Yeah it’s funny how the content and service providers want to control the entire internet when they’ve proven countless times to abuse their power and regulate legal content that is not of their liking.
If YouTube decides to start blocking certain devices from its servers, ISPs can at least retaliate, in a free market and throttle their connection to pressure them to stop uncompetitive practices. Since the ISPs must consider the interests of their customers.
Right now there is no check and balance on these behemoth technology companies and they appear to be acting above the law.
I feel like goog's best case outcome is everything open. They want amazon to sell their stuff, support their users, and they want to support Amazon too. But when one side is playing hard-ball for years, at some point you have to do something.
You see Google supports net neutrality but only for the ISPs, the companies who actually built the infrastructure. But even though YouTube is a massive monopoly, they will easily block your account if you say anything they don't like, or they will block YouTube from competitors devices like in this article.
Yes. And the timing is ironic. If one trusts Google (or any other company in that matter -- have no delusions in the matter) to guide them toward utopia or show them the right way to democracy, they are up for a surprise.
