Facebook Opposes the Google and Verizon Proposal for Net Neutrality

As you may or not know, Google and Verizon have made a joint policy proposal on Net neutrality. They are trying to get this to go through congress.

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The world's largest search company and the country's biggest wireless network announced their opinion that "wired" broadband Internet connections should be regulated differently than wireless networks and new Internet technologies. They announced this on Monday, then on Wednesday, Facebook, the world's largest social network offered an opposing view point.

"Facebook continues to support principles of Net neutrality for both landline and wireless networks," said Facebook spokesman Andrew Noyes in a statement. "Preserving an open Internet that is accessible to innovators -- regardless of their size or wealth -- will promote a vibrant and competitive marketplace where consumers have ultimate control over the content and services delivered through their Internet connections."

Facebook is obviously geared toward the furthering of internet freedom and keeping information open and accessible to everyone.

There are diverse opinions on the topic of a two tiered internet. The one you will hear most is against this idea. Most people wish to keep the internet growing and expanding the way it is now.

A coalition called SaveTheInternet.com, which includes the Free Press, MoveOn.org, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee and others, called it "attacking the Internet while claiming to preserve it."

Google and Verizon's proposal was meant to bring an end to the divisive argument on Net neutrality, however, it seems that it hasn't really done that. If anything, the arguments have only gotten more heated.

Net neutrality is really something that Internet users should decide. Maybe someone will make a survey website that goes viral and gets the largest percentage of internet users to decide how they want the Internet to be set up.