The Internet And The Internet

Many individuals still believe in the progressive ideals that the Internet was founded upon, and want to see that it continues to be a place for innovation, where information is free and available. They don’t want large corporations having very strict control over that. Only a few days ago, the House of Representatives passed a bill in an attempt to limit the FCC’s authority on net neutrality. The debate on net neutrality is far from over, and no one knows how the Internet will operate a decade from now. One thing is clear, however: the American people have a huge influence on what will ultimately happen, so if they want to maintain the privacy and freedom that they desire, they need to continue to make their voices

Network neutrality has offered entrepreneurs the ability to start up a new business using the internet as a passage for advertising and gaining a customer base. It has allowed for individuals to surf the World Wide Web to read articles, look at photos and watch video’s all from the convenience of their home or portable electronic device. While there are two sides to every coin, there are two opinions about the internet and whether it should be managed on the current net neutrality concept or a more tiered approach. While both sides have valid points, it must be decided which approach is for the better good for society.

In a world where information can be easily accessed with a quick web search and where online networking plays a huge role in present-day communication, many educators and employers are urging students and potential hires to think twice before posting. The reason for this is that the mistreatment of internet sources has consequences. Issac Gilman– an assistant professor and Communications and Research Librarian at Pacific University – evaluated how the misuse of online sources could harm a student’s professional and academic life. In Gilman’s article Online Lives, Offline Consequences: Professionalism, Information Ethics, and Professional Students, it is clear that a plague of plagiarism persists in the modern world and that the effects of certain social media posts are often neglected. While teachers and other adults should prepare students for the potential risks of engaging in academic dishonesty and social media misuse, students must take it upon themselves to be aware of how their online actions can affect their lives and take precautions as needed.

The concept of network neutrality (more commonly referred to as net neutrality) has been a fixture of debates over United States telecommunications policy throughout the first decade of the twenty-first century. Based upon the principle that internet access should not be altered or restricted by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) one chooses to use, it has come to represent the hopes of those who believe that the internet still has the potential to radically transform the way in which we interact with both people and information, in the face of the commercial interests of ISPs, who argue that in order to sustain a competitive marketplace for internet provision, they must be allowed to differentiate their services. Whilst this debate has

Few even knew what a search engine was, for example, or had used Instant Messaging or viewed a video online. All this happened because the internet has not been subject to slow, cumbersome regulatory processes of government. Inserting government into questions around network management and the evolution of the Internet[s] underlying technologies and applications will simply erode the cooperative spirit that has driven its evolution, substituting instead fillings, charges, and countercharges.” (Farber, 36, 2009). This, the general idea of the article written by David Farber as written by Farber is trying to convey to the reader that the internet has developed into an unbiased network available to all on its own, it has not needed any government intervention to get it to where it is now. With what the government is trying to do with it will only deter from the “cooperative spirit” that has brought it to its current state. Through the use of such examples as the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and the FCC regulations, Farber conveys the notion on how the internet does not respond well to external regulations, likewise how further development would be halted by government interference. What Farber sticks to, unlike van Schewick, is the consumer side of regulation, while the other sticks to corporate side. The idea of consumer power and influence is talked about

One of the biggest social changes throughout our history has been technology. Within recent decades technology has skyrocketed within the United States, and the government has been forced to quickly adapt. While the Internet has been an incredible breakthrough, it comes with several disadvantages. With the rapid development of new, and old, technology the national government has been forced to adjust to the changes by creating laws and regulations to keep citizens as safe as possible. This is a new power that the government has that would have been unimaginable by the

"Historians often choose technology as the defining characteristic of a civilization; early civilization transitioned from the stone age, to the bronze age, and finally the iron age – adjectives describing the material of tools and weaponry at their respective time. Today, humanity is living inside the information or digital age, and modern society is increasingly more defined by the digital magnificence of the internet. Society’s heavy reliance on the internet has led to fiery debates on the role of federal, state, and local legislation in regulation the internet. Keeping in line with the government’s duty of representing the people and upholding their rights, every level of government – especially inferior levels if the federal government fails – must ensure that all internet data is readily available to everyone and regulate those bodies which attempt to

In today’s day in age society is culturally more open to other people’s values and perspectives. This is partially due to the information available on the internet. The internet has opened a tremendous amount of various information from different points of view. These different points of view help others with no knowledge accept and perceive the information as if they were a person who may be dealing with racism, assault, and or discrimination. Gladwell might have mentioned people misunderstand something written by a stranger on the internet, but proved that point wrong by showing the positive aspects of technology being more helpful for protesting. The three main

The internet is arguably one of the greatest human inventions of all time. We have never been able to exchange and have access to such a large amount of information in all of human history. Some even say a child in developing Africa has access to more information now than the president of the United States 20 years ago. That is testament to how far we have come in the digital age. The question then is how do we keep track of some much data? And furthermore how can we ever find what we are looking in all of that information. Search engines are great tools that help us in finding this information. Domain names are just as important.

When we get on the internet, there are certain things we expect. We expect to be able to search anything, connect to any website we want and basically be in control of what we do. Without net neutrality, we would no longer be able to search or look at what we want. Net neutrality states that internet providers must treat all data on the internet the same and not discriminate or charge differently by any means. This means that internet service providers (ISPs) cannot prioritize certain types of data or companies. The internet is so vital in todays society and without net neutrality there may not be access to some of the programs used everyday for both work and schooling.

I agree with net neutrality because the internet has became such an important impact on our lives that its very very easy to imagine that it will always remain the free and open medium it is now. For those whose don’t know what net neutrality is , it basicially lets you watch all your videos and allow you to get on the internet for free. Other people tend to agree with having not to pay for all of our websites. While others , including me , who does agree with what may or may not happen. Most people can’t afford a simple bill for cable , so why would you want to pay for every website that you go on, like Youube. We all love watching our free YouTube videos, but imagine having to pay for getting on the app or watching in via web. It would be a pain having to do all the paper work just to pay for everything you watch. If the internet wasn’t free than its really not the internet if you really think about. The internet gives u so much information that everyone should be allowed to see. If we were to pay for the internet , we wouldn’t know as much as we do right at this very moment. Every cell phone company and the internet would have control on what you can watch and what you cant watch which is not right because we have the rights to do what we want and we should be able to go on any website we want to. Net neutrality also affects everyones freedom of speech which is unacceptable for the people who want to speak out about how they feel about things, saying their own

Anti-social, drop in grades, eye damage these are some of the topics that are brought up in conversation when talking about the use of the internet and how long teenagers are using it. But do they mention the pros of using the internet?

In modern society the internet has become an important utility that everyone accesses daily. Whether it be checking news articles or using it to view social media, it has become integrated into society. Even businesses rely on a clear and functioning internet to perform essential business related activities. In recent times, the question of a neutral internet has been challenged repeatedly in prospects of deregulating governmental actions protecting the internet despite public disapproval. While there are advocates for both sides of the argument the current regulation proves to be beneficial for businesses as well as average consumers. As such, the principle of net neutrality should remain intact due to its social and economic advantages as well as the insufficient argument for its repeal.

We send e-mails, make calls over the internet and discuss topics we take an interest in. Even our banking is going virtual. But what we take for granted today was only a vague idea fifty years ago. In order to understand how we got this far

As of August 2000, 116.5 million Americans were online--31.9 million more than only 20 months earlier. Internet users accounted for 44.4% of the U.S. population (age 3 and older), up from 32.7% in December 1998. This pattern of increasing Internet use held true at all income and education levels, for all age groups, for both men and women, for the employed and the unemployed and across all races and ethnic groups.