Techdirt: Net Neutrality Debate Again Descends Into Shouting, Farce
Techdirt: Net Neutrality Debate Again Descends Into Shouting, Farce
Techdirt is, perhaps accurately, decrying the “not wholly accurate, ideological soundbites [argued] from both sides” in the network neutrality debate. This issue is so technically and socially complicated, that it is quite surprising to me that debate tends to become two sided.
Besides the technical issues of how a “neutral” network might work and the economic issues of stimulating innovation while giving network owners incentive to expand their network, there are a host of other social issues to consider. These include comparisons with other similar historical circumstances, addressing concerns of privacy on the network, and analyses of network penetration and the incentives that providers have to limit access.
Perhaps the net neutrality debate needs a forum where experts on all facets of the issue can contribute to our understanding of the problem.