The debate on Net Neutrality

During the 2016 Presidential Election, there were many topics that were subject to heavy debate. One of those issues that was debated (but not as prominent as other issues) was the ongoing issue of Net Neutrality. Many people are unaware though what exactly Net Neutrality is.

So what's the big issue?

Net Neutrality is defined as: "the principle that Internet service providers should enable access to all content and applications regardless of the source, and without favoring or blocking particular products or websites." per Google.
What does this mean? It means basically Net Neutrality is the right that all internet providers/sources will treat all it's data the same. It does not give the providers the right to discriminate which websites will get a faster speed or which websites will run slower. Everyone runs the same.

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Is it really a big deal if we lose Net Neutrality?

I think it is. For every website to be equal is important. The web is a space that everyone deserves to access and I would not like if one website did not get the same treatment as another, even if another website is more popular. Some websites will not have the opportunity to grow as much if net neutrality was no longer. Providers might even charge more money in order to give more data to another website, which is not right.

What do our politicians think about this? They are the ones who will decide, anyway. 

The Democrats are for Net Neutrality, with 2016 Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton supporting it, afraid that without it, we would have stagnant competition and fights between internet service providers. Republicans, on the other hand. are mostly against it. Their candidate, Donald Trump, is against it. His reasoning? "It will target conservative media." With another candidate, Ted Cruz, calling Net Neutrality "The internet's Obamacare"

So that sums up Net Neutrality. What is your opinion on it? Leave it in the comments!