Thursday, February 06, 2025

Net neutrality is once again under debate

A U.S. federal appeals court ruling determined that the FCC does not have the authority to impose this concept on ISPs. Big tech lost the fight with communications service providers. Impact on Europe.

The principle of net neutrality suffered a major setback in the United States following a ruling by a federal appeals court on January 2. The court determined that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) lacks the authority to impose net neutrality rules on Internet Service Providers (ISPs).

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