Argumentative Essay On Net Neutrality

Net Neutrality In addition, those who challenge net neutrality must fight the issue of the American citizen’s right of privacy. By giving all the control to the ISPs they will obtain the right to basically spy on our every move on the internet. This would be violating the Fourth Amendment, which states “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized”. Those in favor of abolishing net neutrality could argue that the ISP’s right to privacy is at stake as well. By
Robert McDowell, one of the FCC agency's commissioners—a Republican initially appointed by President George W. Bush (R, 2001–09) and reappointed by Obama—has argued “that imposing regulations mandating net neutrality could end up making the Internet less free by restricting the products that companies can offer and making them hesitant to enter the broadband arena if they think their profits will be restricted” (Net Neutrality). By having a free and fair internet for everyone will encourage more people to be innovators and entrepreneurs. They recognize that they will not be twisted over by the larger companies putting regulations on them. Tom Price brings up that “advocates credit net neutrality with spurring innovation by banning barriers to new online services. “If the next Facebook has to pay for an Internet fast lane, the next Mark Zuckerberg [Facebook’s creator] might go into investment banking instead of creating the next big new thing on the Internet,” three dozen university professors wrote to the FCC as it considered the issue” (Price). With innovative companies being created by entrepreneurs means more jobs for others, in addition to decreasing