Take a moment to consider the importance of net neutrality, and how different our digital world would be without it. Net neutrality is the principle that Internet service providers (ISP) and governments regulating the Internet should treat all data on the Internet the same, not discriminating or charging differentially by user, content, website, platform, application, type of attached equipment, or mode of communication. Net neutrality is the reason that internet providers like AT&T, Comcast, or Verizon don’t limit access to services associated with the other two, or any competing firm. It’s the reason all three don’t band together to clog up Netflix in a bid to divert customers back to their own television and streaming video services. Without net neutrality Apple could do a deal with Verizon to ensure their devices achieve 50% faster data transfer speeds than other devices on all Verizon Internet connections. It is the reason we can have an Apple laptop, […]