Ethical Issues - Net Neutrality
Computer Science: Edexcel IGCSE, topic 6.1.5
Net Neutrality
Net neutrality concerns how bandwidth is controlled on the Internet.
Net neutrality
- For a long time, a key principle of the Internet was that all packets are treated equally.
- That means that if two websites both want access to a network, they should both have equal response times.
Collapse of net neutrality
- Net neutrality is now being threatened, particularly in the United States of America.
- Companies are interested in paying Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to prioritise their traffic.
Impacts of net neutrality collapsing
- If net neutrality collapses it could mean that the large, rich technology companies could have more control over the traffic of the Internet.
- They could pay to have their traffic prioritised over their competitors.
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