Net Neutrality & Teens
Why is net neutrality important for teens to know about?
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Technology- Freshmen - Hull - y1 Public Feed
Net Neutrality & Teens
Net neutrality is basically the principle of an open internet, in which all data is treated equally, being sent and being received, concerning what you have access to and the speed it is accessed (actual internet connection issues based on location or other variables aside). The thing is, though, that having net neutrality in place means that ISPs (Internet Service Providers) cannot take in more revenue by charging users for access to certain sites or faster speeds whilst using them. Of course, this leaves them upset. Recently, the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) have started to ease away from net neutrality, with certain policies being put in place and such, but it's not a complete change. Although, this doesn't mean it isn't possible to do so, and every teen should be aware of what would happen if there was.
Say, net neutrality wasn't in place anymore due to some FCC regulation and you're really bored today. So, you hop on the computer, search up on Netflix and...waiting. ¨That's strange,¨ you'd think, ¨This never happened before...¨ Suddenly, a window pops up on the screen trying to convince you to pay for Comcast's new ¨fast lane¨ internet service. ¨Well, my internet is pretty slow...¨ So, you go ahead and pay for the ¨fast lane,¨ hoping it'd help you out. ¨Hey,¨ you'd think, ¨This internet connection is exactly the same as it was before the FCC's new regulations!¨
Huh, it makes it seem as if ISPs are using their control over your internet in order to make a quick buck... If net neutrality is left behind, then that means companies limiting your connection and access to certain sites based on either how much you pay them or how much that particular site's owner pays them. They believe that since it takes too much money to have giant piles of information piling in from huge streaming sites like Netflix, we should pay for it, even considering that people are paying for internet in the first place! And I know y'all teenagers love your Netflix, so this is serious business. This is a matter of the freedom of the internet and how you experience it, so it's important for all teens who regularly use the internet to truly understand the idea of net neutrality and what's up with it.
Sources:
1) https://www.aclu.org/net-neutrality
2) http://www.savetheinternet.com/net-neutrality
3) http://www.theopeninter.net/
Net Neutrality And Teens
Net Neutrality is important for teens to know about because they need to be aware of what’s going on in the community. It teaches them why its important. Without it people wouldn't be able to go on certain sites. Certain websites you would have to pay cash for. That's ridiculous that people would have to do that. Teenagers should be aware of these type of things.
Net Neutrality gives us the freedom to do what we want without anyone holding us back. Net Neutrality is a rule that all data is treated equally. Without it the Internet would change greatly. Wifi wouldn't be the same, we all know how much teens love wifi its the reason why we go certain places.
You would have to pay more for the Internet which is sad because that is a lot of wasted money that could go towards something of more importance.
The last thing I will say about Net Neutrality is that if we didn't have it our phones and Internet would loud super slow, even slower then now. Imagine trying to watch Netflix on your Internet provider and it takes forever to load. That's what life would be like without Net Neutrality.
Charles's Slide #2
In my new slide I have made some slight changes to the word layout and the places of the controllers. I took out the shadow from one of the controllers because of the feedback I received from my peers. They felted like it didn't fit in with the style of the slide and I agree. I wanted to stay with a simplistic style for my slide. The contrast between the controllers and the background still remains. I went with a less is more approached with the words on the slide, I want the viewer to develop what message I'm trying to get across with this slide. Thanks for looking at my slide and I hope you have enjoyed it.
Sources:
http://blog.ted.com/2014/07/15/10-tips-for-better-slide-decks/
http://www.presentationzen.com/presentationzen/2008/08/learning-from-the-design-around-you-ikea.html
http://zachholman.com/posts/slide-design-for-developers/
Net Neutrality and Teens.
Net Neutrality is important for teens to understand and to stand behind as well. With Net Neutrality we are able to have a voice, we can say, see, and do whatever we want on the internet. We are allowed to do this with a magical thing called Net Neutrality. Net Neutrality is a rule that all data is treated equally. This means that a Netflix show can't come faster than a YouTube video.
Without Net Neutrality everything will change, your Internet service provider will be able to pick and choose the packets of data that comes faster and slower to your computer. This also effects your voice and it's impact on the internet. If you love to blog without Net Neutrality your blog would be render useless if you don't pay a large fee to get it out there. It would be impossible to have a voice. If you have a favorite website that not many people go on, it will take FOREVER for it to load.
My final point is that you will have to pay more for internet. Like in my third link, your favorite websites will be packaged into different categories and you will have to pay for all the packages you want. You will have to pay this on top of what your paying right now. This is a legitimate problem, and we need your help. Protect Net Neutrality.
Sources:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/01/technology/fcc-considering-hybrid-regulatory-approach-to-net-neutrality.html?_r=0
http://www.cc.org/questions_and_answers_net_neutrality
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/17/net-neutrality-gone_n_4611477.html
Madison's Slide #2
I learned a lot from the criticism of my first slide. For my second slide, I changed the layout but kept the same pictures and text. I chose three main points about myself: tumblr, cookies and cardigans. I enjoy tumblr. because it gives you a place for self expression through pictures, quotes, and videos. Cookies are one of my favorite foods. Cardigans are my fashion staple. I wear them with mostly every outfit I wear. I put these in the shape of a triangle because the Zach Holman blog suggested that it makes the slide visually interesting. I chose the color blue because it is my favorite color. I put several cookies pictures because it shows repetition.
