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May 02, 2006

Neutral Control?

You forgot Poland discusses a very important point for our rights on the Internet. Conglomerates and large corporations are continuing to wield their power and now have their sights set on the Internet. The new "Net Neutrality Act" is another way for corporations to limit and control our access to information. We all need to be aware and participate in public discussion around this issue. The Internet needs to be reserved for the pubic and be a place free from corporate tight holds.

So by now you've all heard of Net Neutrality and how Congress is considering a major overhaul of the Telecommunications Act next week.

Net Neutrality ensures that all users can access the content or run the applications and devices of their choice. With Net Neutrality, the network's only job is to move data — not choose which data to privilege with higher quality service.

In a nutshell, big media and telecom companies want to get a larger and larger share of the pie, controlling what web sites we view --- or not --- depending on who pays them more. Internet for the highest bidder, essentially. Spoon-feeding us their content, rather than us seeking it out for ourselves. Just think of the implications.

In a world in which big media and telecom already own large portions of network news, print journalism, etc., the Internet is the seemingly last bastion of free speech and a true "marketplace of ideas."

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Posted by Sophie at May 2, 2006 02:57 PM

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I agreed the Internet needs to be reserved for the pubic and be a place free.

Posted by: Benjamin at May 2, 2006 03:50 PM

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