Google, GoDaddy, and CloudFlare Violate Net Neutrality while advocating Net Neutrality

[IAMX 3,055]

 

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Net neutrality advocates frequently warn about the perils of internet service providers (ISPs) censoring the internet yet remain remarkably silent when Cloudflare, Google, and other companies censor free speech.

Recently, liberal tech companies such as GoDaddy, Google, and Cloudflare declared war on free speech, vowing to scrub the internet of “hate speech.”

GoDaddy decided to remove the neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer from their web hosting, and Google decided to remove the white supremacist site from servers as well. Cloudflare also discontinued its service, even though they previously stated that they would defend their right to provide their services to ISIS-related websites.

Google removed Gab.ai, a content-neutral platform committed to free speech for everyone, from their Google Play app ecosystem for promoting “hate speech.”

These Silicon Valley companies do not see the irony in their assault on free speech, considering that these companies have repeatedly suggested that removing net neutrality would allow ISPs such as Comcast or Verizon to block and discriminate websites and services. Google, Cloudflare, and GoDaddy blocked these websites, in essence, violating the neutrality of the Internet.

Net neutrality passed under former Democrat Tom Wheeler’s FCC in 2010. The rule, known as the Open Internet Order, reclassified the internet as a public monopoly. Critics chided the rule, stating that it would diminish the freedom of the internet. Proponents argue that the regulations prevent Internet service providers from discriminating against content providers; however, net neutrality advocates often ignore the peril of tech companies like Google, GoDaddy, and Cloudflare becoming the policemen of the internet.

Google has served as a strong supporter of net neutrality and argued that if FCC Chairman Ajit Pai were to remove those internet regulations, then Comcast and Verizon can censor the internet however they choose. 

 

 

 

http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/08/21/did-google-godaddy-and-cloudflare-violate-net-neutrality/

 

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It's really hilarious given Godaddy in particular's recent Net Neutrality gimmick page a month ago:

 

 

“In 2015, the tech industry and millions of individuals fought to legally protect the internet from fast lanes and slow lanes, guaranteeing an open, unrestricted internet that treated all data neutrally — not favoring big business over small. Unfortunately, the FCC has changed leadership and the open internet is now under serious attack once again. July 12 marks a “Day of Action on Net Neutrality” across the web. If you value the spirit of the internet that’s driven so much prosperity and freedom around the world, please join forces with GoDaddy to get informed and take action today.” ~ Blake Irving, GoDaddy CEO and Board Director

 

 

About two years ago, I wrote an article for Inc. Magazine warning of the danger to the content neutrality of the internet. At the time, the FCC was considering a move that would essentially divide the internet into two traffic lanes — one for big business and one for everyone else. That meant Internet Service Providers could create “fast lanes” for preferred companies or content, leaving small businesses, charities and individual initiatives to wither on the old, slow networks.

Along with many other leaders in tech, I felt an overwhelming responsibility to speak out and make sure that the internet remained open and free. Thankfully, the voices of tech, along with 4 million individuals who also wrote to the FCC, made a difference and the catastrophe was averted. Now however, just two years later, the open internet is once again under threat by the new administration.

 

 

https://www.godaddy.com/garage/godaddy/july-12-internet-wide-day-action-save-net-neutrality/

 

Replace government with Google/Godaddy/Cloudflare -- a deuce by any other name.

 

I guess leftists don't even consider the concept of hypocrisy. 

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

This does not surprise me one bit. When Daesh/ISIS was growing and calls growing to Google/FB/Twitter to silence those voices all there was from was silence or some cockamammy statement about freedom of expression. But now if it has anything to do with the Confederacy or a Confederate Flag they silence it. 

[IAMX 3,055]

16 minutes ago, cyberfx1024 said:

This does not surprise me one bit. When Daesh/ISIS was growing and calls growing to Google/FB/Twitter to silence those voices all there was from was silence or some cockamammy statement about freedom of expression. But now if it has anything to do with the Confederacy or a Confederate Flag they silence it. 

