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1. chosa (chosafine@instance.business)'s status on Thursday, 14-Dec-2017 14:30:02 EST chosa

   I don’t actually think any current isp will actually start turning the internet into cable tv packages, it’s not in their interest to do that

   Maybe they’ll charge video services more for peering deals, but I don’t think that was wrong to begin with. With decentralized services, blocking one centralized source becomes moot. And I think they don’t want to face the backlash of blocking a big service

   1. zoowar (zoowar@indy.im)'s status on Friday, 15-Dec-2017 02:14:19 EST zoowar

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      You miss the point. They block (rate limit) everything but the centralized services, which are easily extorted.
   2. Rysiekúr Memesson (rysiek@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 14-Dec-2017 19:53:08 EST Rysiekúr Memesson

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      @chosafine Facebook is already "free traffic" on many providers. Making Mastodon or Diaspora second-rate netizens (since Facebook will be able to pay for the "premium" access to users) is a simple business decision. Which will drive more people to Facebook and make the lock-in stronger.

      But sure, nothing to worry about.