https://medium.com/latinx-mic/net-neutrality-is-important-for-entrepreneurs-of-color-8d0d7ca8e39f

Growing up, I loved pretending I ran a business and would create fake products. Some weekends, I would get on my computer and design a menu for that day’s “restaurant,” print it, and hand it out to my family. Other times, I would live out my dreams by playing one of the various Tycoon games I had (Rollercoaster, Zoo, Mall), where I could create different kinds of businesses from the ground up and be involved in every aspect from what was sold, to the design of the park.

Now there is a wave of digital entrepreneurship, which has been enabled due to the concept of Net Neutrality. The principle of Net Neutrality prevents Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from blocking, slowing down, or prioritizing some content over others. This is a critical piece to the way the Internet works, and is among the entry points for digital entrepreneurs and for individuals who want to bring their businesses online. In 2015, the Federal Communications Commission enacted the 2015 Open Internet Order, enshrining these very principles. Yet, Chairman Pai announced last week the day before Thanksgiving that he wants to repeal Net Neutrality, handing over control of the Internet to the ISPs. It will have a significant and negative impact on the digital economy.