Argumentative Essay On Net Neutrality

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Alexander Biondi
Professor Deborah Abney
ENG-103-2I010
8/3/2017
Net Neutrality
The internet has been around for a blink of an eye when looking at its age and compared to how long the human race has been around. This gives us an idea of how young this powerful tool is. As the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility. This is where the trouble arises. At this point in time we almost consider the access to the internet as a human right rather than a privilege. We structured the internet in a way that everyone’s method of receiving information is prioritized equally. This regulation is called Net Neutrality (NN), it has been around since the creation it the internet. Up until recently, it has been a part of a hot debate and is …show more content…

Topic sentence three: The final issue to assess is, who is threatening the Net Neutrality and how are they threating it.

Refutation: May people who argue the lifting of the regulation is necessary because it will enforce the idea of a free market capitalist idea. People do not want government regulation when it comes to the free market of the internet. Some people claim that this allows businesses to flourish without a regulation stopping them or holding them back.

In final, the internet is a new and wild territory that is still being tapped into by many different people and companies. However, the thing that allows access to different parts of the internet equally is in jeopardy. There are risks we face if the regulation is eradicated. It is necessary for people to know what Net Neutrality is, why it is important, who and what is threatening its existence, and why getting rid of Net Neutrality is favorable to some people. With all these topics being addressed, it allows us to be more informed and hopefully make the right decision in defending our equal access of the

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