@plegrain I find the "net neutrality" debate deeply tedious. The net isn't neutral now. Akamai! Spam filtering! Should they be illegal? Gah
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@tomstandage@plegrain#Netneutrality
is nothing to do with those issues that are end-use. It’s about traffic being treated equally.3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @tomstandage
@tomstandage@jonworth No, low latency connections are fine, as long as it isn’t an open internet service optimised for one use case1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @thijsniks
@ThijsNiks@jonworth But prioritising traffic on the ports used for Xbox gaming traffic... isn't that (shock, horror) a "fast lane"? Oh no!1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @tomstandage
@tomstandage@jonworth Yeah, singling out a port or service provider would create a fast lane that runs afoul of net neutrality2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @thijsniks
@ThijsNiks@jonworth The point is that there are legitimate and illegitimate reasons to violate net neutrality1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@tomstandage@jonworth I’m not sure a Xbox low latency connection would be a good thing if that means competitors have a harder time3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@ThijsNiks@jonworth It's a value-added service that just happens to violate strict net neutrality. But I don't think it's evil1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@tomstandage It’s a value added service that makes it harder for new entrants to enter the market3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@tomstandage Though CDNs and private ISP caches already favour the incumbents, I don’t see the need to make it even harder for upstarts
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