Net Neutrality

Since the beginning of the internet and its advancement in accessibility, people have been able to rely on the internet to find information, post their opinions, and gain access to virtually anything their heart desires. Today, you can research, shop, and express yourself using the internet, and people have grown accustomed to this freedom they hold. The internet has always been viewed as a vast marketplace that has anything needed and endless possibilities, and it is always been a way for people to be able to express themselves and voice their opinions.

However, starting in 2000, there has been some dispute as to whether the internet should shift from a more public interest to a more private interest. Basically, the broadband carriers want to use their power they hold above everyone, and determine what information is seen and what information comes first. Instead of people being able to see what content they want to see, they would have to see the content that the broadband carriers want them to see.

In my opinion, I feel there are some important points within this argument. If the internet was to shift from being more public to more private, than I feel it would lose some of the value it has. People would no longer be able to use the internet for whatever they wish, and to post whatever they want. The internet has always maintained a public principle, and in changing this I think the value of the internet would decrease significantly, and it would become less popular throughout the world. However, society today has become attached to the internet, so its questionable as to the effect of this action of altering net neutrality.

The internet has always been a vast source of information, a quick and easy way to shop, and a place where people can be heard. There are companies, like Google for instance, who have been able to launch themselves and grow throughout the years on the neutral internet. If the internet loses its neutrality, who knows what could happen. There would be less option for the avid internet users, and there would be less opinions heard throughout the world.

I think that the internet needs to remain a neutral place, where people can browse, shop, and vent freely, in the way that makes them happiest. People can see what they WANT to see, and not what COMPANIES want them to see.