The Federal Communications Commission voted 3–2 to impose net neutrality rules today, restoring the common-carrier regulatory framework enforced during the Obama era and then abandoned while Trump was president.

The rules prohibit Internet service providers from blocking and throttling lawful content and ban paid prioritization.

“Consumers have made clear to us they do not want their broadband provider cutting sweetheart deals, with fast lanes for some services and slow lanes for others,” FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said at today’s meeting.

  • @roofuskit
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    2124 days ago

    What they really need is competition.

    • @SupraMario
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      024 days ago

      %100 but they bought our gov and keep competitors out. Its really a shit system.

    • @uis
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      024 days ago

      Last time it didn’t help.

      • @roofuskit
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        723 days ago

        Then municipal competition.