2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumThink The Net Neutrality Fight Is Over? Think Again.
Think The Net Neutrality Fight Is Over? Think Again.
When the Obama administration approved strong new net neutrality rules earlier this year, advocates rejoiced. "We have won on net neutrality, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak told The Guardian. President Barack Obama declared victory and thanked Reddit, the self-proclaimed "Front Page of the Internet" for its community's activism on the issue.
But these celebrations may have been premature. Telecom and cable companies, which provide broadband access to the vast majority of Americans, are challenging the Obama administration's actions in court. If they get their way, a federal appeals court will soon delay some rules that aim to protect net neutrality, the principle that all internet traffic should be treated equally. Open-Internet advocates fear that an unfavorable decision may open the door for harmful business practices while the court battlewhich could take yearsplays out. A stay on part of the new rules would also likely embolden Republicans on Capitol Hill who seek to pass laws gutting the rules.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/05/net-neutrality-lawsuit_n_7520322.html
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marym625
(17,997 posts)It has tons of information and makes it simple to take action
http://www.savetheinternet.com/action
n2doc
(47,953 posts)The corporate Party always fights on.
rurallib
(62,448 posts)because the rewards are so huge.
80+ years later they are still working as hard as they can to bring down the New Deal.
AZ Progressive
(3,411 posts)It is perpetual war with the right wing in this country.
GoneFishin
(5,217 posts)it just moves on to plan B, then C, then D, ....
The internet levels the playing field and allows average people to circumvent the gatekeepers in the elite media. And the old brigade in the corporate media and government messaging czars do not like it one bit.
Dustlawyer
(10,497 posts)Neither should we!