Netflix, Facebook, Google and more are all speaking out in support of net neutrality, and against the FCC’s plans. Business Insider asked some of the biggest tech firms in the US about the FCC’s plans to kill net neutrality.
Netflix, Facebook, Google and more are all speaking out in support of net neutrality, and against the FCC’s plans.
The FCC is planning to kill net neutrality — and some tech companies are starting to speak out.
In December, the US telecoms regulator is planning to roll-back Obama-era rules that ensure net neutrality — the principle that all data must be treated equally, and companies can’t charge for preferential access.
The plan is expected to pass, and if it does, it will mean ISPs and telecoms firms are able to charge companies for access to “fast lanes,” or even block certain apps altogether.
Pro-net neutrality activists, who argue the principle creates a level playing-field online, are up in arms about the plan.
Tech: ‘We are disappointed’: Tech firms are speaking up against the FCC’s plan to kill net neutrality (FB, GOOG, TWTR)
