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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 2848433" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><strong>Protecting the Open Internet - US News and World Report</strong></p><p></p><p><em>U.S. News spoke with Stanford law professor Barbara van Schewick about net neutrality.</em></p><p></p><p>Q: What does net neutrality mean?</p><p></p><p>A: Net neutrality is a principle that has allowed the Internet to serve as a platform for free speech, innovation and economic growth. According to that principle, Internet service providers like Verizon or Comcast that connect us to the Internet should not control what happens on the Internet. That means that ISPs should not have the power to block or slow down websites, make some sites more attractive than others, or charge Internet companies fees to reach people faster.</p><p></p><p>Q: Why do we need net neutrality rules now? Hasn’t the Internet worked well without net neutrality rules?</p><p></p><p>A: Net neutrality rules preserve the open Internet as we know it. The principle of net neutrality was initially built into the technical architecture of the Internet. In the mid-1990s, however, technology emerged that allows ISPs to interfere with what happens on their networks. Since then, the Federal Communications Commission, the federal agency in charge of regulating the nation’s communications networks, has acted to protect this principle in various ways, creating a de-facto net neutrality regime in the U.S. As a result, innovation and online speech in the U.S. have continued to thrive with only a few instances of blocking or discrimination. By contrast, in countries where ISPs weren’t prohibited from doing so, ISPs have often used this new technology to block or slow down sites to increase their profits, manage their networks, or shut out unwanted content.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 2848433, member: 1"] [B]Protecting the Open Internet - US News and World Report[/B] [I]U.S. News spoke with Stanford law professor Barbara van Schewick about net neutrality.[/I] Q: What does net neutrality mean? A: Net neutrality is a principle that has allowed the Internet to serve as a platform for free speech, innovation and economic growth. According to that principle, Internet service providers like Verizon or Comcast that connect us to the Internet should not control what happens on the Internet. That means that ISPs should not have the power to block or slow down websites, make some sites more attractive than others, or charge Internet companies fees to reach people faster. Q: Why do we need net neutrality rules now? Hasn’t the Internet worked well without net neutrality rules? A: Net neutrality rules preserve the open Internet as we know it. The principle of net neutrality was initially built into the technical architecture of the Internet. In the mid-1990s, however, technology emerged that allows ISPs to interfere with what happens on their networks. Since then, the Federal Communications Commission, the federal agency in charge of regulating the nation’s communications networks, has acted to protect this principle in various ways, creating a de-facto net neutrality regime in the U.S. As a result, innovation and online speech in the U.S. have continued to thrive with only a few instances of blocking or discrimination. By contrast, in countries where ISPs weren’t prohibited from doing so, ISPs have often used this new technology to block or slow down sites to increase their profits, manage their networks, or shut out unwanted content. [/QUOTE]
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