Leggo sul New York Times: Protecting Internet Democracy.
One of the big winners in the last election may turn out to be the principle, known as net neutrality, that Internet service providers should not be able to favor some content over others. Democrats who are moving into the majority in Congress — led by Ron Wyden in the Senate and Edward Markey in the House — say they plan to fight hard to pass a net neutrality bill, and we hope that they do.
It is vital to preserve the Internet’s role in promoting entrepreneurship and free expression….
Mr. Markey, of Massachusetts, will be taking over a key subcommittee that handles Internet issues. He has promised to hold hearings to educate Congress and the public, and to reintroduce his strong net neutrality bill. Mr. Wyden, of Oregon, plans to reintroduce an equally solid bill in the Senate….
Passing the legislation will not be easy… But there is growing support from individuals and groups across the political spectrum, from MoveOn.org to the Gun Owners of America, who worry about what will happen to their free speech if Internet service providers are allowed to pick and choose the traffic they carry.
Il supporto che non ti aspetteresti.
La libertà di parola, che oggi si esprime mediante la neutralità della rete, é un valore da difendere, indipendentemente dalla parte da cui si sta.
Interessante anche “Net discrimination” sul WSJ Europe di oggi, parla della vicenda AT&T negli States.
Net neutrality is all about imposing price controls that shake down one corporate player for the benefit of another. Ovvero “taking AT&T to give Microsoft”.