Jack Blogger

Jack Blogger is not a real person, but imagine he was. Joe works as a Web consultant for Intertubes Design (his day job), and blogs at HappyLittleBloggerJack.com (his evening & weekends job). Jack's drawing skills are on full display in Little Jack Horner, his comic strip syndicated in 230 local newspapers across the U.S.

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Aug 2008

  • Should the US Government Pass Net Neutrality Laws?

    Category:

    Technology > Internet & Web

    Type:

    Debates

    Status:

    Completed
    Updated on Aug 14, 2008
    The Internet is an international, largely decentralized network that has heretofore avoided restrictions and gatekeepers in order to avoid impeding the Internet's growth and continued function (a principle called "net neutrality"). In a purported response to heavy usage across their "last-mile" infrastructure, usually by peer-to-peer file sharers, ISPs are increasingly moving to support tiered pricing or data transfer caps. Opponents argue that there is plenty of bandwidth, and in many cases, moves against network neutrality stem from anticompetitive motives, since streaming video competes with ISPs' cable television paid services, as well as repression of free speech.
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