Dieter Bohn There is so much E3 news

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From: The Verge - Monday Jun 11, 2018 02:00 pm
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Well, it happened. As of today, the FCC has revoked all net neutrality rules, leaving the internet in a Mad Max-style free-for-all for corporate dominance.

Okay, maybe it's not that bad (not yet, at least). But what the FCC did is a dramatic and risky proposition, particularly given the preponderance of historical evidence against it: the agency let ISPs run wild, assuming that'll encourage them to offer new services (read: limited services that violate net neutrality), make more money, and then expand internet access to more people.

The problem is the history of broadband buildout in the US shows that our internet providers hate competing and expanding and improving their services. They intentionally maintain regional monopolies, allowing each company to wring as much money as they can out of their current customers.

So, I dunno, maybe the FCC's gamble will work. Or maybe our internet plans will start to look awfuly weird in a few years.

-Jake
TODAY IN NET NEUTRALITY

+ Net neutrality is dead — what now?

---> The net neutrality news, conveniently in video form

+ Here’s how companies have flouted net neutrality before
TODAY IN LIZ HAS A FLAMETHROWER

+ Liz officially has a flamethrower

---> Technically the "Not-A-Flamethrower" from Elon Musk's Boring Company
TODAY IN DID YOU KNOW E3 IS HAPPENING?

+ Microsoft is getting ready for the next console war

+ Microsoft's biggest announcements: Kingdom Hearts III, Halo Infinite, Fallout 76, and more

+ Bethesda's biggest news: Doom Eternal, Elder Scrolls VI, and obviously more Fallout details

+ Not E3: In-display fingerprint sensors are here

+ And finally: Andrew W.K. meets Rage 2
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