump]]'s appointments, the FCC voted to repeal its net neutrality regulations.

[[Obama]] used net neutrality to pander to [[liberal]] interests in [[Silicon Valley]], such as big supporters of the [[Democratic Party]] like [[Google]], [[Facebook]], and [[Apple]], all of which benefit under net neutrality by hogging enormous traffic without paying for it.  [[Hillary Clinton]] wanted a "gatekeeper" for the internet, which would surely be a liberal.

[[Obama]] used net neutrality to pander to [[liberal]] interests in [[Silicon Valley]], such as big supporters of the [[Democratic Party]] like [[Google]], [[Facebook]], and [[Apple]], all of which benefit under net neutrality by hogging enormous traffic without paying for it.  "[T]he president [Obama] wants tough rules on providers because his interests lie with Silicon Valley," observed some critics.<ref>https://www.usnews.com/opinion/economic-intelligence/2014/11/13/obamas-net-neutrality-plan-plays-internet-favorites</ref> [[Hillary Clinton]] wanted a "gatekeeper" for the internet, which would surely be a liberal.

An easy way to see the undesirability of net neutrality is to consider whether we would want it for other media, such as the printed word.  Under net neutrality, the [[Bible]] could eventually be banned or disfavored from being printed if government deemed it to be [[hate speech]] and thus unworthy of "neutral" treatment.

An easy way to see the undesirability of net neutrality is to consider whether we would want it for other media, such as the printed word.  Under net neutrality, the [[Bible]] could eventually be banned or disfavored from being printed if government deemed it to be [[hate speech]] and thus unworthy of "neutral" treatment.