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I live in Europa, so really I don't get what's happening in the US right now, but this Wired article seems so partial and biased against Trump (and Zuckerberg).

by sunseb 6y ago

I live in Europa, so really I don't get what's happening in the US right now, but this Wired article seems so partial and biased against Trump (and Zuckerberg). It's a problem I see more and more in the media: taking side politically. Remember net neutrality? This was one one of the founding stone of Internet. Peer pressure, pushing people and platforms, this is what looks like tyranny to me - not Trump nor Zuckerberg. And of course I will get downvoted by these same people talking continuously about diversity of opinions and freedom of speech.

hectorlorenzo 6y ago
Usually Net Neutrality is not about having or not political leanings, but making sure that everyone has equal access to internet regardless of them (as far as I understand it). > Net Neutrality is the basic principle that prohibits internet service providers like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon from speeding up, slowing down or blocking any content, applications or websites you want to use. [1] 1) https://www.freepress.net/issues/free-open-internet/net-neutrality https://www.freepress.net/issues/free-open-internet/net-neut...
thatguy0900 6y ago
News sources have always been biased, though I agree it's gotten much worse under such a polarizing president. Net neutrality is an entirely different concept about internet service providers giving equal speeds to all websites, though, nothing to do with this.
- sunseb 6y ago
  Yes, net neutrality was for Internet providers to just be some kind of pipes that don't prioritize some websites over others. I think a platform like Facebook is a bit like that on a higher level. It's about information distribution, not about being an editor of contents.
stOneskull 6y ago
it can be overwhelming. cnn turns every news story into a story about trump. it seems looney tunes sometimes. there's a lot of fear and uncertainty pumped out.. it'll make you go gray early. i'm glad hackernews is here, and that it's mostly about other stuff. good, brain-food, kinda stuff.

by sunseb 6y ago

hectorlorenzo 6y ago

Usually Net Neutrality is not about having or not political leanings, but making sure that everyone has equal access to internet regardless of them (as far as I understand it). > Net Neutrality is the basic principle that prohibits internet service providers like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon from speeding up, slowing down or blocking any content, applications or websites you want to use. [1] 1) https://www.freepress.net/issues/free-open-internet/net-neutrality https://www.freepress.net/issues/free-open-internet/net-neut...

thatguy0900 6y ago

News sources have always been biased, though I agree it's gotten much worse under such a polarizing president. Net neutrality is an entirely different concept about internet service providers giving equal speeds to all websites, though, nothing to do with this.

sunseb 6y ago
Yes, net neutrality was for Internet providers to just be some kind of pipes that don't prioritize some websites over others. I think a platform like Facebook is a bit like that on a higher level. It's about information distribution, not about being an editor of contents.

stOneskull 6y ago

it can be overwhelming. cnn turns every news story into a story about trump. it seems looney tunes sometimes. there's a lot of fear and uncertainty pumped out.. it'll make you go gray early. i'm glad hackernews is here, and that it's mostly about other stuff. good, brain-food, kinda stuff.