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Analysis Of Net Neutrality By Barbara Van Schewick

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In her well written and highly organized piece “The Nuances of Net Neutrality”, author Barbara van Schewick aims to convince readers of the need to increase net neutrality regulations in order to preserve the value of the internet. While the author presents some valid points she does not apply a thorough analysis on net neutrality, leading to the articles arguments falling apart once put under scrutiny. This is due to the use speculative language, lack of concrete examples, and failure to mention reasons why regulation is the best approach. In the article, Schewick writes in a clear and concise manner that allows the reader to easily follow the argument. The article begins with an example scenario of a world without net neutrality. It then goes on to suggests that ISP have incentive to …show more content…

The first reason for this is the use of speculative language such as “in a world”, “may have incentive” and “theoretical predictions” (Schewick, 2009). These phrases reduce the urgency of the topic and makes reader’s questions how relevant net neutrality truly is. In the article, the author repeatedly mentions that ISP may have an incentive to discriminate against certain content; the word incentive does not suggest action. It makes the reader wonder if the chance that a business might discriminate is the only requirement to immediately increase regulation. Furthermore, some may even question if the speculations on the incentives of ISP’s are justified. For example, the author argues that increased power for the ISP’s would hurt the value of the internet. Yet the authors also admits that in most cases, businesses don’t have a reason to discriminate since innovation is what drives the internet’s growth, which in turn helps the ISP’s grow their

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