Isaiah's Slide #2
I have changed a lot of details so my new slide can pop out more. Instead of just using contrast and bleeding, I made a bright frame and font color that's behind a collage of different pictures. In this slide, the wallpaper actually fits in with the title because the pictures are supposed to show experience of me journeying around the world. I changed the forest picture because I have see and experienced more things in life than just a forest. I changed the font to a more ¨uncivilized¨ type because the background shows natural havens which are wild compared to a city skyline. My new slide would catch people's attention more because the background doesn't mess up the message that I'm trying to get across.
Net Neutrality
Net neutrality is the idea that the internet should be free and monitored for all customers. The FCC, Federal Communications Commission, wants to over ride this and take this freedom away from us. The FCC wants companies like Verizon, AT&T and Comcast to charge their customers for faster internet. Certain companies such as Netflix or Google can pay to have their internet faster to your computer than other websites. Providers aren't allowed to do that.
If we do not have net neutrality, our phone and internet companies can slow down a certain website because a different website is paying your service provider more money. For example, Netflix can pay Verizon to play faster on your phone. But a friend is playing Netflix too with AT&T and it is slower. The FCC would also monitor what you are watching and design what you like. The ads that pop up websites are tailored to the websites that you've visited.
We should care about net neutrality because we need our freedom on the internet. We shouldn't be stripped of our rights on the internet. The people should be trusted with what they do on the internet. If you aren't educated on what net neutrality is, you should be. It's important to the way we surf the web.
Sources:
https://www.aclu.org/net-neutrality
http://www.whitehouse.gov/net-neutrality
http://www.savetheinternet.com/net-neutrality
Fatoumata Net Neutrality
Net neutrality is a network that is designed by engineers and other people. The interent addict many teens because of the cyberbullying that be going on the internet or just the things that entertained the teens that make them so addict to the interent. I am as a teen that is addict to the internet i can be on it for 8 hours and i used the internet for school to so it will be another 8 hours again. Net neutrality is a internet that is open to the whole world and whenever you have a picture you may think its delete but its not delete at all. A closed internet have restricted to access on certain thing.
Why teens should know about Net neutrality is that internet is a useful thing when you need it for class or homework. But another reason is that women are very addicted to internet. One example is that students task a force to to the study of needs that we need on college campuses . All schools use interent so if people cut the net neutrality students would go crazy and would have to write homework and students will be exhausted writing down all these essays when you can just type it on your computer. Everybody would be so exhausted if we didnt have any interent.
http://www.freepress.net/blog/2014/09/29/without-net-neutrality-women-and-girls-will-lose-out-online
http://www.womenactionmedia.org/net-neutrality/
Net neutrality really means that the FCC has proposed that the internet service provider Verizon and Comcast that had access of tiers service. If net neutrality left women and teens mind teens will go so crazy because the internet is where is erased from our screens and and speakers. Having the proposal of the FCC would have the internet to tell our stories and people own words. Justice in the many form of the companies of tools to use. Lets keep the FCC proposed begin
Net Neutrality, Frankie Murphy
The term Net Neutrality means that all data we use on the internet is treated equally. Right now, everyone on the internet has access to anything they want and any amount of it they want; all for one flat fee a month. ISPs (internet service providers) give everyone the same quality of internet, and the data that goes through the ISP is strictly the user’s choice- besides ISPs only being able to slow down illegal content . Net Neutrality gives everyone a right to equal data, and it ensures an Open Internet. Currently, this means that the people own the internet and no one else.
The issue being debated right now is whether the people still get their Net Neutrality or not. Big ISPs have started to make a stink over the last year, saying that Net Neutrality wasn’t thought up by a legal standpoint; so they turned the case over to the FCC (Federal Communications Committee). What has gone on from there is this: big companies want to make the internet censored and controlled by making everyone pay for ‘special’ services and charging for data use instead of flat fees. The proposal that was come up with is basically that, and is very dangerous because it would let the ISPs take control of the peoples’ internet so that there can be lots and lots of money sucked out of it. If this happened, the internet would be slow for all who didn’t pay ridiculous prices, and many people wouldn’t even be able to access or say what they want online- it would all be up to the big companies.
The current issue with Net Neutrality is important for teens to know about because we are growing up in a generation where internet is essential. If we do not have proper access to it, then information and our rights is being taken away. The internet has to be a place for expression, learning, and communication so that We the People can take charge and not money-guzzling companies looking to censor and add expense to our lives. The internet was created to be run as an open place, and it was a safe-haven for all who needed their voices to be heard or access to information. Net Neutrality is important for us teens because without it, we will only be looking into a world of big companies manipulating what we see.Sources:
Net Neutrality Blog
It is important for teens to understand net neutrality. Before I took this tech class, I didn't know what ISPs or how we received our internet, took it for granted. If we get to know the system a little better this doesn't have to be a big of a problem as it is now. I didn't understand its value, the youth, I think, can change this whole thing. They need to understand what they are encountering everyday, the internet.
Teenagers are one of the most people who use internet and get online. They are probably in some perspectives affected by the most. They can make the change and the need to understand this whole mess before encountering it as they get older. It has become such a big deal that I think everyone should get involved and voice their opinion. Even if their with or against net neutrality.
People wouldn't be human if they didn't disagree with each other. Net neutrality is just one of the many issues in the world that people have certain views. It's important for teens to be aware of one of the major issues. To understand the outcomes and how this all works so they can make a change. So net neutrality will either be common or banned.
Sources:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/net-neutrality
http://theweek.com/speedreads/index/262469/speedreads-john-oliver-explains-why-net-neutrality-is-really-important-as-only-john-oliver-can
http://guide.sacbee.com/2014/05/19/6105/two-sides-of-the-net.html
