http://www.policymic.com/articles/89049/facebook-netflix-and-100-other-tech-companies-just-sent-this-powerful-letter-to-the-government
"This might just sound like a pissing match between powerful companies
(Internet content providers versus service providers) but there are real
ramifications for the average consumer. If these proposed regulations
pass, ISPs would essentially have the right to control what content
makes it to the American public, and at what price."
Scary yet interesting at the same time. I have always thought the internet should be completely free for everyone no matter where they are. Although this sentiment is wrongly approved, and more than likely impossible especially for us fancy American's, I do think the ISP's are doing what capitalism usually suggests. The crushing weight of business before other freedoms is a dangerous balance, one that I do not necessarily think we have perfected yet. In other words, these previous couple of sentences are my attempt to acknowledge that ISP's are completely screwing Americans...
That said, free speech should be of utmost importance in our digital society and I definitely think keeping the internet free and without fees is the best way to go.
J.
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