CNN: Sen. Franken and Candy Crowley Discuss Net Neutrality
Sen. Franken has been among the most vocal advocates of keeping the Internet open for all Americans, calling net neutrality the free speech issue of our time. He recently sat down with CNN's Candy Crowley on "State of the Union" to talk about net neutrality and his support for President Obama's proposal to keep the Internet equal for all. From the interview:
CROWLEY: So if nothing is broken, why is the government wanting to fix it?
FRANKEN: Well, what's broken is that the current FCC has suggested going to paid prioritization or fast lanes. So let's go back to what net neutrality is.
All content is treated neutrally. It travels, essentially, at the same speed, if you will, so that CNN's Web site, a blog from a blogger in Duluth, Minnesota travels at the same speed "The New York Times" travels, their Web site travels at the same speed.
That's the way it's been from the beginning. And we want to keep it that way...
I'll give you an example with YouTube. Before YouTube, there was this thing called Google Video that Google had. And it wasn't very good. The guys who started YouTube, there were three guys over a pizzeria in San Mateo, California. They created a superior product, YouTube. And it traveled at the same speed as Google Video and people liked YouTube better.
To watch the full interview on CNN's website or read a transcript, click here.
