Article 3B1RY Net Neutrality Advocates on Next Steps After FCC Vote: "This Fight is Far from Over"

Net Neutrality Advocates on Next Steps After FCC Vote: "This Fight is Far from Over"

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Last week, the Federal Communications Commission, known as the FCC, voted to dismantle landmark "net neutrality" rules established in 2015 after widespread organizing and protests by free internet advocates. These rules required internet service providers to treat web content equally and not block or prioritize some content over others in return for payment. The repeal of these rules was widely opposed by the American public, with more than 20 million people submitting comments to the FCC. Thursday's vote also means the government will no longer regulate high-speed internet as if it were a public utility, like phone service. We speak with Maya Wiley, senior vice president for social justice and professor of public and urban policy at The New School.

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