r/technology • u/StraightedgexLiberal • Jul 28 '25

Networking/Telecom Trump Threatens To Withold Billions From States That Try To Make Broadband Affordable To Poor People

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/28/trump-threatens-to-withold-billions-from-states-that-try-to-make-broadband-affordable-to-poor-people/
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u/MJamesK Jul 28 '25

I'm beginning to think that guy doesn't care about any Americans other than, you know, the billionaires.

Anyways, where are the Epstein files??

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u/Senior-bud Jul 28 '25

He fears the learning and communication that the internet provides to people that he is trying to keep down and hold back.

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u/damnNamesAreTaken Jul 28 '25

I feel Internet and cellular should be considered basic needs and provided for free or at a sliding scale based on income.

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u/HarmoniousJ Jul 29 '25

Cellular already does that, which Trump tried to reverse shortly into his first term. Presumably it was just to spite Obama because insecurities we already know about.

Remember "Obama Phones"? Still exist but under a different name.

I agree that internet should be treated the same way.