The Web as we know it is being threatened

Yesterday the FCC proposed new rules which cripple the free and open nature of Internet. Among the many loopholes in the so called “Network Neutrality” regulations is the ability for phone and cable companies to apply fees for Internet services and/or content. For example AT&T could charge an extra two cents per megabyte to use Facebook on your iPhone. Or, Comcast could bill you an extra fifty cents a month to get videos from YouTube at a faster speed. The rules which are being touted by Barack Obama as a compromise on Network Neutrality are in fact worse than doing nothing. For the first time they explicitly approve online discrimination. The implications of this are far reaching and truly matter for anyone who uses the Internet.