Still don’t understand net neutrality? Let these porn stars help you out (NSFW)

Allow these porn stars to explain to you what net neutrality is

By Williams Pelegrin Published November 14, 2014

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With President Obama recently making waves by asking for the Internet to be reclassified as a utility, net neutrality has officially been thrusted into the mainstream limelight. Even if it has, however, some people might still be confused about what net neutrality means. Thankfully, Funny or Die came in and made a little video that explains net neutrality – as told by porn stars.

Alex Chance, Mercedes Carrera, and Nadia Styles all got in front of the camera to explain President Obama’s net neutrality proposal, all the while opting to go nude. While some could see this as just a cute video with plenty of eye candy, future happenings in the world of net neutrality do have serious implications for the adult entertainment industry.

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Thanks to the advent of the Internet, the adult entertainment industry now thrives on the World Wide Web. Streaming porn takes up quite a bit of bandwidth, and if your ISP was in full control, it could throttle your connection unless you fork over even more dough for faster speeds. Adversely, ISPs could force porn websites to pay up in order to continue offering streams at feasibly fast speeds.

Just remember this: the Internet is one big sex party. You can watch the video below, which is obviously NSFW.

Porn Stars Explain Net Neutrality

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