Kevin Jackson
Imagine a world where the Internet is no longer a place to express your opinions or to make/see creative, cool content. A world where your Internet service providers (ISPs) control what you are able to do on the Internet and could control how fast websites load.
In this world it could take forty-five minutes just to watch that three minute cat video you wanted to see on YouTube, or take ten minutes to post that picture of you “putting in that work” at the gym on Instagram. Well bad news if the FCC gets what they want this may soon be our reality.
On May 15, the FCC voted to propose a new open Internet rule that would allow ISPs such as AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast to charge content companies for faster Internet service and relegate other content to a slower tier of service. Under these rules the ISPs would also be able to block sites and apps that go against their views. The ISPs would have total control over what the users are able to view and practically control the entire Internet, just like cable companies control television. So if your favorite site is to risqué for the ISPs it is very likely they’ll make it very difficult to continue viewing the site.
The good news is that this proposal has not gone through yet so your YouTube videos, late night sites, and Twitters are safe, for now. So it is crucial that you voice opinion to keep the Internet a free, creative, open, and slightly a dark/weird place. You can do so by signing the petition on https://www.battleforthenet.com/ to contribute to fight to internet the way it is.
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