“Net Neutrality in Canada is the principle that consumers should be in control of what content, services and applications they use on the public Internet." I pulled this definition from a website representing net neutrality in Canada (www.neutrality.ca), to get a better understanding of exactly what it is I should be writing about. I found it rather difficult to find a solid definition of net neutrality, but from what I’ve read it is the topic of rather heated debates. It seems to me that net neutrality is about preserving the freedom of expression, which the Internet offers and that all content should be treated equally. Private companies and Internet service providers are interested in making money, by changing the simplicity and freedom of the Internet. I think that this is completely unjust and only emphasizes the greedy nature of multi-million dollar companies and the mass control they continue to seek. The Internet is an incredibly innovative creation and I think it is only fair that it allows its users the freedom to access and display the content they desire. To me this topic really begs the question of how far companies are willing to go, just to benefit themselves and maybe make an extra million while they’re at it.
http://whatisnetneutrality.ca/en/node/1
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