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Question
What are the positions on net neutrality?
Position1 of 2

Net neutrality is good

Net neutrality prevents internet providers from becoming the gatekeepers of competition, information, and morality in the digital space. It promotes innovation and quality service for lesser-known sites.

Supporting arguments · 4

  1. Net neutrality promotes innovation as a launching pad for new web services
    Net neutrality spurs innovation, which helps the internet expand. If major internet providers favor only a few established domains and services, then it becomes very hard for emerging startups to become recognized and popular among the consumer base.
  2. Net neutrality promotes the exchange of information
    The internet was originally built as a tool for further inquiry, learning, and exploration. Net neutrality promotes the free exchange of information, thereby protecting the internet's core functions.
  3. Net neutrality protects service quality for lesser-known sites
    Without net neutrality, we would have sub-par internet service quality when visiting certain sites. If only a few well-established domains load at faster speeds, then only content from those sites is readily available. This lowers the overall quality of information and resources available on the internet.
  4. Net neutrality promotes competition
    Net neutrality ensures a level playing field between companies operating online, allowing consumers to freely choose which sites to browse in the free market place of media.