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THE INTERNET WITHOUT NET NEUTRALITY

‘Absence of Net Neutrality Would Bring Multiple Challenges For Americans.’

Internet Regulations got Fired under Trump’s Presidency

A week before, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) gathered and voted to

eliminate net neutrality, though Americans are overwhelmingly against the idea. The

most immediate consequence is the increasing prices, let’s see how the flow of
accurate information would affect devastatingly.

Can you recall the old days of dial-up, when a video used to load online in hours? Well,
you may experience that again, as this is going to be the reality because net neutrality

regulations are abolished in US. For the novice, net neutrality is making a web just like a

public utility, means internet traffic created equally for all the surfers and surfing is as
quickly as possible; no restrictions and no delays while surfing internet. Net neutrality is

another word for freedom of expression that enables users to share their ideas, rally
together around, and speak truth to power to evade conventional media gatekeepers;

ISPs would be more potent than other stakeholders.

Absence of net neutrality would bring multiple challenges for Americans, the most
immediate ones are;

The Rise in Online Content Censorship

The war between fake and accurate information started back when internet replaced the
traditional media; as per the report, only 17% of Americans consider news media, very

accurate. Lack of net neutrality would worsen this fight, ISPs like Comcast and AT&T

would utilize their power and limit the dissenting opinions using paywalls and throttling
speeds. The paradigms of sharing information would be transformed when 77% of

Americans with a smartphone would be unrestricted to access the internet freely.

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