Net Neutrality And You
Studio711, November 5, 2009
By Ben Martens
Allowing the telcos to pick and choose which bits they like will deal a strong blow to ingenuity and invention on the Internet. The most amazing thing about the Internet is how quickly a new idea can take flight and reach millions of people. If there are rules about how you can use your data packets and which sites different people can see, how will new products that we haven't thought of yet get exposure?
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