Net neutrality can be confusing. I had to look in all different directions to find answers to my questions about it. As it turns out, there's a blog about net neutrality! Who knew? Save the Internet, is a blog all about net neutrality, and it helped answer all of my questions. The blog explains what net neutrality is, and how people can get involved. It creates a forum for citizens to come together, and state their opinions on the matter.
Net neutrality (a.k.a network neutrality), is the principle that keeps the Internet open and free. It means there is no discrimination, as far as access to sites are concerned. It prevents providers from blocking, speeding up or slowing down web content, and ownership. According to Save the Internet, net neutrality is the driving force for many Internet liberties, such as: freedom of speech, economic innovation, and democratic participation. The site goes on to explain that the network's only job is to move all information, not choose information to move.
There has been talk of net neutrality changing drastically. Congress has had many bills set before them that reflect changes to net neutrality. Some people are worried that changing net neutrality will stifle the open Internet as we know it. It's believed that it will damage the ability to connect with others, and create filters in democratic and economic areas. It would also change the Internet for the small players in the field. The You Tubers, and Myspacers of today might just find themselves being censored tomorrow.
America is all about freedom. Does changing the rules of net neutrality seem fair to our country's belief system? Free press and free speech are what this country are built on. If this is changed, many will feel as though their rights as Americans were stripped from them. If we have our freedom taken away, what will we have left?
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