This Spartan Life takes on Net Neutrality

May 24, 2006 at 7:42 am (blog, democracy, games, government, photo, video, weblog)

Net neutrality is the concept that all publishers of web content, from personal blogs to giant e-commerce sites, are treated equally by ISPs and are equally accesible to users. This cornerstone of internet democracy has never been written into law and recent attempts at doing so have been blocked by powerful lobbies in Washington. This leaves us all vulnerable to the discretion of the telecoms as to what sites deserve a special fast lane. The level playing field of neutral gateways is what fostered the innovations we now value so much as the public's internet.  

Check out Can't Buy Me Web from This Spartan Life (a talk show in game space)

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