subject: Internet Rules And Search Engine Optimization [print this page] Possible effects of the new government regulations on SEO and Search.
Wikipedia states, Network neutrality (also net neutrality, Internet neutrality) is a principle proposed for users' access to networks participating in the Internet. The principle advocates no restrictions by Internet service providers and governments on content, sites, platforms, the kinds of equipment that may be attached, and the modes of communication.[1][2][3]
The principle states that if a given user pays for a certain level of Internet access, and another user pays for the same level of access, then the two users should be able to connect to each other at the subscribed level of access.
SO that being said what are the potential pitfalls for the average website owner in terms of search? Well the answer is that no one knows for sure, however if you think about a web where Google does everything possible to provide relevant search results for its users, then some websites can and will be judged by what level of hosting they can afford to purchase, thus turning the web into a biggest wallet wins playing field.
This is not the web I helped create, nor will it work. You see those hackers, you know the ones, who steal credit cards, and identities, and databases, they will continue to hack, this plus the US governments wishes to make everyone wear the equivalent of internet dog tags will not stop a single would be hacker. Why? Well that answer is quite simple really, they are better than you, better than the government, and that is how they get away with it today. Most hackers can code their way around anything todays government can create almost as fast as they create it, in fact hackers in Russia and China have been hacking US websites for years, and there is nothing anyone can do about it.
The real net-neutrality has to do with lobby, government control, price fixing, and honestly being able to expand the value of bandwidth to the point of taxation. We all enjoy a great website, I will give you facebook as an example, so net-neutrality would allow providers to give different levels of bandwidth to different styles of usage, such as p2p, gaming, and chat clients. If you regulate bandwidth in such a way isnt it going to limit what some people are willing to produce? This lack of development would essentially put a CAP on the quality of the internet.
If you have to pay twice as much for p2p bandwidth it may make it unfeasible to develop better technology because it could end up being cost prohibitive. If providers are allowed to control bandwidth on a tiered level of service, only those who can afford more pipe will meet Googles demand for a fast website, essentially putting them on a less than level playing field.
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