Net neutrality / Kathryn Roberts, book editor.

Title:

ISBN:

9781534502970

9781534502987

Edition:

First edition.

Publication Information:

New York, NY : Greenhaven Publishing, LLC, 2019.

Physical Description:

200 pages ; 24 cm.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Is Internet Service a Basic Need? -- Chapter 2: Should the Internet be Regulated by the Government? -- Chapter 3: Will the Internet Become Segregated Without Net Neutrality? -- Chapter 4: Is it Necessary to Have a Free and Open Internet in the United States?

Is Internet service a basic need? -- Why net neutrality matters / April Glaser -- It's an issue of class / Chinelo Nkechi Ikem -- High-speed Internet access is a human right / Sheena Goodyear -- Internet is not a public utility according to the Trump Administration / Kerry Sheehan -- Net neutrality is a complex issue / John Wihbey -- Should the Internet be regulated by the government? -- No one actually knowns how to regulate the Internet / Justin Fox -- Freedom of expression includes a free Internet / UNESCO -- Title II should not be confused with net neutrality / Daniel Lyons -- Net neutrality destroys small ISPs / Jacob Kastrenakes -- We don't need net neutrality to protect the Internet / Drew Armstrong -- Online content regulation has become a focus of governments around the world / Yaman Akdeniz -- Will the Internet become segregated without net neutrality? -- We should take competition in broadband seriously / Maureen K. Ohlhausen -- Net neutrality and regulation are a tangled web / Larry Downes -- Fight for a free Internet is akin to the Civil Rights Movement / Lori McGlinchey -- Many Internet companies fight to keep net neutrality rules / Alina Selukh -- Our First Amendment Rights are at stake / Brett Kokinadis -- Is it necessary to have a free and open Internet in the United States? -- Fear of the Internet and free speech has serious consequences / Giovanni Navarria -- Regulations are prohibiting the expansion of high-speed Internet / Shane Burley -- Net neutrality matters for human rights / Access Now -- Small ISPs want net neutrality / Ernesto Falcon -- Censoring content is counter to net neutrality / Jeremy Malcolm, Cindy Cohn, and Danny O'Brien -- United States is no longer a leader in online consumer protection / Sascha Meinrath and Nathalia Foditsch.

Summary:

Is a free and open internet a hallmark of democracy? Net neutrality advocates are fighting for government regulation and protection of this relatively new frontier. They believe that the internet is now a basic human need and argue that defined rules are essential to the protection of customers and to the encouragement of innovation. Detractors worry that too much government oversight discourages innovation and investment. The viewpoints in this informative anthology are written by experts with a variety of perspectives about a complex topic that encompasses many fields, including technology, business, and the Constitution.

Subject Term:

Network neutrality

Internet governance

Telecommunication policy

Added Author:

Roberts, Kathryn, 1990-

Series Title:

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)

Series Sequence:

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)

OCLC Number:

on1022074972