[TechDirt] Innovation And Our Better Future Depend On Preserving Net Neutrality

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Excellent but opinionated article explaining dynamics of media companies what net neutrality means in terms of culture.

 » Net Neutrality is defined as the principle that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) should enable access to all content and applications regardless of the source, and without favoring or blocking particular products or websites, but it’s more than that – it’s our freedom of speech! Free speech–not just giving it, but also free speech in the form of our right to receive diverse news, art, commerce or simply some fat, sweaty teenager blogging about Robin’s nipples in “Batman & Robin.”  » […]

We will see the same thing happen with the Internet as we have with the car, telephone, food industry, and with television. People will be kept in the dark and given an illusion of variety, the sharing of information will be controlled by a few big conglomerates and change-the-world innovation like Kickstarter, Anonymous, Bitcoin, Troma and yes, 2 girls 1 cup will all be practically inaccessible.

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140204/16463826089/innovation-our-better-future-depend-preserving-net-neutrality.shtml