Maintain Your Bandwidth with Net Neutrality

The basics of net neutrality

If you're browsing the world wide web right now, and have for longer than a few months, it's likely that you've seen the two-term phrase "net neutrality" somewhere. It's also possible you've heard or seen the term in television news media, magazines, and other publications - maybe even on billboards.

Net neutrality is short for Internet neutrality, the principle that Internet service providers (ISPs) must offer access to all websites on the entire Internet equally.

Is net neutrality good?

In politics, many people frame questions to achieve desired responses. Such framing often doesn't represent all facts or knowledge available regarding a particular topic, causing citizens to provide inquirers with answers that often don't reflect what they'd actually answer if they were informed of all available information in print, on the airwaves, on television, or elsewhere.

With that being said, here's some assistance to answer the above, bolded question - is Internet neutrality good?

If you like browsing the Internet freely, without any persons or entities instructing you how to browse the Internet - what sites you can or can't visit - the answer to the above question is - yes, Internet neutrality is good because I like browsing the Internet exactly how I want to, rather than adhering to the wishes, wills, and demands of ISPs and those that have financial or political relationships with ISPs.Why should you worry about Internet neutrality?

Most people in the United States don't have enough money to throw at large organizations - or entities of any size, for that matter - to receive preferential treatment. If you are wealthy, it's likely you could pay an Internet service provider - in a world without net neutrality - to receive equal bandwidth, and be allowed to visit the sites you want to view.

However, as the bulk of Americans aren't wealthy, and can't afford to throw their money around irresponsibly, we'll both be stuck visiting the sites others want us to.

How can you help?

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