{"id":15848,"date":"2014-06-02T10:06:36","date_gmt":"2014-06-02T17:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=15848"},"modified":"2014-06-02T17:38:45","modified_gmt":"2014-06-03T00:38:45","slug":"john-oliver-explains-preventing-cable-company-fuckery-aka-net-neutrality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=15848","title":{"rendered":"John Oliver Explains “Preventing Cable Company Fuckery” (aka Net Neutrality)"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a hilarious rant on Network Neutrality, HBO’s John Oliver delivers about as good an explanation of the concept as I’ve ever heard (video below). Even better, he calls out the corporations and special interests who are trying to co-opt the Internet for their nefarious purposes.<\/p>\n

Oliver hits on every bullet point in the debate including how businesses are already deliberately obstructing access; how the FCC is headed by a former cable lobbyist; how our current system is delivering worse service than third world nations; and how the cable cabal is a working monopoly.<\/p>\n

Oliver also notes that the public discussion on the issue is impeded by the inherently dull and technical subject matter, and how opponents of Net Neutrality are exploiting that by having figured out that “the way to do something evil is to put it inside something boring.”<\/em> So Oliver has a suggestion about how to frame the debate, at least in terms of the yawn-inducing identifier “Net Neutrality.”<\/em><\/p>\n

\"John<\/p>\n

That’s right. “Preventing Cable Company Fuckery.”<\/em> Now that’s something that can get people riled up to actually do something productive like send comments to the FCC<\/a> to demand that they protect Net Neutr…er…I mean Preventing Cable Company Fuckery.<\/p>\n

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So please take this simple step to change the world and free yourself from the shackles of corporations who are working against you and your principles. You’ll feel great for having done so. And send this video (and this link<\/a>) along to your friends and family as well. We can have a huge effect if we join together for something positive, rather than submitting to the corporate masters.<\/p>\n