It's one thing to argue that government regulations will hamstring the Internet, as many opponents of Net neutrality regulations argue. But a new coalition of economic and social conservatives also argues that the FCC's proposed rules would prevent the Net from being hamstrung in the right way.
In a letter sent Thursday to members of Congress, leaders of 30 groups called on lawmakers to oppose the Net neutrality proposal, saying "the great success of the Internet has been made possible because the government has stayed out."
They went on, however, to warn that the proposed rules "call into question how obscenity and other objectionable content on the Internet is treated." In particular, the letter contends, Net neutrality "prohibits" ISPs from "preventing peddlers of child pornography from having unblocked access to every home Internet connection." Parents and families must "continue to have access to the tools necessary to keep unwanted content out of the home."
Gee, where to start? As the FCC has made abundantly clear over the six years its leaders have been talking about Net neutrality, the concept doesn't apply to illegal content. Obscenity and child pornography are just that -- illegal.
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