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There is a link to an article in my article explaining this. I am not in a google fiber area, but I still received the ability to have my broadband speed amplified when Comcast decided to raise its ceiling on streaming speeds as a reaction to the popularity of Google Fiber.

Right, but nothing is being restricted. They have a plan that will give you everything, just like we have now. But then, they ALSO have plans, that cost substantially less, that only give you a smaller portion. It is a way to anticipate user behavior and offer solutions at affordable rates based on bandwidth use. There is no one forcing anything here, they're simply offering different plans based on use, while still offering the traditional plans, and that's exactly why it's not a net neutrality violation.

No, I understand, but this is also an overdramatic hypothetical. My point in the article was that this is actually happening under Net Neutrality, from private companies doing it. I do not believe it's wise to support the government control of broadband internet not being repealed, as an attempt to try and solve a problem that is clearly already not being solved while the government has control of broadband internet.

Hey everyone. I wrote the article, stumbled across this post. Thanks a lot for your feedback, I appreciate it.

I just wanted to take a moment to address some of the things that were written here.

Whataboutisms: The point isn't to divert, the point is to say that this is a problem that exists WITH net neutrality in place. The point is, the argument of free speech is being made a lot, and most of the arguments are overdramatic hypotheticals, all while freedom of speech is being shut down under Net Neutrality.

Our Instagram account: I know, it's shit-posty, but that's how you get people to like your IG account. I don't make the rules, people love shitty memes.

Anyhow, this article is just why I don't support net neutrality. I guess it can seem like hand-waving, but that's not at all what my intention was. I did as much research as I could on the matter, and I just didn't see enough that convinced me keeping broadband under title 2 was a necessity. I had been hearing a lot of arguments that didn't seem totally logical to me, so I addressed some of them as best I could.

Thanks again for the feedback!