The intended audience for this infographic on the importance of net neutrality is the population of Internet users who may not understand the idea of net neutrality or its significance. The problem with net neutrality is that prior to it being in the news throughout the past year, many people had never heard the term or did not know what it referred to. As a result, the goal of this infographic is to teach people what net neutrality is, what the benefits are, and what the internet could be like without it. This is done to persuade people that net neutrality is an important aspect of our internet lives and to persuade people to show support for it. To begin looking into the debate of net neutrality, I wanted to look at non-bias sources. From …show more content…
I found an article from ITPro that discussed the benefits. These include that it creates competition, promotes free speech, allows for fair pricing, allows for the ability to innovate, and provides access to any information (Curtis). While other articles also discussed this to some extent, this article laid it out more clearly and directly. Lastly, I wanted to include information regarding what the internet could be like without net neutrality. From a New York Times article, I got the three ways the internet could be different without net neutrality. These include blocking of websites, throttling, and paid prioritization. Blocking allows for Internet service providers to discriminate against lawful content by blocking websites, throttling is the slowing down of content due to what it says, and paid prioritization refers to that if websites or customers pay more, they could have access to faster internet speeds (Collins). I presented the arguments for the benefits of net neutrality and what the internet would be like without it in order to persuade the viewer that net neutrality is an advantageous aspect of the Internet and that without it, many harmful things could be