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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.

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[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

So this thing’s structure is hard coded to fit into a two party system?

[-] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Sort of? I'm sure Congress could change it. They likely won't because their members are almost entirely from the two major parties. But IIRC there was brief talk of changes when Republicans blocked the nomination of Gigi Sohn.

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