Net Neutrality - Part One :)
In the past few weeks I have been reading around the module. Something which I have come across on several forums and mainly videos on YouTube is ‘Net Neutrality’. It is a vast subject and is mainly a major concern in the US. Even though it is more of a concern in the US, it does actually affect the entire world users of the internet.
First thing to do was find out what is net neutrality. I found two main sources to help me understand what it is. One source was at Google (http://www.google.com/help/netneutrality.html) and also a video from YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9jHOn0EW8U).
I have understood it as who chooses what content you are allowed to view on the internet. I would personally prefer myself to be choosing which services I use; so I would be considered to be pro net neutrality.
What does this have to do with online communities? The subject itself has started off video messages on YouTube, of which have produced links to web sites which ask for the visitor to sign a partition to show their support. I personally have visited these web sites and signed the partitions.
posted by Peter (aka) Tall Guy Pete @ 1:17 pm
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Interesting read. I went to sign the petition but don't have a congressperson or a senator. I found the lack of international openness in the message they ask you to send quite offensive really.
Very interesting. I first heard about net neutrality on youtube, but it seems that video has been taken down now. I don't think that ISPs will block large parts of the internet, as it would simply be bad for business. I made a post along similar lines here. Let me know what you think.
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