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Net Neutrality

What is it?

Net Neutrality, in a simple description, is a law in place that prevents an ISP from restricting or throttling connections to websites based on how much someone is willing to pay.

How will we be affected by the loss of it?

Net Neutrality is the only thing keeping your internet experience equal and unrestricted. Currently, the only restriction on your internet is which internet package you buy, though this solely affects your overall internet speed and bandwidth. Imagine a world where Internet Service Providers (i.e. Charter, Frontier, Time Warner Cable, etc.) have the ability to force you to pay extra in order to access certain websites. Where not every website is accessible with a standard internet package. A world in which your ISP will throttle your connection to websites unless you pay more for a fast-lane package.

This is a world without Net Neutrality.

This photo is an example of what people believe the internet packages will look like. There is no confirmed way in which these packages will be delivered, though internet users are quick to theorize. The popular idea is that an ISP will provide the customer with package options based on that customer’s interests, each package containing a set quantity of websites of a specific category. No one is certain how an internet package system will be implemented, nor when it will happen, but the impending theoretical collapse of the internet we know and love is well on its way.