My name is Kent Nichols, and I produce a comedy video series called AskANinja.com. In the last three years, I've reached millions of people and built a business based on my talent as a writer and comedian. I'm an actor and an entrepreneur, but in Hollywood, there is no way a show in which viewers email questions to a ninja would have ever been greenlighted by a producer. Fortunately, there's the internet, and because of the quality of the work and the constant feedback, I now have a web series that has a larger audience and more devoted fan base than a lot of cable shows. That is why I care about net neutrality.
To me, net neutrality means a media without gatekeepers. It means finally voices can be heard based on merits, not connections. On talent, not money.
In the past in order for your voice to be heard in any sort of mass media, you needed either a timeslot on a government-licensed broadcaster, or on one of the media conglomerates cable channel. On the broadcast channels, the FCC mandates certain standards, which promotes a general conservatism in what is placed on those channels.
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