User blog:Captain Ned Edgewalker/Internet Freedom: Battle for the Net

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So, here we are once again. Every year it seems, something comes up about "Internet Freedom" and garbage, and this one may be the most serious one yet. First year I was here, SOPA and PIPA came up, and we were against that. This year, there was already "The Day we Fight Back", which was when the NSA was pushing for rights to read personal emails. And now, there's this. As usual, I am terrible at explaining things, so I am quoting Mr. Brandon Rhea from le Wikia, and yeah.

"Currently, a battle rages surrounding the topic of network neutrality. Network neutrality protects the right to communicate freely and openly on the internet by making sure that all information is delivered equally. Some cable companies want to charge websites extra fees to deliver their content. Any site that refuses to pay this unfair toll would be faced with being slowed down and made difficult to load. Imagine if Wikia and all your other favorite sites were stuck in the internet slow lane.

Presently, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is debating legislation regarding limitations for internet service providers, making rules that might allow them to discriminate against smaller or less well-funded web companies."

This means, they will be able to slow down your internet. What? You missed that latest Netflix payment? Oh, well too bad for you. Time to slow down your internet.

So, what do you think?

If you would like to sign the petition against this, please sign using the box I posted on the top of this blog. Thank You.