Jul 11 2017

Why is There a Battle Over Net Neutrality?

61 min 3 movies discussed
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Net neutrality is the idea that the internet is a public good and that everyone should have equal, unfettered access to it. Though the FCC strongly supported it with new rules in 2015, today’s FCC is under new leadership and has other ideas.

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# Stuff You Should Know - Net Neutrality Episode

This episode dives deep into the ongoing battle over net neutrality, exploring what it means for the internet to remain an open and equal playing field for everyone. Josh and Chuck trace the history of how the internet became what it is today, starting with telephone company regulations and moving through major FCC decisions that shaped broadband policy under different administrations. They break down the technical and legal complexities of whether internet service providers should be classified as telecommunications companies or information services, and explain why that classification matters so much for how much the government can regulate them.


Movies Discussed

Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones
2011
★ 8.5
"their users are getting to watch Game of Thrones faster — Used as an example of content that benefits from faster streaming speeds provided by Netflix." — Josh
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014 TV-MA
★ 7.8
"John Oliver did a piece on, what's this show called, This Week Tonight? Last week tonight? — John Oliver's show featured a famous segment on net neutrality that caused the FCC website to crash." — Josh
WarGames
WarGames
1983 1h 54m
★ 7.1
"like everyone's seen war games and we all know that that's how the future is going — Referenced as an example of how people understood early computer networking through popular culture." — Chuck

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