from the Cliffs Notes version: "Net neutrality is the concept that your Internet provider should be a neutral gateway to everything on the Internet, not a gatekeeper deciding to load some sites slower than others or impose fees for faster service."

Latest News on Neutrality: The Department of Justice said it is filing a lawsuit against the state of California over its new net neutrality protections, hours after Gov. Jerry Brown signed the bill into law on Sunday.

The California law would be the strictest net neutrality protections in the country, and could serve as a blueprint for other states. Under the law, internet service providers will not be allowed to block or slow specific types of content or applications, or charge apps or companies fees for faster access to customers.

The US government is looking into Ceding Control of the Internet to the UN. Use the Internet and the media to farther research this current event and summarize your findings about this event (no more than 1 page) by discussing and addressing the following questions:

• What is at the heart of this issue from a Social Informatics?
• Should the US cede control of the Internet period?
• What are the sides and their positions?
• Who are the Winners and Losers in this? What is lost and what is gained and by whom?
• From a Social Informatics perspective how does Determinism factor into this?
• How does this issue impacts social network? How does it impact YOU?
• How does this issue impact or relate to IP and copyright and in what way?