Net Neutrality is confusing, and the complexities of the issue have not been clarified by the debate between supporters and opponents of Net Neutrality - especially when many of those debating are politicians or big corporations.

For example, earlier this month at the Senate Commerce Committee's mark up of the telecom bill, Senator Stevens (R-Alaska) argued that a non-discrimination amendment to the bill was unnecessary because the net effect of the bill was non-discrimination.  Stevens' remarks were in direct contrast to arguments in favor of net neutrality, which claim the bill would unquestionably allow for discrimination on the Internet.  It is difficult to know exactly what Net Neutrality is and why it is necessary when those arguing about it (read: Senator Stevens) purposefully manipulate their language.

Certain politicians are not the only ones deceiving their audiences about Net Neutrality, for Corporate interests have undertaken similar trickery.  Take AT&T's "Hands Off the Internet" campaign, which claims that Net Neutrality will ruin the Internet by clogging it's "pipes," and that any legislation in favor of Net Neutrality is dangerously preemptive.

When politicians mislead and corporate interests lie, the American public should be able to turn to the press for the truth.  Yet far too often, news articles present superficial fluff instead of in-depth research, journalists accept their sources' information as fact without digging deeper, and the media seems more like government propaganda than a government watchdog.