Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Net Neutrality

Net neutrality seems to becoming more and more of an issue. Who would've thought that competition would get so intense and companies would want to further their own interests so much that they would censor what can and can't be seen on the internet? Some are said to believe that no new legislation is needed to fix the issue, while others say that it is. Those who believe that no corrective action is needed insist that a free market will regulate itself and therefore not need regulation, it would be unneeded regulation to some. Others believe that having a free market in the first place is what developed such competition and censorship amongst the internet. Big corporations are transferring into the internet, just has had previously happened in the print media. Corporations are placing their agenda and political views above their service to their consumers. Legislation is needed to regulate this, who is to say it would stop on its own, just as it started on its own. It has developed into a bigger issue, prior to this year, many may have not even known what the concept of net neutrality is, however, now it seems as though it is increasingly urgent.

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