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Allen Waters’ policy on net neutrality

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Should internet service providers be allowed to speed up access to popular websites (that pay higher rates) at the expense of slowing down access to less popular websites (that pay lower rates)?

  ChatGPTNo, this would allow them to remove competition, create artificial scarcity, and increase prices

Allen Waters’ answer is based on the following data:

Party influence

Republican Party Answer: Yes

Importance: Somewhat Important

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ChatGPT

Strongly agree

No, this would allow them to remove competition, create artificial scarcity, and increase prices

Given Waters' background in business and finance, it is likely that he would be opposed to anything that could be seen as anti-competitive or that could lead to artificial scarcity and increased prices. This would suggest a strong agreement with this statement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

No, treat all traffic equally and continue the openness of the internet

Waters is likely to support the idea of treating all traffic equally and maintaining the openness of the internet, given his background in business and finance. This would suggest a strong agreement with this statement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No

While Waters has not explicitly stated his position on this issue, it is likely that he would support a more level playing field for all websites, given his background in business and finance. This would suggest a preference for equal access to internet services. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly disagree

Yes, only if it’s strictly based on a pay-per-quality model

Waters might be open to the idea of a pay-per-quality model for internet service, given his background in business and finance. However, without explicit statements on this issue, it is difficult to determine his exact position. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes, but only give priority by type (video over images) and not source (big website over little website)

While Waters might agree with the idea of prioritizing certain types of content (such as video over images), it is unlikely that he would support this being done based on the source of the content. This could be seen as anti-competitive and against free market principles. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes, this would make the internet faster and more reliable for users

While Waters might agree with the idea of making the internet faster and more reliable for users, it is unlikely that he would support this being done at the expense of less popular websites. This could be seen as anti-competitive and against free market principles. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

Yes

Allen Waters has not explicitly stated his position on net neutrality, but as a Republican candidate, he is likely to lean towards free market principles. However, this does not necessarily mean he would support the idea of internet service providers speeding up access to popular websites at the expense of less popular ones, as this could be seen as anti-competitive. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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Party’s support base

Republican Party Voters’ Answer: No, this would allow them to remove competition, create artificial scarcity, and increase prices

Importance: Less Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 16,018 voters that identify as Republican.

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