Net nutrality

[Thomas1977]

are you for or against net nutrality? What this means is that if it went away your provider could control what you do online and the internet could go away as we know it.

 

[giradman]

are you for or against net nutraility? What this means is that if it went away your provider could control what you do online and the internet could go away as we know it.

Hi Thomas - first, spell the term correctly, i.e. Neutrality; second, polls don't seem to do much good here and are typically biased, so of little use - I never vote, but just my personal choice. Finally, many may not understand the concept of Net Neutrality, so a good introductory explanation and a link or two might help to respond to your request, such as the one below from HERE - for those interested, check the link or simply google the term. Dave

What is Net Neutrality?
Net Neutrality is the internet’s guiding principle: It preserves our right to communicate freely online.

Net Neutrality means an internet that enables and protects free speech. It means that ISPs should provide us with open networks — and shouldn’t block or discriminate against any applications or content that ride over those networks. Just as your phone company shouldn’t decide who you call and what you say on that call, your ISP shouldn’t interfere with the content you view or post online.

Without Net Neutrality, cable and phone companies could carve the internet into fast and slow lanes. An ISP could slow down its competitors’ content or block political opinions it disagreed with. ISPs could charge extra fees to the few content companies that could afford to pay for preferential treatment — relegating everyone else to a slower tier of service. This would destroy the open internet.

 

[Thomas1977]

Okay thanks for that. ...