#Standards

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

15 minutes ago, IAMX said:

#Standards

They have none as we noted previously.

[Dashinka 24,420]

3 hours ago, cyberfx1024 said:

This does not surprise me one bit. When Daesh/ISIS was growing and calls growing to Google/FB/Twitter to silence those voices all there was from was silence or some cockamammy statement about freedom of expression. But now if it has anything to do with the Confederacy or a Confederate Flag they silence it. 

It seems they are more worried about the backlash from the radical left movements and are bowing to the fascism of antifa.

 

[OriZ 3,157]

Well, it is a good thing blockchain technology is starting to take off...won't be long now.

Edited August 22, 2017 by OriZ

[IAMX 3,055]

16 minutes ago, OriZ said:

Well, it is a good thing blockchain technology is starting to take off...won't be long now.

Censorship is a death knell to the censors. 

 

If Google is smart (as a former employee, and also a customer of countless products, including mailserver hosting for our family domain registered through a Swiss registrar) they'll realize sooner rather than later catering to anti-fascist fascists only stands to hurt themselves.

[OriZ 3,157]

18 minutes ago, IAMX said:

Censorship is a death knell to the censors. 

 

If Google is smart (as a former employee, and also a customer of countless products, including mailserver hosting for our family domain registered through a Swiss registrar) they'll realize sooner rather than later catering to anti-fascist fascists only stands to hurt themselves.

Well, the creator of litecoin is an ex-googler. Even if it doesn't come from google themselves, there are so many interesting projects out there and so many experienced people, it will be very exciting to see where this all goes. 

[spookyturtle 9,465]

Imagine that, advocating one thing and doing the opposite. Just like politicians. 

[Póg mo 1,749]

1 hour ago, spookyturtle said:

Imagine that, advocating one thing and doing the opposite. Just like politicians. 

Just like Trump. Not a politician, but plays one on TV.

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

20 hours ago, OriZ said:

Well, the creator of litecoin is an ex-googler. Even if it doesn't come from google themselves, there are so many interesting projects out there and so many experienced people, it will be very exciting to see where this all goes. 

I got ETH,BTC, and some NEO right now. I have about $10k invested right now and I have made a good amount of money off of it. My two coworkers are in on it as well, one has $35k invested, the other one has about 100 Bitcoin and another $50k invested in it. 

20 hours ago, OriZ said:

Well, the creator of litecoin is an ex-googler. Even if it doesn't come from google themselves, there are so many interesting projects out there and so many experienced people, it will be very exciting to see where this all goes. 

What exchanges do you use?

[IAMX 3,055]

Isn't Bitcoin capped? My wife and I talked about this like yesterday since I'm building a new desktop right now (~$3,000) and I talked about using my old box as a mining device, but somewhere the discussion went this way and it sounds like Bitcoin, if capped, would become diminishing returns. So it might be better to invest in another cryptocurrency, even if more risky.

Edited August 23, 2017 by IAMX

[OriZ 3,157]

2 hours ago, cyberfx1024 said:

I got ETH,BTC, and some NEO right now. I have about $10k invested right now and I have made a good amount of money off of it. My two coworkers are in on it as well, one has $35k invested, the other one has about 100 Bitcoin and another $50k invested in it. 

What exchanges do you use?

I have NEO as well. I am not touching BTC or ETH as they are overvalued imo. There are so many good projects out there, I actually own about 70 different cryptocurrencies - including Litecoin, and Ripple which seems on a tear these days. Here's a story for ya: I actually knew about BTC longggggg before many of the current investors - back in 2009 when it was at 6 cents. I decided not to invest in it because I didn't know how governments would react and how far they would let it go, plus the instability of the exchanges at the time. In hindsight, one of the things I regret the most as far as my financial investment decisions are concerned, as a mere $100(which if an exchange crashed or gov shut it down no biggie, small amount to lose) would have yielded me over $50 mil today. lol. That's ok, I have other venues, it would have just been a sweet shortcut. Anyways, instead of jumping on the bandwagon too late, I'd rather look elsewhere - there are currencies out there that are faster, more secure, more anonymous, safer, cheaper, etc...I see no reason to own BTC these days; Not to say it's  not going to go even higher long term I just see more potential in this technology where the internet of things and VR, smart cars, etc is concerned, not only tokens. It has gone much further than tokens now which is why I mentioned it in this particular thread.

