WEB NEWS - USA: Web users fight for net neutrality

In this edition: web users in the US fighting for net neutrality; a Pakistani TV channel under fire; and a street trials pro takes web users along for the ride.
USA: WEB USERS FIGHT FOR NET NEUTRALITY
Scores of demonstrators gathered in Washington last Thursday calling for net neutrality after US telecommunications regulators, the FCC, formally proposed new rules that would allow for the creation of Internet fast lanes, where internet service providers charge content companies for faster and more reliable delivery of their traffic to users.
There has been strong opposition to the measures under the #FCCNetNeutrality Twitter hashtag. Web users say they shouldn’t have to pay for faster bandwidth, and fear this spells the beginning of a two-tiered Internet. Around 140,000 people have signed this online petition, saying the new legislation contradicts the promises made by president Obama.
Countless US technology firms have also spoken out against the new rules that would see them having to pay to guarantee faster streaming speeds for their users. Web giants including Amazon, Facebook, Netflix and also Twitter have penned an open letter for the Federal Communications Commission demanding it take steps to ensure the Internet remains an “open platform for speech and commerce”.
A coalition of fifty or so American musicians including members of the groups REM, Aerosmith and Pink Floyd have posted an open letter to the “Future of Music” website, opposing what they describe as “rampant discrimination online” which could negatively impact creativity, cultural commerce and freedom of expression.
 
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