It’s quite obvious that the Internet has enhanced how we maintain communication while defying geographical barriers. And now The Man is attempting to either censor our communication or capitalize on it. This is not a new idea, and this appears to be a common theme/statement made in class. None of the ways that corporations or the government have been trying to manipulate this new medium is any different than how they reacted to any other new media in the recent past. Therefore, I’m going to make my post short and sweet:
Net neutrality is a necessity to refrain from instilling a chilling effect against the expression of and access for people across all classes, genders, and races.
The Internet has the potential to change politics and how people interact within the political realm: much like the telegraph/phone, radio, and television did. Moreover, the Internet is enhancing the globalization of the world taking communication beyond the aforementioned.
Blogging is on the same level as local access television or radio: the little guy being creative within the new medium. The chilling effect I mentioned could force people to stop using the Internet in this creative way.
Drop a tip in the jar on your way out of the store… Let’s keep the Internet out of corporate’s hands.
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