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Should internet service providers be allowed to speed up access to popular websites (that pay higher rates) at the expense of slowing down access to less popular websites (that pay lower rates)?

Net neutrality is the principle that internet service providers should treat all data on the internet equally. Proponents of net neutrality laws argue that they balance the rights and duties of individuals, governments and corporations, while ensuring that the Internet continues to be an open and decentralized network. Opponents include internet companies who complain that the law would increase their costs and create barriers to the free flow of information.

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Response rates from 6.1m America voters.

17%
Yes
83%
No
14%
Yes
71%
No
1%
Yes, only if it’s strictly based on a pay-per-quality model
8%
No, treat all traffic equally and continue the openness of the internet
1%
Yes, this would make the internet faster and more reliable for users
4%
No, this would allow them to remove competition, create artificial scarcity, and increase prices
1%
Yes, but only give priority by type (video over images) and not source (big website over little website)

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 @4T2WTMMfrom Colorado answered…4yrs4Y

Internet should be a service like water, sewer and electric. Just another utility.

 @53LH4W3from New York answered…4yrs4Y

No. The internet should be treated as a utility like it is in other countries. Our access speed is much slower than other countries and it's embarrassing.

 @9N8MT4F  from South Carolina answered…3mos3MO

No, ISPs should be allowed to speed up general internet access based on levels of consumer pay, but not website-by-website.

 @9H7ZNLM from Arizona answered…11mos11MO

No, this would not only allow the popular websites to remove their competition, but they create artificial scarcity and increase prices. Internet traffic should be treated equally and that way it can continue the openness of the internet.

 @8GCLT5S from North Carolina answered…4yrs4Y

If a website is more visited, the connection should be sped up.

 @8GVBV23 from Colorado answered…4yrs4Y

yes they should speed it up for people that pay more but dont slow the people who pay less.

 @9FFG9HR from Wisconsin answered…1yr1Y

Internet service providers should be able to do what's within the power of their contract with the websites.

 @9FDZ2TT from Pennsylvania answered…1yr1Y

Depends how much faster they're made and if its proportional

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Iran Warns to U.S. Allies Don’t Help Israel, or You’re Next

Tehran is threatening in secret diplomatic backchannels to target the oil-rich Arab Gulf states and other American allies in the Middle East if their territories or airspace are used for an attack on Iran, said Arab officials.Israel has threatened Tehran with a severe reprisal after Iran fired about 180 ballistic missiles at Israel earlier this month, with some Israeli officials and commentators pushing for damaging strikes on Tehran’s nuclear facilities or oil infrastructure. In that event, Iran has warned it would respond with devastating hits on Israel’s civilian infrastructure, and would retaliate against any Arab state that facilitated the attack, the officials said.The Arab officials said the countries that Iran has threatened include Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, all of which host U.S. troops. These states have told the Biden administration that they don’t want their military infrastructure or airspace to be used by the U.S. or Israel for any offensive operations against Iran, the officials said. While the Iranian threats are vague, they have raised concerns in energy-rich Persian Gulf states that their oil facilities—long viewed as protected by an American security umbrella—could be hit, the Arab officials said. U.S. military installations and forces in the region could also be at risk in a region with one of the highest concentrations of American troops in the world, they added.While the Iranian threats are vague, they have raised concerns in energy-rich Persian Gulf states that their oil facilities—long viewed as protected by an American security umbrella—could be hit, the Arab officials said. U.S. military installations and forces in the region could also be at risk in a region with one of the highest concentrations of American troops in the world, they added.

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