Persuasive Essay On Net Neutrality

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United States - If you’re American, enjoy the freedom you have while browsing the internet right now, because soon you may have to kiss it goodbye.
On Tuesday, November 22, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) foolishly voted 3-2 in favour of undoing net neutrality conventions, (Romano) setting the precedent for companies to abolish the open and free net as we know it today. The mere thought of this is completely preposterous and it utterly violates the principle of equality as well as the freedom of speech of millions of Americans as well as websites.
Simply explained, net neutrality is the concept and law that internet service providers must treat all web traffic equally and unbiasedly, and not impede with or obstruct it in any way. Without net neutrality, ISPs’ could potentially start charging more for sites, and slowing or completely blocking access to others. (Questions and Answers) For example, if net neutrality is abolished, they could say to a website “If you refuse to pay us one million dollars, everyone who visits your site will have their connection delayed.”
It not only affects the websites, it also affects the average household consumer. In addition to what is mentioned, companies may require you pay for complete access and/or the speed at which the site is loaded as well. A hypothetical situation for the household consumer would be an ISP creating a “Social Package” which includes websites like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube where you must pay