Sunday, April 30, 2017

IDG Contributor Network: What happens when ‘Net Neutrality’ becomes ‘Pay-To-Play’?

Net neutrality is like a public park that anyone can use. ‘Pay-To-Play’ is a private club that only rich members use.


What happens to the internet when access isn’t equal? (Or to paraphrase George Orwell in Animal Farm, “We’re all equal, but some are more equal than others”). 


How could this impact consumers, businesses and non-profits?


“Ajit Pai, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission outlined a sweeping plan to loosen the government’s oversight of high-speed internet providers, a rebuke of a landmark policy approved two years ago to ensure that all online content is treated the same by the companies that deliver broadband service to Americans”, reports the NYT.


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