Story goes…by 2012 ISP's all over the globe will reduce Internet access to a TV-like subscription model, only offering access to a small standard amount of commercial sites and require extra fees for every other site you visit. These 'other' sites would then lose all their exposure and eventually shut down, resulting in what could be seen as the end of the Internet.

Some months ago, a Canadian friend of mine forwarded a video recording of some 'students' regarding the future state of the internet and how our freedom in sharing, communicating, and messaging will be affected for the worse.

http://ipower.ning.com/netneutrality2


I ran the story by an IT savvy friend who dismissed it as a 'doom & gloom' conspiracy theory.

Whether true or not, I find it interesting that Obama vows as 'president' to tackle this future threat and ensure the internet remains free and neutral for all users.

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