No, nope, this is the exact opposite of what will likely happen. Facebook, Amazon, Netflix etc. will buy their lane, and will remain nominally free. Losing net neutrality would probably benefit Facebook more than any other company—even more than the ISPs. This isn’t 2003 anymore.https://twitter.com/numbersmuncher/status/941145743146053632 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Ed Miller
Ah, well sorry for missing the joke,
@NumbersMuncher. Keeping tweet as the point probably needs to be made. We need net neutrality, but we also already lost it.https://twitter.com/edmillerpoker/status/941324458077306881 …zeynep tufekci added,
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Yep. This will just further consolidate existing consolidation. Big tech isn’t fighting to death over this for a reason. https://twitter.com/florianwinter/status/941323041979682816 …
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Yep. Structurally, without net neutrality, there is great incentive on the ISPs to crack down on anti-surveillance/anti-censorship technology. https://twitter.com/FlorianWinter/status/941323980190961664 …
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Ah, okay. This is the viral thread that gets it all wrong. This is the exact opposite of what will happen, as Facebook and other giants will buy their lane, and remain nominally free to the end-user. https://twitter.com/thereaIbanksy/status/940989790677291010 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted monday
yep, only that the account is fake-bansky.https://twitter.com/12d855/status/941484449388220421 …
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monday @12d855Banksy burning strawmen does more harm than good. For the reasons you mentioned, the effects of NN repeal won't be immediately obvious to a majority of users. In a year Ajit Pai and the GOP will condescendingly note that Twitter is still around and dismiss NN advocates as loons. https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/941424134524997633 …Show this thread3 replies 0 retweets 13 likesShow this thread -
zeynep tufekci Retweeted jtm_
Great thread that combines explaining the technical details of what net neutrality means with the current economic reality and political consequences.https://twitter.com/jtm_/status/941357716823597056 …
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jtm_ @jtm_I'm getting tired of the#NetNeutrality
meme saying "if it passes you'll pay $14.99 for Twitter and $.10 per Google search". It is absolutely not what is going to happen and we should try to educate people on the real reasons why #NetNeutrality
needs defending. Thread 
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Roger Brown
The idea that unregulated markets lead to competitive landscape is unfounded. If anything, consolidation and explicit or implicit collusion to undermine competition is the norm in most industries—and appropriate regulation is what preserves competition.https://twitter.com/RogerBr18640205/status/941338067629166593 …
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The ultimate goal of every company is to destroy the free market by becoming a monopoly.
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