What will happen to Scratch if Net Neutrality is killed?

jromagnoli

venyanwarrior wrote:
venyanwarrior wrote:
Luckily for me, and most people living in California, the state has put net neutrality-like laws, so if you're living in California, you're pretty lucky.
That is, unless you work for a cable company.

Really? I hate the 60-second rule.

If you live in california you don't even need net neutrality because of the intense competition in that area.

MrFluffyPenguins

jromagnoli wrote:
venyanwarrior wrote:
venyanwarrior wrote:
Luckily for me, and most people living in California, the state has put net neutrality-like laws, so if you're living in California, you're pretty lucky.
That is, unless you work for a cable company.

Really? I hate the 60-second rule.
If you live in california you don't even need net neutrality because of the intense competition in that area.

Man, he's lucky. I don't live in california, so that's a problem.

Last edited by MrFluffyPenguins (June 6, 2018 16:44:14)

Whatsfordinner77

where soon have to live with it…
… its happening….
…3 more days

leapinleopardstar

Even though Net Neutrality ends on the 11th, I doubt the cable companies would want to affect a KID'S EDUCATION SITE.

malp54

-ShadowOfTheFuture- wrote:
KingOfAwesome58219 wrote:
Congress members get paid $30,000 - $80,000 a year to keep their opposing stance on net neutrality.
Wow, the government's really that corrupt?

yup I guess so

TheRealNetherBefore

leapinleopardstar wrote:
Even though Net Neutrality ends on the 11th, I doubt the cable companies would want to affect a KID'S EDUCATION SITE.

It's less about the what the site is, more about the fact that they can make money out of it. A lot of internet packages in countries without net neutrality make you pay extra for popular sites, and seeing as scratch is quite popular with schools, you could end up having to pay for it.
There's also the issues with corruption and free speech: no net neutrality allows companies to block, restrict and slow access to certain sites, and seeing as scratch is a site that allows for a lot of self expression and is tolerant of all kinds of people it could end up being targeted if things get particularly bad- going off of America's current situation, I don't find it too far fetched, although it's probably unlikely to happen anytime soon.

FireBolt2

Cable companies (Except Xfinity) said that they don't want to change the current state of the internet and its speeds. They want it to be free so they don't feel biased towards companies. Good luck if you have X-finity. They will probably realize that they have made a bad decision after an hour or so, once it goes live on the 11th.

when <[(timer)] = [June 11th]> 
forever
if <X-finity> then 
set [net neutrality v] to [false]
  

else
set [net neutrality v] to [true]
end

end

MrFluffyPenguins

2 more days…

Whatsfordinner77

Mr_PenguinAlex wrote:
2 more days…

This is the last day of the Intenet. Make the most of it.

jromagnoli

Whatsfordinner77 wrote:
Mr_PenguinAlex wrote:
2 more days…
This is the last day of the Intenet. Make the most of it.

lol, no it won't

paws48

Not seein any changes to any of my sites. Could someone point out any changes for me?

leapinleopardstar

paws48 wrote:
Not seein any changes to any of my sites. Could someone point out any changes for me?

it goes into effect on te 11th

KICK_THE_HABIT

YubNubEwok wrote:
Not sure, Scratch could either end the site, although that seems unlikely. They could also pay-or have us pay so that we can access the site.

I think there are a lot of adults (like me) who are on the Scratch website, have fun and would be willing to pay a fee. So I don't understand why the Scratch team doesn't make it easier for non-Americans to make a donation (for example with PayPal).

MrFluffyPenguins

TheRealNetherBefore wrote:
leapinleopardstar wrote:
Even though Net Neutrality ends on the 11th, I doubt the cable companies would want to affect a KID'S EDUCATION SITE.
It's less about the what the site is, more about the fact that they can make money out of it. A lot of internet packages in countries without net neutrality make you pay extra for popular sites, and seeing as scratch is quite popular with schools, you could end up having to pay for it.
There's also the issues with corruption and free speech: no net neutrality allows companies to block, restrict and slow access to certain sites, and seeing as scratch is a site that allows for a lot of self expression and is tolerant of all kinds of people it could end up being targeted if things get particularly bad- going off of America's current situation, I don't find it too far fetched, although it's probably unlikely to happen anytime soon.

So, wouldn't the solution be to shut down Scratch until June 12?

paws48

Mr_PenguinAlex wrote:
TheRealNetherBefore wrote:
leapinleopardstar wrote:
Even though Net Neutrality ends on the 11th, I doubt the cable companies would want to affect a KID'S EDUCATION SITE.
It's less about the what the site is, more about the fact that they can make money out of it. A lot of internet packages in countries without net neutrality make you pay extra for popular sites, and seeing as scratch is quite popular with schools, you could end up having to pay for it.
There's also the issues with corruption and free speech: no net neutrality allows companies to block, restrict and slow access to certain sites, and seeing as scratch is a site that allows for a lot of self expression and is tolerant of all kinds of people it could end up being targeted if things get particularly bad- going off of America's current situation, I don't find it too far fetched, although it's probably unlikely to happen anytime soon.
So, wouldn't the solution be to shut down Scratch until June 12?

It's ending on the 11th, but will likely be here to stay. It's not going to be gone only on the 11th.

Last edited by paws48 (June 10, 2018 18:36:25)

UltimatePink

I know that everyone is probably freaking out, but I'm over here reading notes and baking brownies… if you want an internet brownie, I can probably do something about it.
IDK, just posting something random to hopefully bring a smile to someone…

Whatsfordinner77

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jromagnoli

Whatsfordinner77 wrote:
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lol chill out

Last edited by jromagnoli (June 11, 2018 00:18:48)

MinecraftM153

Whatsfordinner77 wrote:
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leapinleopardstar

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