October 29, 2009
Peter Suderman writes that proponents of
net neutrality say that the policy is necessary to preserve the
Internet's long-standing openness. Without tougher regulations,
they claim, we could end up with a corporate-controlled Web that
stifles free speech, hurts innovators, and denies the public its
rightful access to a powerful communications tool. And they point
to studies they argue prove their points. But as Suderman
argues, key reports being used to bolster the cause of net
neutrality are flawed and unconvincing. And neutrality advocates
have precious little in the way of hard data to back up their
worries about an Internet broken by corporate control.
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