Net Neutrality
June 6th, 2008The ethos that shaped the internet and made it the success it is today is under threat. Tim Berners-Lee’s gift of a free democratic World Wide Web provided a facility for personal and corporate interaction which promoted creativity, commercial enterprise and freedom of speech but all that could change in the not too distant future. The US Congress has been put under increasing pressure by the telephone and cable companies to change the telecommunications laws regarding net neutrality. If the internet providers get their way it will elevate them to the position of internet gatekeepers, a powerful position whereby they could dictate/sensor content and speed of content creating a hierarchical system where money talks.
Over the last decade free access to knowledge has enlightened, informed and inspired a generation.
How will the proposed changes impact on education?
June 6th, 2008 at 11:40 pm
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