 

So we can thank Satoshi Nakamoto for the technology, but I'm not all too impressed with the currency itself. Depending on the currency I'm interested in I usually use either Bittrex or Bitfinex. For example IOTA is not listed in Bittrex so had to get that one from Bitfinex. The funny thing is everybody says cryptocurrencies are so volatile, but I'm used to options trading, so to me it seems so boring and slow moving compared to options lol.

 

2 hours ago, IAMX said:

Isn't Bitcoin capped? My wife and I talked about this like yesterday since I'm building a new desktop right now (~$3,000) and I talked about using my old box as a mining device, but somewhere the discussion went this way and it sounds like Bitcoin, if capped, would become diminishing returns. So it might be better to invest in another cryptocurrency, even if more risky.

Your old box? Dude, you need some serious power. I am actually considering putting alot of money upfront into 15-20 super strong computers, with a cooling system, and doing some serious mining.The mining with Bitcoin will be too complicated and too slow if you use your old box, but if you still wanna try mining I'd suggest Litecoin which is ALOT easier at this point.

Edited August 23, 2017 by OriZ

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

2 hours ago, IAMX said:

Isn't Bitcoin capped? My wife and I talked about this like yesterday since I'm building a new desktop right now (~$3,000) and I talked about using my old box as a mining device, but somewhere the discussion went this way and it sounds like Bitcoin, if capped, would become diminishing returns. So it might be better to invest in another cryptocurrency, even if more risky.

My coworker that has over 100 BTC does have 3 supercomputers going all day mine it and he says he makes about $300 a day. But that's not counting the energy he used that day mining that BTC. 

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

4 minutes ago, OriZ said:

I have NEO as well. I am not touching BTC or ETH as they are overvalued imo. There are so many good projects out there, I actually own about 70 different cryptocurrencies - including Litecoin, and Ripple which seems on a tear these days. Here's a story for ya: I actually knew about BTC longggggg before many of the current investors - back in 2009 when it was at 6 cents. I decided not to invest in it because I didn't know how governments would react and how far they would let it go, plus the instability of the exchanges at the time. In hindsight, one of the things I regret the most as far as my financial investment decisions are concerned, as a mere $100(which if an exchange crashed or gov shut it down no biggie, small amount to lose) would have yielded me over $50 mil today. lol. That's ok, I have other venues, it would have just been a sweet shortcut. Anyways, instead of jumping on the bandwagon too late, I'd rather look elsewhere - there are currencies out there that are faster, more secure, more anonymous, safer, cheaper, etc...I see no reason to own BTC these days; Not to say it's  not going to go even higher long term I just see more potential in this technology where the internet of things and VR, smart cars, etc is concerned, not only tokens. It has gone much further than tokens now which is why I mentioned it in this particular thread.

 

So we can thank Satoshi Nakamoto for the technology, but I'm not all too impressed with the currency itself. Depending on the currency I'm interested in I usually use either Bittrex or Bitfinex. For example IOTA is not listed in Bittrex so had to get that one from Bitfinex. The funny thing is everybody says cryptocurrencies are so volatile, but I'm used to options trading, so to me it seems so boring and slow moving compared to options lol.

My ETH and BTC are locked away into Gemini right now. But the rest of money is in Bittrex put away into NEO right now. Yeah I hear you about woulda and shoulda's, I hear it all the time from my coworker Buck. He talks everyday now how he at one time he had 12,000 BTC in 2009, and how he could retire today if he had it. I have made some money from crypto right now and I like messing with it because it keeps me on my game. 

 

What currencies do you like right now? You can pm me the list if you want.