Why Keep the Internet Open and Free?

Keeping the Internet Open and Free


The department of defense was searching for ways to communicate with the military bases worldwide. The government funded a research team to find ways for networking computers to communicate nationwide or worldwide. Researchers established protocols for communicating information using TCP/IP protocols, TCP and IP protocols. Networking is a way of communication from one source to another. The federal government and universities began using this same means to communicate. Businesses began to utilize the same concept derived from the department of defense research project. Just having access to open and free internet was exciting, which allowed individuals to share information in a timely fashion. Do not forget that the government used funds, so that it should mean, belong to the people in a sense.

Today we have access to information pertaining to any topic that human beings can think of. We have allowed ourselves to advance in an information age that has been freely attainable since the inception of the World Wide Web. Communication and sharing information is what makes our world go around. The media, government agencies and all types of businesses have the ability to share information that is useful to someone out there in this world. I often wondered why it’s call cyberspace. We have become so dependant on its use to get answers for just about everything. If we start placing, more restrictions based on the tier concept, who knows what will happen. The ISP providers are already charging a fee to get to the information. Businesses are also restricting us from certain sites. If you are already paying for services rendered, why tamper with that?

Computers are now in our homes, schools, business, and government, which provide access to the internet at any given time. People have become so creative with teaching, selling, buying, hiring, etc, with the use of the internet. This has been the practice since making it available to everyone. There are more people accessing the internet today than ever before, so someone has to be looking at making a profit or even taking away our rights to freedom. Information is knowledge and too much information can kill. This statement depends on ones views. Have you every thought that even though the internet has been favorable, it has its flaws.

In the meantime, we have regulations that certain individuals are attempting to implement and cause confusion. This could have a negative affect in the unforeseen future. Who wants to be dictated to? Why tell me where to go and when? Users will not have to right to be creative or share information as they are now. Restrictions. on what I can and can not access as an adult. Children on the other hand must be monitored by the parent . Regulations are needed to protect our children and the on source to communicate has been an ongoing battle, due to freedom of speech, freedom of expression and there may be many others. Sure, there must be regulations or ways to protect our children from sites that are offensive.

Don’t fix what is not broken. When you tamper with something that’s not broken, It’s bound to break. This is not the big picture. There are Providers that are controlling how you utilize their services and you know who they are. They have become restrictive and don't care if they lose you as a customer. So where do we stand?
Reference: A Brief History of the Internet and Related Network
http://www.isoc.org/internet/history/cerf.shtml,
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