The Federal Communications Commission voted to repeal Obama-era regulations protecting net neutrality — rules that prohibit internet service providers from slowing websites or charging premiums for “fast lanes” for specific services or higher-quality streaming. On Thursday, the commission, whose deliberations were briefly delayed by a security concern, passed the widely expected decision on a three-to-two vote.
Though the decision is a major setback for technology companies, consumer groups, and Democrats who lobbied aggressively against deregulation, it was all but a foregone conclusion. The FCC is led by Chairman Ajit Pai, a President Trump appointee and longtime critic of net neutrality. Net neutrality should be rolled back, Pai argued in his November proposal, to stop the federal government from “micromanaging the internet.” (Bizarrely, Pai also appeared in a video for conservative news site Daily Caller on Wednesday to promote the net neutrality repeal and danced with a woman linked to the so-called “Pizzagate” conspiracy.)
The Government Just Voted To Completely Screw Up The Internet As You Know It
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