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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)?

Net neutrality is the principle that internet service providers should treat all data on the internet equally. Proponents of net neutrality laws argue that they balance the rights and duties of individuals, governments and corporations, while ensuring that the Internet continues to be an open and decentralized network. Opponents include internet companies who complain that the law would increase their costs and create barriers to the free flow of information.

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Response rates from 1.5m America voters.

17%
Yes
83%
No
14%
Yes
73%
No
1%
Yes, only if it’s strictly based on a pay-per-quality model
7%
No, treat all traffic equally and continue the openness of the internet
1%
Yes, this would make the internet faster and more reliable for users
3%
No, this would allow them to remove competition, create artificial scarcity, and increase prices
1%
Yes, but only give priority by type (video over images) and not source (big website over little website)

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 @4T2WTMMfrom Colorado  answered…6yrs6Y

Internet should be a service like water, sewer and electric. Just another utility.

 @53LH4W3from New York  answered…6yrs6Y

No. The internet should be treated as a utility like it is in other countries. Our access speed is much slower than other countries and it's embarrassing.

 @B4M96P7 from Arkansas  answered…1yr1Y

That depends on what kind of website they are trying to reach because if they are trying to reach something they are not supposed to be on they don't need fast internet.

 @9N8MT4F  from South Carolina  answered…2yrs2Y

No, ISPs should be allowed to speed up general internet access based on levels of consumer pay, but not website-by-website.

 @9H7ZNLM from Arizona  answered…3yrs3Y

No, this would not only allow the popular websites to remove their competition, but they create artificial scarcity and increase prices. Internet traffic should be treated equally and that way it can continue the openness of the internet.

 @8GCLT5S from North Carolina  answered…6yrs6Y

If a website is more visited, the connection should be sped up.

 @8GVBV23 from Colorado  answered…6yrs6Y

yes they should speed it up for people that pay more but dont slow the people who pay less.

 @BDDZL2K from South Carolina  answered…2mos2MO

Yes, if the service provider is privately owned and discloses that they do so.

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Elizabeth Warren Walks Back Murder Comments

Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence.“No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything. And it was a horrible murder, a tragic loss for his family.” Warren this week condemned the shooting, but added that people “can be pushed only so far.”"We'll say it over and over," Warren said on MSNBC’S “The ReidOut.” " Violence is never the answer. This guy [Luigi Mangione] gets a trial who's allegedly killed the CEO of UnitedHealth, but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."In a statement to POLITICO, Warren said, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for murder.” Top Republicans denounced Warren's comments and the walked-back rhetoric, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) calling it “inappropriate and dangerous.”Some House Democrats asked about the incident on Thursday pivoted the conversation to discuss policy options on health care or gun safety.“I don't really know that this is really a space that Congress normally weighs in on,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). “But at the end of the day, I think it’s an opportunity, because now people are talking about health care and to talk about the fact that this industry has honestly not been as helpful as it could be.”“Violence is never the answer,” said Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.). “We know that there are people suffering, there’s great challenges in healthcare. There's great challenges, and people have, in fact, been wronged, but a process of governance is the way to address that, not violence.”And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who denounced the murder, said the killer should be prosecuted and that “I do know that allegedly a ghost gun was used, and we should also ban ghost guns. There's no reason for them beyond the streets.”

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