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ISPs as publically owned Utilities (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 week ago by GirthBrooksPLO@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Hey everyone, I'm new here but all this news about age verification and data privacy got me thinking about how the Internet itself works and how we connect.

I recall hearing somewhere that a town in the US created a city run internet provider and it significantly increased speeds and lowered overhead, as well as provided more of a voice to its users.

How would you go about implementing this from the technical side? I figure it would be an uphill battle politically, but I don't see a lot of good alternatives in this day and age. I love the idea of I2P and Yggdrasil, but as a matter of user accessibility, they take at least some technical experience and time to set up.

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[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 29 points 1 week ago (1 children)

you should know that local and state laws have been enacted specifically to prevent communal telcom services in many places

...because your politicians are bought and paid for. good luck.

[–] GirthBrooksPLO@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think we are getting to a point in the US where people are just going to start ignoring the government. People don't subscribe to institutions with no credibility and don't provide value in return.

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 9 points 1 week ago

People don't subscribe to institutions with no credibility and don't provide value in return.

ha, ok. have you met many people? id like to introduce you to an entirely fake valuation we call the "stock market".. where nothing is real and unfortunately for poor people, everything matters