Net neutrality is one of those problematic issues. Problematic in that it really shouldn't

be a political one, but it became one. Both its supporters and its opponents misrepresent

what the other size says it would mean, in an effort to fire up emotional reactions and

build support. Chances are that whatever you think net neutrality means is at least partially

informed by some of this misinformation. And that's coming up next on Skeptoid.

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You're listening to Skeptoid. I'm Brian Dunning from Skeptoid.com. Net neutrality

re-examined. Who wants anything less than free and unfettered access to everything they

want on the internet? Well, nobody, of course. Everyone agrees that we want the fastest,

most dangerous internet we can get. The problem is we don't all agree on how to get there,

and we don't all understand the implications of solving the technical challenges required.

The central question is whether government regulations should require service providers

to give consumers access to the internet with nothing blocked out, nothing slowed down.

Today, we're going to log in to net neutrality and take a deep dive into the issues surrounding

one of the hottest topics around right now.

This take is going to be a bit different from others you may have heard. Rather than

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