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Eight years ago, I predicted the worst.
It’s a simple concept but one that has enormous implications.
Freedom of speech advocates believe a neutral internet is critical to maintaining a balance of voices and basic fairness.
But it was written for telephone companies and not broadband providers.
Big sites likeThe New York Timescan withstand this.
Small sites, not so much.
Rethinking ISPs
ISPs often seem to have the least power among all the tech players.
I was quite worried a decade ago that an unregulated Internet would silence independent voices.
But, again, ISPs were never the culprits.
Even newer platforms like Bluesky find themselvesscrambling to put in place reasonable speech controls.
I’ve long argued that broadband is a human right.
Can we deliver global regulation that recognizes that once and for all?
