FCC's Net neutrality struck down by a Federal Appeal court

[Hosting Fred]

"A U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday the Federal Communications Commission did not have legal authority to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules.

The decision is a blow to the outgoing Biden administration that had made restoring the open internet rules a priority. President Joe Biden signed a 2021 executive order encouraging the FCC to reinstate the rules.

A three-judge panel of the Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the FCC lacked authority to reinstate the rules initially implemented in 2015 by the agency under Democratic former President Barack Obama, but then repealed by the commission in 2017 under Republican former President Donald Trump. "




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[webcamhostess]

Trump is back!

[AlexO]

Who thinks this is a good thing?

[Russ]

Who thinks this is a good thing?

Not me

[Webby]

Keep the government out of making decisions to do with the internet.

[monsta]

Oversight on big business is good

[voyeurz]

It might very well go all the way up to the Supreme Court.

[jag]

Do you know how many years it has been people are discussing Net neutrality?

[TheButcher]

Keep the government out of making decisions to do with the internet.

Amen

[fantastico]

You think the average surfer cares?

[JustJoe]

You think the average surfer cares?

Good question I say no they have no idea or care about it.

[Emil]

It is never a good change for free speech when I see new laws passed

[Leatherman]

It is never a good change for free speech when I see new laws passed

Bingo