Net Neutrality
What is Net Neutrality?
Net neutrality is a principle that states ISPs (Internet Service Providers) like Verizon, AT&T, Windstream, Google, or Ritter are required to treat all internet traffic equally. This means that if your internet is provided by Google, then they cannot purposefully slow your connection to yahoo.com, or speed up your connection to google.com. Or in the case of Verizon, they cannot say, "Google, if you want connections to your website to be faster than yahoo, give us $250 million a year." So far, this practice has been required by law, but more recently, this has come up for debate.
What is happening now?
The FCC's (Federal Communications Commission) Chairman, Ajit Pai, has recently been pushing plans to dismantle the net neutrality regulations. This has been met with both public and commercial retaliation, including a letter signed by 200 companies like Reddit and Twitter. There will be a vote on December 14th that decides the fate of net neutrality.
What side do you fall on?
Vote on Net Neutrality Here
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