The Democrat majority at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted on Thursday to restore the Obama-era net neutrality rules.
During President Donald Trump’s administration, then-Chairman Ajit Pai had repealed them.
Leftists have long sought to capture more regulatory authority over the internet using Title II regulations.
Essentially, net neutrality regulations seek to prohibit internet service providers (ISPs), such as Comcast and Verizon, from blocking, slowing down, or allowing for “paid prioritization,” by which users can pay for faster, more consistent service.
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr told Breitbart News in an interview in April that net neutrality represents a leftist “power grab by the administrative state” and an “unlawful overreach.”
Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission Brendan Carr speaks during the 2024 Conservative Political Action
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