What’s Net Neutrality?

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There's been a lot of buzz lately about "net neutrality," which is basically how your ISP might have a financial incentive to make Google or YouTube or any site it pleases slower or even block it. This is a pretty important issue and if the failure by the US House is any indication, one that's in danger of being won by the bad guys.

There’s been a lot of buzz lately about “net neutrality,” which is basically how your ISP might have a financial incentive to make Google or YouTube or any site it pleases slower or even block it. This is a pretty important issue and if the failure by the US House is any indication, one that’s in danger of being won by the bad guys.

If you’re new to the issue, here’s a simple and quick primer on what it’s all about, told in our favorite format: moving images with sound!




via The Bivings Report.

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