Should the Government Adopt Rules on Web Fair Play?

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I think that the government needs to keep out of the internet and give us are freedom to do what we want and not have to see the government cernor stuff on the web

aj of OH 9:00AM March 25, 2011

I am so sick of the feds interferring in my life..this is not China...
Please think of the most discusting expletive and know I am using it to express my distain for the government on this issue...

Tom in San Diego of CA 6:49PM December 02, 2009

The Obama administration would like very much to control what is said on the internet. They don't like the media to comment on what they are doing.The control that they want we will in time end up like Cuba under a dictatorship.

Reed of OH 1:33PM December 02, 2009

We are reaching Junctures in the Evolution of the Internet that seem to make the journey more perilous as time goes on; as the consolidation of service network providers driven by economic realities have left consumers with less competition and diversity in the Internet Connection Marketplace.
What is important here is not where things are, but where they are headed. Obvious road-signs that appeared years ago was the move from generic `compatible` computers to computers produced by manufacturers that would only work with Operating systems of their choosing.
In some cases these computers 'really' wouldn't work at all with different operating systems; this choice was simply taken away.
Consumers were thus driven to buy specific Operating Systems by manufacturers that modified the formerly compatible (interchangeable, generic, flexible) designs of computer hardware. Don't need to be really smart to understand why this was done.
The same 'model' can be expected to be applied to other markets, the internet for example. And there are clear signs that work is already underway in this area to achieve such.
And, yes some rules need to be put in place before it is too late.
There are precious few computer users who understand that the wire that leads out of the back of their computer transmits no relevant stuff as regards the Operating System or any Software running on that machine that would be in any way relevant to the Service Provider and their connection.
Don't believe me speak with some suitably qualified Network Professional as regards software (OS's) on a computer that are `prohibitive` or have `unique requirements` as regards connecting to the network (The Internet) via. an ISP.
There are none.
Users (that's you) are typically given quite a different impression when they contact their Service Providers (you know,...the big ones).
Even when visiting their `support` areas (as of the date of this posting). I don't want to go too in depth with this but clearly the potential for extracting bucks for `levels' of service based on `manufactured` requirements is there. We need legislation to prevent it; to prevent consumers from being thus exploited.
Keep the Wire (The Web) Neutral,... pass laws.

Ami0 of GA 6:45AM December 02, 2009