On Net Neutrality, VPNs, the Decentralized Web, and Supercomputers

[Cordillerabit]

Now that net neutrality is dead here in America, you may be left wondering: is there anything I can do to fight this? Well, there’s a pretty strong case to be made for virtual private networks (VPNs) in light of the news, and there’s an even stronger case to be made for decentralized web protocols that run on the blockchain. Both VPNs and crypto platforms like Substratum and Golem could allow people to circumvent the potential manipulation of data access that net neutrality’s repeal may invite.

BYE BYE NEUTRALITY
If you haven’t heard the news yet, we hate to break it to you, but the United States Federal Communications Commission repealed net neutrality last week in a 3-2 vote.

The Obama-era regulations were put in place to ensure that internet service providers treat all internet data and traffic equally. This meant that service providers could not dictate what web content they provided and how fast this content could be accessed.

But with net neutrality gone, these mandates are relics of the past. Without them, providers can now discriminate between what content and data they privilege or disclaim.  They’ll be allowed to charge website and content providers premiums for faster loading times. If a website doesn’t (or can’t) pay for one of these fast lanes, that ISP’s customers will face longer loading times and crippled access to said website as a result.

https://themerkle.com/net-neutrality-vpns-supercomputers/