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so just how bad is the repeal of Obama's net neutrality and what our tech companies doing about it unless you've been living under a rock over the past several months you knew that this vote on net neutrality was coming it played out as many people expected and the FCC voted to reclassify Internet service providers like Comcast spectrum and Verizon the vote removed restrictions on the companies that many felt were vital to have an open and fair internet now Google responded by pledging to continue to follow the policies of net neutrality quote we remain committed to net neutrality policies that enjoy overwhelming public support we've been approved by the courts and we are working well for every part of the internet economy we will work with other net neutrality supporters large and small to promote strong enforceable protections now what does Google mean by strong and enforceable protections because there are less protections or there will be once this passes partly we have to trust in companies like Google to protect our interests not just theirs Facebook is another company that voice support for strong net neutrality regulations and that quote from Sheryl Sandberg today's decision from the Federal Communications Commission to end net neutrality is disappointing and harmful an open Internet is critical for new ideas and economic opportunity and internet providers shouldn't be able to decide what people can see online or charge more for certain web sites we're ready to work with members of Congress and others to help make the internet free and open for everyone I love what Sandberg said because it was a lot less lawyer speak than Google and she also pointed out how it's going to affect people like you and me more on that in a moment let's move on to Netflix we're disappointed in the decision to gut net neutrality protections that ushered in an unprecedented era of innovation creativity and civic engagement this is the beginning of a longer legal battle Netflix stands with innovators large and small to oppose this misguided FCC order damn Netflix tell us how you really feel they also remind us that this is just the beginning of a long legal battle and it will be some time before these new regulations take a also with its repeal Amazon's chief technology officer took to Twitter to share his statement and a quote I am extremely disappointed in the FCC's decision to remove net neutrality protections we will continue to work with our peers partners and customers to find ways to ensure an open and fair internet that can continue to drive massive innovation now let's just sit back for a moment and talk about why this matters so much to people like you and me and it's not just about companies charging you a little more to get to your content it's much deeper than that it speaks to the very root of a democratic open free society so let's just sit back for a moment and imagine that the Internet is a whole series of highways roads bridges and buses and trains okay and different companies own different aspects of the transportation system and they say hey you know Jace you can go to this mall over here and drive there on our fast train for free and once you go there you can shop on all those stores that we have partnerships with or we own a piece of but if you want to go over here to this other mall where you're gonna charge us 1099 each time you go on that bus or train or Road yeah now those malls are not competing with each other on equal footing anymore are they no it's not really fair and it's stifling innovation because this mall over here could create a wonderful experience but they can't compete with free fast transportation to the free mall right that's not fair that's not a free and open transportation system we want a free and open Internet what happens when you take that and it becomes the Internet that's our highway for information and knowledge and cultural exchange well now you can decide what people see and what information they get and if you're really good at it you can manipulate what people begin to believe right I mean we saw a lot of this in the last election in the US and 2016 where countries or companies you know were manipulating information we called it fake news and of course each side had their own a set of fake news it's really dangerous stuff and although these companies have a case to want to make more money and and scale up their business it is a very slippery slope when you are able to manage information in a way that suits your own business and is not in the best interest of public and society at a heart you should care about this and you should care about it a lot let me know what you think in the comments below and on Twitter like me do you like ultra-thin bone cases if so you just need protection against everyday wear and tear and our sponsor has super-thin cases price just right for all major phones you can go to minimal case calm use our coupon code AAA 20 and get 20% off an already 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