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11.30.2010

Net Neutrality Passes FCC Vote

On: 12/22/2010 09:28:31 In: Corruption By Adam Bitely Receiving 3 out of 5 votes, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has passed Net Neutrality rules that will allow the Federal Government to regulate the Internet. This is just a preview of coming attractions on how the Obama administration will […]

05.07.2010

The War on the Young: Net Neutrality

By Adam Bitely – As we all know, America’s youth spends most of its time on the Internet. The nannies at the Federal Communication Commission believe that the Internet that we all enjoy is at stake of being unfairly dominated by greedy Internet Service Providers […]

05.06.2010

Net Neutrality Is Back

By Adam Bitely – Exactly one month ago, I wrote in this spot about Net Neutrality being dealt a severe blow in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The Court ruled unanimously against the FCC enforcing Net Neutrality regulations against Internet Service Providers. In that same article from last […]

04.30.2010

The War on the Young: Net Neutrality

On: 05/07/2010 11:14:04 In: First Amendment By Adam Bitely As we all know, America’s youth spends most of its time on the Internet. The nannies at the Federal Communication Commission believe that the Internet that we all enjoy is at stake of being unfairly dominated by greedy […]

04.06.2010

Is Net Neutrality Dead?

By Adam Bitely – In a closely watched decision that came out earlier today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled in a 3-0 decision that the Federal Communications Commission does not have legal authority to enforce Net Neutrality regulations on Internet Service Providers. For those that are unfamiliar with Net Neutrality, you should watch […]

11.10.2011

Senate allows FCC to move forward with net-neutrality

In a 52-46 vote, the Senate sided with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in it’s efforts to regulate the internet. The Senate rejected a measure that would overturn the FCC’s new net-neutrality regulations, a measure that Obama had promised to veto had it cleared the Senate. […]

11.30.2021

New Twitter Rules Violate Spirit of a Free and Open Internet

“Google, Amazon Web Services and Twitter, among others have violated the foundational concept that the internet should be free and open, replacing it with the autocratic idea that unelected billionaires should determine what their customers are allowed to say and think.” – Richard Manning, President of […]

02.25.2016

Sen. Mike Lee: Bringing freedom back to the Internet

By Senator Mike Lee A year ago today, five unelected bureaucrats at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decided to exploit an 80-year-old law meant for regulating radio, telephone, and telegraph operations, in order to begin regulating the Internet. As unprecedented a step as this was, […]

02.27.2015

Net regs adopted, ALG asks ‘Why even have a Congress?’

By Robert Romano “Why even have a Congress?” That was Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning ’s question on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) 3-2 vote in favor of new so-called “net neutrality” regulations. The final rulemaking, the text of which has not been released yet, will include “reclassification of broadband Internet access as a […]

09.30.2014

The Internet already has a Magna Carta, it’s called the First Amendment

By Robert Romano “There have been lots of times that it has been abused, so now the Magna Carta is about saying… I want a web where I’m not spied on, where there’s no censorship.” That was Internet innovator Tim Berners-Lee — the British inventor responsible for […]

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