Net Neutrality & Teens

INTERNET CEN
INTERNET CEN
Why is net neutrality important for teens to know about?
        Net neutrality is very important for teens to know about because teens rely on the Internet so much for research, projects, school work, and social media that we should be able to access an open internet and not have to pay extra for certain content. When the net is not neutral, it is very hard to come up with creative ideas because you're limited to certain sites. When ISPs charge more to customers to get some services, it makes it really hard for people to communicate. Students at SLA can really relate to this because due to our benchmarks, it is mandatory to communicate, and much of it happens over the web. Majority of the projects, homework, and other assignments take place on the web. 
     
         Net neutrality helps our future because it has to do with our education. Without the resources we need to succeed, we will not be able to accomplish future goals for ourselves. We will also not be able to become as successful as we want to be because we weren't able to use the Internet to it's full possibilities. Many teens don't know what Net Neutrality is, and if they do, they don't care for it that much because they believe it doesn't affect us in any way, but it definitely does. Our future depends on Net Neutrality. 
        
        Our speech and our voice is definitely censored without net neutrality because we cannot speak on those certain websites that are blocked for us. I believe that us teens have a right to view the content we need to view because it's so important to our lifestyles and how we work. Teens should know about this because without net neutrality, a little bit of our freedom is being taken away, as well as our opportunity. We can't let ISPs take over the Internet because yes, we do pay them for our Internet, but we do not pay to be blocked from sites and not have equal access as others. Being knowledgeable on this topic will allow us to fight for our rights. 
        
        
    SOURCES:
    1. http://www.theopeninter.net/
    2. http://www.savetheinternet.com/net-neutrality
    3. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/14/net-neutrality_n_4597831.html

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