The topic of net neutrality comes with several pros as well
as cons. Those who support net neutrality enjoy the equality as well as its
equal playing field. Companies with fewer funds can compete with larger
corporations. People also benefit from the no censorship that comes with net
neutrality because they can download what they please. Those against net neutrality are mainly large
companies. These larger businesses have to pay extra because since so many
people access their websites, it is very slow.
On Jan. 14, 2014, the U.S.
Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., struck down the Federal Communications
Commission’s Open Internet Order, essentially abolishing net neutrality. This
decision is very controversial because it gives a lot of power to the large
phone and cable companies, such as Verizon and Comcast. They now have control
of our overall Internet experience.
This outcome disturbs me. I am strongly for net neutrality
because I would like to be able to view, download, and surf anything on the web
that I please. This decision to cancel net neutrality just gave a solution for
a non-existing problem.
Net neutrality
directly relates to freedom of speech. People should be able to post or view
anything they want on the web. Putting these heavy restrictions on that goes
against the concept of freedom of speech, and should be considered
unconstitutional.
Both websites listed below deal with the topic of net
neutrality. They discuss the issue as a whole, as well as what is currently
going on in the news about net neutrality. They both seem to be on the side
that is for net neutrality.
http://www.savetheinternet.com/net-neutrality
https://www.eff.org/issues/net-neutrality
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