Internet censorship controls what a user can and cannot see. Even if an individual is simply searching for something as small as cats, internet censorship persists. It is this unnecessary censorship that is killing young minds today. Internet censorship can be done in several ways. A government agency, for example, can do this; or worst of all, a private organization, looking at you AT&T. Although companies think they are preventing individuals from receiving “dangerous” information, they are actually doing the opposite. By censoring something that began as a distribution channel for "free information," businesses and government organizations are not only harming themselves, but future generations who rely heavily on the Internet for information. . Internet censorship is a curse and should have no place in such a high-tech world. To begin with, net neutrality is an essential thing. Everyone lives and uses the Internet. He is like a child to his mother; the mother must take care of the child. Recently, the FCC announced that it would push for the “death of net neutrality,” which would mean that all Internet traffic would be treated equally (Abbruzzese). Let's imagine that our ISPs (Internet Service Providers) are highways on which our data travels. With net neutrality, ISPs would not be able to open new avenues for “heavy users”, i.e. everyone would have the same speed limit (Abbruzzese). By doing this, not only would the information not be available at any given time, but it would make the situation worse than it already is. The image on the right explains this horrible thing the FCC is advocating. Internet would become similar to...... middle of paper ......eb. May 16, 2014.Nunziato, Dawn C. Virtual Freedom: Net Neutrality and Free Speech in the Internet Age. Stanford, CA: Stanford Law, 2009. Print. Pepitone, Julianne. "SOPA explained: what it is and why it matters." CNNMargent. Cable News Network, January 17, 2012. Web. May 14, 2014. Abbruzzese, Jason. "The FCC and Net Neutrality: What You Need to Know Before Thursday." Crushable. Mashable.com, March 15, 2014. Web. May 15, 2014. Steward, Bart. "Here's How to Contact the FCC to Support Net Neutrality! - Bart Stewart." Bart Stewart. Np, March 3, 2014. Web. May 15, 2014. “Websites go dark to protest SOPA.” » CBSNews. CBS Interactive, January 18, 2012. Web. May 16, 2014. “Internet censorship in China | Chinese law and policy.” RSS on Chinese law politics. Np, and Web. May 15, 2014. “CISPA Cybersecurity Bill Passes – Security Affairs.” » RSS Security Affairs. Np, and Web. May 16 2014.