FTC kills net neutrality - say goodbye to our internet
Jul 7th, 2007 by Ryan
Net neutrality is an issue that affects everyone that uses the internet. Right now every website out there has an equal opportunity to spread its content to users like us at an equal speed. Thats how it should be. That is what net neutrality is. However, the big 4 internet providers (Comcast, AT&T, Time Warner, and Verizon) want that all to change. They want to control what goes through the pipes to our computers by having large companies pay them off to have a faster connection. That means that websites that are not big corporations will load extremely slow or possibly even be restricted.
The big hype now is that the FTC is currently doing away with those current regulations. Net neutrality used to be in the hands of congress but has now been passed to the FTC (Federal Trade Commission). What we must do is fight for our freedom to have a free open internet. Theres a great website called Save The Internet.
From there you can express your opinion to the FTC, be informed of updates, read all about net neutrality, sign petitions, etc. Please visit the website to preserve how the internet operates. I’ve embedded my favorite informational video about net neutrality into this post. Watch it.
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