There is Nothing Fair About the European Commission’s “Fair Share” Proposal
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In a fight between the big tech companies and the internet provider giants, it can be very tempting to not care who wins and loses. However, in the case of the ISPs' "fair share" proposals, ISP victory would mean undermining one of the very foundations of the internet—net neutrality.After the...

After the European Commission held a public consultation on whether they should adopt what they call a “fair share” proposal, they unfortunately voted to move forward with this dangerous plan. This proposal is nothing but a network usage fees regime, which would force certain companies to pay internet service providers (ISPs) for their ability to deliver content to consumers. This idea not only hurts consumers, but also breaks a status quo that facilitated and continues to facilitate the rapid spread of the global internet.

  • Wiredfire@kayb.ee
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    2 years ago

    keeping chargers the same will reduce e-waste as people can use USB-C to charge many devices

    That’s my point… we already could charge many devices from the chargers we had

    • Rakn@discuss.tchncs.de
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      2 years ago

      Yeah and most people have USB-C chargers nowadays. It will just get rid of other connector forms and going forward unify it. It’s awesome.

      If you are a heavy Apple user that might be annoying for you. But in the gran scheme of things that’s the minority.