What is Net Neutrality?

Net Neutrality is something we Americans take for granted. It is the concept that no one, not ISPs (Internet service providers), the government, or any other body should be able to censor websites and content on the internet. Just imagine if anyone with Comcast internet service was only able to see websites that Comcast wanted you to see, or, if like China and other nations with slightly oppressive governments, were able to keep you from seeing alternative options to lifestyles you are currently living, or sensor Google so the information you are looking for *actually* doesn't exist.  Currently, the biggest threat to Net Neutrality are the huge ISPs, who want to be ale to have a "fast lane" for companies that pay them lots of money, and websites that want to be more prominent or higher quality/have a faster connection can pay a pretty penny to make sure that their web sites are more easily accessible. This seems like a Twilight Zone status idea, something that the free world would never let come to pass, but there are people, both in media industries and the government, that are trying to make this nightmare come to fruition through acts like SOPA; preying on the fear that Americans so willingly give into because they're too afraid to do any research by themselves. In this blog I will focus on the acts that have been made to eradicate Net Neutrality, as well as ways we can help make sure that the internet stays free.


If the above statement was a little bit too liberal, here is a little video to sum up net neutrality and the attempts to get rid of it: