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The Pros And Cons Of Internet Neutrality

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"The internet is a wonderful, revolutionary tool for finding information. From finding that recipe for Taco Tuesday dinner, to studying the derivation of the kinematic equations for motion, and even to watching that sad documentary on how global warming is killing the adorable polar bears up north. You can find information on almost everything in this world at the touch of a button. We all have this power right in our pockets, just waiting to be tapped into. However, with all good things in life, a bad thing follows. There are people out there who wish to restrict our usage of this powerful tool.
Reverence and worship of the internet isn’t the main concern of this essay, but rather about whether we should or should not relinquish control …show more content…

As a reminder, net neutrality is, as defined by Google, “the principle that Internet service providers should enable access to all content and applications regardless of the source, and without favoring or blocking particular products or websites.” Thus, taking neutrality away will not benefit the common public/ consumers whatsoever. The advocates of its abolishment will argue that by gaining more revenue through control over internet usage, they in turn will be able to improve the quality of broadband infrastructure. In simpler terms, they’ll be able to make our internet run better and faster. It just requires more investment– which will come from us, the consumers. These corporations and ISPs will be able to set up a sort of toll for accessing certain websites, and give priority to users based on how much they pay while slowing down speeds for users who don’t give in the extra cash– a practice called throttling. These handicaps may not sound like much, but in reality it can be quite crippling. Imagine having to pay for access to your favorite web magazine; or waiting an extra 10-15 minutes for every video you click on in YouTube while the people who paid an extra 20 dollars for their internet get the speeds you’d normally expect. The Burger King commercial “Whopper Neutrality” does an excellent

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