Ajit Pai: the man who could destroy the open internet

The FCC chairman leading net neutrality rollback is a former Verizon employee and whose views on regulation echo those of broadband companies

Ajit Pai, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has a reputation as a nice guy who remembers co-workers' birthdays and their children's names.

After he was targeted by trolls on Twitter, he took it in good humor, participating in a video where he read and responded to "mean tweets".