The Internet : The Dangers Of The Internet

I am Aric See and I am a senior in the Weidner School of Inquiry at Plymouth High School in Plymouth Indiana. Net Neutrality is a very important issue facing the United States, with many Republican members of Congress opposing the FCC’s Open Internet Order and the reclassifying of broadband to Telecommunication Services from Information Services. The members of the GOP who are completely against the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) reclassification, and attempts to keep the internet free, give many reasons that are simply not true, such as the FCC’s regulations will destroy the free nature of the internet. Because of the attempts by Congressmen with the GOP to fight the regulations, many Americans, especially small business owners that use the web as a base, feel that their equality and freedoms on the internet will be

As previously stated, net neutrality is a complex subject and it has many layers. One issue of major of concern is that of “fast lanes” and the establishment of net neutrality would prevent ISPs from forming these types of connections. Simplified, a fast lane is line of service that provides faster upload and download speeds. A fast lane would allow ISPs to charge companies such as Netflix, Skype, PlayStation Plus, and other streaming services for faster connections that would allow consumers to access the services easier and faster. Proponents of net neutrality worry that the extra expenses for fast lanes could become a formidable challenge for startups and small business owners. Large corporations typically

Most Americans today don’t even know what net neutrality is, let alone how it so greatly affects their life. Whenever you use the internet you are benefiting from net neutrality. Net neutrality is what allows us to visit any website at the maximum speed anytime with no slowdowns or interference by ISPs. This is one of the core ideas that internet was founded on. ISPs (Internet Service Providers) are the companies that are trying to restrict and monopolize the internet. The removal of net neutrality would allow ISPs greater control over what you can do, create and view on the internet. If ISPs have this ability, they could greatly influence people’s quality of life. The right to net neutrality is going to be addressed next year by the

(Statement and rebuttal) On November, 21 2017, the F.C.C (Federal Communication Commision) approved a plan made by the F.C.C. Chairman Ajit Pai. His plan consisted in repealing net neutrality to make the internet a safe and better place. Net neutrality is a principle that states that every app, website, and platform should be treated equally. Since the F.C.C. approved this plan, people have been worried about what is going to happen to the internet. People is worried because when the F.C.C. repealed net neutrality they also repealed all the rules that were part of it. Those rules avoided ISP (Internet Service Providers) of blocking, and throttling of every website, app, and platform, but there is something that people doesn’t know. Most of

Many people don’t approve of government regulation of anything, if these ISPs are allowed to create monopolies of complete control without any restrictions, it will only hurt the consumer. It is shown that even though ISPs have a few points in their motive behind abolishing net neutrality, the negative impacts on consumers and small businesses far outnumber the claims made by network providers. Internet users both nationally and globally must continue to be advocates for apposing the motives behind ISPs and preventing them from limiting educational access for students, promoting unfair business advantages, and supporting censorship. Millions of people have pushed the FCC to protect real Net Neutrality, and hundreds of thousands of people have signed petitions and contacted their local representative to prevent the loss of net neutrality. Internet service providers are powerful and vicious and they won’t back down. Neither can consumers and small businesses. The vitality of the voices on the Internet is vital to protect and promote net neutrality. If the protest against the FCC ruling succeeds, the open Internet will continue to thrive as a space shared and shaped by its billions of users

The concept of network neutrality (more commonly referred to as net neutrality) has been a fixture of debates over United States telecommunications policy throughout the first decade of the twenty-first century. Based upon the principle that internet access should not be altered or restricted by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) one chooses to use, it has come to represent the hopes of those who believe that the internet still has the potential to radically transform the way in which we interact with both people and information, in the face of the commercial interests of ISPs, who argue that in order to sustain a competitive marketplace for internet provision, they must be allowed to differentiate their services. Whilst this debate has

Net neutrality is the basis in which all internet providers must treat data on the Internet equally and not charge differently based on what device , website, application you use, or content you decide to view. The recent vote in the U.S. to repeal net neutrality’s guidelines is unjust because it violates 1st amendment guidelines, gives the people less freedom, and gives Internet service providers many ways to meddle with data speeds and how their users use the Internet.

Throughout the last decade, the idea of Net Neutrality has been the topic of many debates. Net Neutrality is the idea that Internet service providers should not be allowed to block their users from any content regardless of its source. The Debate is still continuing in 2017 with the F.C.C planning to repeal Net Neutrality and allow internet providers to completely regulate what their users can see and charge the users extra for “luxuries” such as social media, messaging, email, and music. There are two sides of this argument, one side believes that Net Neutrality should be taken away, while others believe that it is unfair for the Internet providers to have the right to take away the access to any content. Internet providers should not be allowed to control what content one can view when surfing the internet.

