Some while ago I brought up this topic when it was a distant threat for net neutrality.

Net neutrality is still under fire by companies that think they should make more money from the internet.

Here are some basic informations, the video is a bit dramatic simply to raise awareness:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6fXpo8uQtA

Right now the negotiations are in the final round for this new law, please inform yourself. Be aware that those companies hire a lot PR-agencies to produce articles and stuff in order to influence public opinion and politicians in their favor. I can only give you the advise to discuss material that you`ve found with other people if you are not sure or simply trust your BS-radar.

Right now the internet has the only rule that all data are treated equally. The companies want to introduce a "hyperspeed lane". And we all know that "hyperspeed" is great, don`t we? https://youtu.be/fpbOEoRrHyU?t=212

It would simply divide the internet into first class and coach.

There are more informations on this topic for germans on the german site netzpolitik.org
https://netzpolitik.org/2015/es-ist-5-vor-12-eu-parlament-droht-netzneutralitaet-gegen-roaming-zu-tauschen/

and here: http://www.wired.com/2015/06/eu-net-neutrality-loophole/

Here`s a little excerpt from the article above (wired.com)
In a fact sheet outlining the agreement, the EU uses equivocal language to explain why this does not, in fact, violate net neutrality. “It is not a question of fast lanes and slow lanes — as paid prioritisation is not allowed,” it reads, “but of making sure that all needs are served, that all opportunities can be seized and that no one is forced to pay for a service that is not needed.”

The problem is, even if those specialized services don’t pay for faster service, they’re still receiving preferential treatment over other internet services, potentially, even competing ones. It’s in the internet service providers’ hands to determine what those services will be, leaving a gaping hole in the system wide open for abuse.

and its related source:
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-15-5275_en.htm

The only chance that we have, is to get in contact with members of the european parliament and express our concerns, and ask them to defend net neutrality.
This site provides links to MEP for email, fax, tweets
http://www.savetheinternet.eu/

And If anyone starts to troll me now: I don`t care

Everyone else: please act, I already wrote two mails to MEP (member of the european parliament) when I first stumbled upon this, but I will do it again in the next days

Whilst its a nice idea, and would support it, I can't see it ever happening (net neutrality). Simple fact is the world runs on money, nothing else. If they don't get their two tier system, then something else will come in later. This is the way the world is, take TV, sure we can watch free stuff, but if you want the new releases, or special things, then you end up paying for Netflix or something similar. You get what you pay for in this life, so unless we are all going to start working for free, and trading needs to needs this isn't going to change.

As for the youtube, yes there is some of that, but as with anything else if they do go down that path, then other companies will pop up using that circumstance as a business reason, i.e. there would be smaller companies who start their own initiative to give faster internet speeds. The same process has been happening for a long time. Company finds market, then company squeezes as much out of that market as possible, the result of which other competition pops up to please the dissatisfied. Any number of examples can be found, just look at US products, Apple for instance, its now been copied, remade by a hundred different companies in China all pushing cheaper models. This is the flow of business, which rarely follows any ideological principles.

That's extremely cynical, even defeatist, sentiment. Literally anything can be monetized, it doesn't mean that sensible limits shouldn't be in place, or are worthy fighting for. You're a Brit, so you guys know about having a public health care system which places limits on being able to profit in the sector at the expense of patients.

Well if that`s your basic attitude: "Fuck it, we don`t have a chance" great. If that attitude works for you, fine.

Americans were able to repeal such a law in the US last year. And we repealed such a law in 2013 here in the EU. So spare me your cynicism.

I agree with nightcrawler. The corporations have people on payroll (probably good pay too) to make sure they meet the needs of the market. Signing petitions? It might make you feel good and help short-term but ultimately they will get there one way or another.

You don't see the news then, GP's making a fortune off shortages of labour, what about the big one (US possibly) of the guy who put the price of drugs up? {unsubstantiated} I expect a lot of people/companies are making a lot of money out of the NHS {/unsubstantiated}.

Yup, I agree with Nightcrawler.

The tubes are paved with gold. Always have been, always will be.

Ugh. Just choose a company that provides a real flatrate, and not "fair-use" crap.

O2 can duuu duuu :)))

Well, sitting back and doing nth is a sure way for them to get their way fast and effortless.

@Mr. D™
I've been contacting my MEPs for a few years now on various matters, and have contacted them on this issue already.

Cheers for bringing it to our attention.

That's not my point. If you lay down and LET corporations/companies literally have everything they want, they will end up making your society into a living nightmare. You need to have limitations and that goes for ISPs too.

Good initiative Crosmando, and please keep those letters flowing. It's important these corrupt fuckwits know somebody cares. Removing net neutrality is a dangerous step, and can only be negative for the great masses, and of course positive for the tiny minority on top of the chain. It's much the same as the contemporary push to ram through TPP and TTIP. Great news for rich investors and big corporations, bad news for everybody else, including the states that agree to them. It's quite staggering. Most importantly, it's a big threat to democracy, as it further hollows it out.

But that's a different fight, and even more important. This one is important too, and well worth fighting for, especially for a site like this that effectively relies on people being able to download these digital games without spending weeks doing so or paying out their bums for the "privilege".

+1 to you, and please keep up the good work :)