net neutrality
noun
: the idea, principle, or requirement that Internet service providers should or must treat all Internet data as the same regardless of its kind, source, or destination
… a philosophical contest that's being fought under the banner of "net neutrality," a slogan that inspires rhetorical devotion but eludes precise definition. Broadly, it means everything on the Internet should be equally accessible—that the Internet should be a place where great ideas compete on equal terms with big money.—
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During the first Trump administration, then-FCC Chairman Ajit Pai led a vote to eliminate the FCC's net neutrality rules and preempt all 50 states from passing their own net neutrality laws.
—ArsTechnica, 30 May 2025
The 6th Circuit’s holding is in line with the reasoning behind the 2018 Trump FCC’s order eliminating net neutrality.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
The appeals court had already blocked the net neutrality rules from taking effect.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 2 Jan. 2025
Any plan to put certain apps into a fast lane will presumably be on hold for as long as the current net neutrality rules are enforced.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 8 May 2024
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ArsTechnica, 30 May 2025
The 6th Circuit’s holding is in line with the reasoning behind the 2018 Trump FCC’s order eliminating net neutrality.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
The appeals court had already blocked the net neutrality rules from taking effect.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 2 Jan. 2025
Any plan to put certain apps into a fast lane will presumably be on hold for as long as the current net neutrality rules are enforced.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 8 May 2024
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“Net neutrality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/net%20neutrality. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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