Thanks to Tuesday's federal appeals court ruling, Net Neutrality and Title II are the law of the land. Here are the most significant victories in the court’s decision.
Around this time every year, the appropriations committees in the House and Senate get together to work out their budgets. And for the last few years special interests have used these bills to push their agendas and attach poison-pill riders.
Right now the government can get its hands on nearly every aspect of your online life, from your private Facebook and Instagram pictures to text messages to direct messages on Twitter
Last Friday marked the one-year anniversary of the FCC’s historic Net Neutrality vote. It was the capstone to an epic David-and-Goliath battle that pitted the muscle and power of phone and cable companies against everyday people, websites and companies that rely on the Internet’s level playing field.
The same cable and phone companies that fought so hard to kill Net Neutrality are now experimenting with new ways to rip off and double-charge customers.
No member of Congress should be allowed to dismantle good public policy by sneaking language into funding bills. But that’s exactly what’s been happening in the latest attack on Net Neutrality.