Why the Fall of Net Neutrality Could Smother Innovation
Why the Fall of Net Neutrality Could Smother Innovation Our current digital age was built on the creativity inspired by a free and open Internet. The long‑term consequences of repealing it may jeopardize that creativity. The Internet is a utility that can and should be open to the world’s innovators. We are possibly living in the final days of net neutrality. There are countless articles and analyses out there examining exactly which regulations are changing and what the December 14 vote means for the Internet, but that’s only part of the story. What’s more striking to me is the enduring legacy these changes may have on the engineers and entrepreneurs of tomorrow, the next generation of creators building a connected world we haven’t dreamed up yet. There was much fanfare recently when a ZDNet article argued that the FCC’s proposed changes [ more… ]