Add Your Voice to the Net Neutrality Debate
September 3rd, 2008 by mtadyNet Neutrality may seem like a no-brainer to you, but that doesn’t mean your neighbor is convinced. Now’s your chance to have a say and influence the Net Neutrality debate.
Opposingviews.com, which hosts online debates about the most pressing social and political issues, is asking people to weigh in on the future of the Internet by answering the question: Should the government regulate Net Neutrality?
The site frames the debate this way:
“Net neutrality is the principle that says all information flowing across the Internet should be treated equally. But with more people streaming data-rich video and playing online games, the Internet faces congestion concerns. Should carriers be able to sell multi-tiered access to heavy users? Should sites that generate massive traffic — like Google and Yahoo! — pay extra fees? The U.S. Government is examining Net Neutrality and its financial, legal and social implications. Do we need federal intervention to ensure fairness, or is this an issue for the market to work out?”
Organizations that fall on both sides of the argument have been pitted against each other in the online debate. Net Neutrality proponents – SavetheInternet.com, Open Internet Coalition and Public Knowledge – say that Net Neutrality encourages innovation and that consumers deserve protection from discrimination and outright censorship by ISPs. Groups opposing an open Internet – the Cato Institute and Hands Off the Internet – say Net Neutrality is not in danger.
What do you think? Add your voice.