Imagine the world where even your online banking passwords, Social Security Number were online for all to see. The world where websites got fast lanes with million dollar payments and contracts and those who didn’t pay for the fast lane got slow service to the site. Applications you use daily are blocked, slower speeds or even worse tampered with. This scary nightmare has come true since the repeal of the Net Neutrality Act. What does this repeal mean for you in your everyday online world? Net Neutrality Act is a Law passed in 2014 that prevents ISP, (Internet Service Providers) from being able to tamper with your internet speed, and privacy, along with many more important aspects of the internet we hold dear to our everyday lives.

The internet was first included in the broadcast and spectrum allotment by the Telecommunications Act of 1996. This considerable change to the original Telecommunications Act lead to the internet to be regulated by the government for the first time in history. During late 2003, the term “Net Neutrality” was then adopted for this act (The History of). As time went on, Net Neutrality became one of the internet’s guiding principles, there for, obligating Internet providers to supply open networks by not manipulating with any applications or content (Press, Free. “Net). Although the internet has been operating with Net Neutrality for the last two decades, there has been recent movements to remove the protections in which keep Net Neutrality in motion. In the U.S., this topic as become controversial, due to people wanting equal rights to the internet

Who owns the internet? The common opinion is that the web is a free and equal source for all its’ users, belonging to no one and everyone at the same time, however the increasing monopolization of content producers and methods of access has become a major cause for concern. As a unified, single entity, the Internet does not belong to any single person or organization, but the quality and levels of access available are dependent on thousands of corporate groups and impact every internet user. While once seen as an equalizing field, discussions of web fast lanes, private platforms, and pay-for-play access have turned the once obviously neutral Internet into a highly contested structure. Net neutrality is a step forward towards ensuring a future

Many Americans are hung up on fighting for Gay Rights or arguing about what side we should stand on the Israel conflict or even what they should watch on Netflix tonight. However, what they don’t realize they should be worrying about is Net Neutrality. Net Neutrality is, “the concept that broadband Internet service providers should provide nondiscriminatory access to internet content, platforms, etc., and should not manipulate the transfer of data regardless of its source or destination” (dictionary.com). Originally gaining a lot of attention back in 2004-2005 when Dialup internet was being replaced by broadband internet, most people have again recently heard about it, but never take the time to figure out

known about it. The internet is crucial to our daily lives now, it not just a simple "fad" that gets forgotten in a week or two, but a tool that we utilized every day. The number of benefits that comes from the internet is uncountable, for example with the aid of the internet we now have instantaneous access to work, entertainment, medical, and countless more. Though that may change with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai proposing to end "net neutrality" or also known as the "open internet." Net neutrality was designed to keep the internet, open, fast, free, and safe from prominent Internet service providers (ISP) companies like Verizon, Comcast, and TimeWarner from trying to charge more for speed, and specific website access, something that is and should be free from the beginning. One author of the article "Net neutrality: needed or not?" states that "Net neutrality is about protecting the status quo that is the open Internet. On many levels, the term 'open Internet' is redundant. If it weren't open, it wouldn't be the Internet." He is right the internet would not be the same if everyone did not have equal access because of companies trying to profit. Others, however, are saying that there is no need for having net neutrality because it is unwanted and hindering the "markets" from being able to rise sufficiently. According to the study "The end of net neutrality is nigh--here's what's likely to happen" author Paul Fredric, cited Dane Jasper, CEO, and co-founder of California-

America is a country that has been at the forefront of setting internet standards since the inception of the internet in the 1960s. Since then America has integrated computer networks, which make up the internet, into just about every aspect of their lives. Americans use the internet for just about everything from work, to entertainment, to shopping, to chatting with family and so on. The internet is everywhere. Even common household appliances are able to access the internet. This ever-increasing demand for connectivity has also caused a need for an ever-increasing supply of bandwidth and data speeds from Internet Service Providers (ISP). These companies have been providing their services under a group of government imposed regulations that basically restricted the IPS’s from restricting access or banning certain types of traffic. Unfortunately these restrictions, coined as ‘net neutrality’, have been lifted recently and the current future internet access is being called into question. As the arguments for both sides rage, one fact remains steady, in order for everyone to maintain equal access to information, net neutrality must be reinstated.

With new and easily accessible technology the internet is practically open for anyone to use now more than ever. The ability to access anything regardless of if it’s politically incorrect or shocking is an unalienable right for citizens of the modern era. Without net neutrality comes censorship which is an ominous threat to the democratic ideals of the new millennium. Net neutrality provides internet users freedom to view and discuss anything, anywhere they would like without restrictions. While consensus may differ with some individuals, due to the abundance of hateful and vindictive content on the web. Regardless net neutrality is poised to become a much larger issue. The working man may have to start paying for common services such as YouTube and Facebook, media outlets will start becoming censored, and internet service providers will begin throttling consumers.