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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: How The Net Neutrality Vote May Block Bitcoin And Cryptocurrency Trading
by
Xavofat
on 14/12/2017, 19:58:09 UTC
How ever I don't think Net Neutrality will ever pass.
You're getting confused.  Net neutrality did pass - the importance of net neutrality laws is to prevent the Internet from being screwed over.

Also, you're claiming that the laws won't be repealed because Americans would get too annoyed, but this article is literally telling you that they have just voted to repeal net neutrality laws.  Clearly you weren't paying any attention.
The elimination of net neutrality protections could pose a threat to Bitcoin miners and traders in the form of throttling or even blocking access to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency sites, including exchanges
To be fair, this is the repeal of protections that were implemented in 2015.

While this may be a very serious problem in the long run, it's important to note that the Internet isn't just going to be screwed tomorrow.  It's going to take a lot of effort from ISPs to enact any serious restrictions, especially since they legally have to be open about the changes that they make.