When you open the web browser on your internet-connected device, you expect to be linked with every website or content you desire. But what if the government or your internet service provider messes up with the data and exposes you only to the websites or content of its own choice? It would be disgusting!
When you go online, you expect to have full control of your internet experience, which means you expect Net Neutrality. Net Neutrality is the internet guiding principle that prohibits ISPs like Verizon, Comcast, and AT&T from speeding up, slowing down, or blocking any legal website or content.
The internet has always worked on the principle of Net Neutrality, allowing the user to share and access desired information without interference. But right now, the availability of free and open internet worldwide is in jeopardy as the Trump government has officially launched the plan to dismantle Net Neutrality.
What is Net Neutrality
Net Neutrality is the concept of an open internet where no legal website or content is blocked or discriminated against over others. It means that ISPs should provide the user unrestricted access to any legal website, application, or content. Without Net Neutrality, an internet service provider can block, speed up or slow down any content or charge extra fees to companies that could pay for preferential treatment.
