AND THIS IS MY DISCUSSION WRITING ABOUT IT :
Regulation is a point to having a body or entity that provides operation by setting standards and rules on achieving the same. Lessig contends that the acts we take to define the Internet will determine its future shape. He challenges the notion that the Internet is a self-contained entity with no ties to existing legal systems, warning that this error could lead to the abolition of critical principles like free speech, privacy, and anonymity, to mention a few.
Lessig proposes a set of rules that can be applied to both cyberspace and the natural world: Regulation via code where the application is through sort of use of physics rather than a threat with several ways of accessing Internet been restricted to individuals, secondly, societal regulations with emphasis on conserving the traditional privacy values. The market expenses of operating parts of the Internet for servers in their jurisdiction to comply with the International Protocol and then the law. All these combined, when applied it brings regulation on internet behavior.
Network neutrality legislation in the United States dates back to 1999 when merger requirements were imposed on major ISPs. When scholars feared that cable TV’s closed economic model might overwhelm the Open Internet in 1999, the discussion began. While there have been concerns about potential discrimination by IAPs since at least 1999, the phrase “network (net) neutrality” was created in 2003.
The history of US legislation previous to the 2015 Open Internet Order is well-documented. The 2010 Order12 was causing controversy because it omitted mobile, leading to the imposition of various data limits, most notably by AT&T in 2011 (Carrillo, 2016). Since its original regulatory pronouncement, the FCC has spent a decade attempting to implement net neutrality. The net neutrality issue is expected to continue in the United States, highlighting the sharp divide between those favoring net neutrality and those who wish to curtail it.
References:
Net Neutrality. (2019). Media Defence. https://www.mediadefence.org/ereader/publications/advanced-modules-on-digital-rights-and-freedom-of-expression-online/module-5-trends-in-censorship-by-private-actors/net-neutrality/
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