open internet
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#NetNeutrality: Pelosi, et al Plan to ‘Save the Internet’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Monday that House Democrats plan to introduce a bill that would replace the open internet protections that were in place until the Federal Communications Commission repealed them in December 2017. The Hill reports that Pelosi wrote a letter to her colleagues advising that the bill, called the “Save the…
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#NetNeutrality: Supreme Court Hands Over a Major Victory for Open Internet Advocates
Every time I see a picture of Ajit Pai, I want to kick him in his Reese’s cup. In 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld a lower court ruling that favored the 2015 net neutrality rules put in place by the Obama administration Federal Communications Commission. Several internet providers took…
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#NetNeutrality: Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Side With the FCC in Killing the Open Internet
It has been nearly eight months since the Federal Communications Commission repealed the net neutrality that keep the internet open and free for everyone, and the repeal officially went into effect on June 11. As lawmakers in individual states do their part to try and ensure net neutrality is still a reality for their constituents,…
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#NetNeutrality: Senate Votes to Overturn FCC Repeal of Open-Internet Rules
On May 10, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai announced that the agency’s new rules repealing net neutrality would go into effect June 11. On Wednesday the U.S. Senate voted to approve a resolution that would stop that from happening. NPR reports that Senate Democrats were joined by three Republicans—Susan Collins of Maine, John Kennedy…
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Red Alert: The Fight for #NetNeutrality Continues
You may have noticed some of your favorite websites sporting a different look Wednesday. In collaboration with Demand Progress, many sites went on “Red Alert” to draw attention to the continuing fight to protect net neutrality, otherwise known as the open internet. The Red Alert for Net Neutrality is part of a continuing effort to…
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#NetNeutrality: The Open Internet Isn’t Dead Just Yet
Although you may have seen news reports to the contrary, the rules of open internet are still in place as of Monday, April 23. Yes, the Federal Communications Commission published its “Restoring Internet Freedom Order” in the Federal Register 60 days ago, signifying its intent to repeal the Obama-era protections that kept net neutrality in…
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#NetNeutrality: Where Are We Now?
Although the issue of net neutrality may not be making the headlines as it was earlier this year, the fight for the open internet still continues. Do not be lulled into a false sense of security, thinking that everything will be OK. We still need legislation that will protect us from prioritized content, bandwidth/data throttling…
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#NetNeutrality: Doomsday Is Here—It’s the End of the Internet as We Know It
We knew it was coming, and the day is finally here. The Federal Communications Commission published its ironically named new rules, the Restoring Internet Freedom Order, in the Federal Register on Thursday. It’s the end of the Internet as we know it. OK, maybe not right this minute. The effective date for most of the…
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#NetNeutrality: Virginia Lawmakers Vote Against Creating Open Internet Protections for Their State
Another move in a long line of maneuvers to protect net neutrality at the state level was smashed down when a Virginia bill that would have prevented internet service providers from prioritizing or blocking web content was killed by a state House subcommittee Tuesday. The Associated Press reports that the House Commerce and Labor Subcommittee…
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#NetNeutrality: California State Senate Approves Bill Protecting Open Internet Rules, Despite FCC Order
On Monday, the California State Senate approved a bill that would impose net neutrality restrictions on internet service providers doing business in the state. As Ars Technica reports, the Federal Communications Commission’s new order includes a provision to prevent any state and municipal governments from enacting net neutrality legislation at the local level, but that…