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Internet openness pits collaborative history against competitive future

  • Written by Lorenzo De Carli, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Colorado State University
Two views of the internet collide in the net neutrality debate.The Conversation composite from Malyugin and AAR Studios/Shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND

The debate about how open the internet should be to free expression – and how much companies should be able to restrict, or charge for, communication speeds – boils down to a conflict between...

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