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An update on the fight for the free and open internet


In Court, Free Press and Open-Internet Allies Will Defend the FCC's ...

CINCINNATI — On Thursday, Free Press and several allied organizations will argue before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit in ...

The Latest in the 2024 Net Neutrality Court Battle: Oral Argument

Free Press and its allies are defending the FCC's Net Neutrality rules and broadband authority in federal court. Our lawyers traveled to the ...

FCC Restores Net Neutrality | Federal Communications Commission

The FCC votes to restore net neutrality, a national standard to ensure the internet is fast, open, and fair.

Battle for the Net

The Obama FCC issued the Open Internet Order in 2015, establishing net neutrality protections, but it was repealed in 2017 by Trump's FCC Chair, Ajit Pai.

Net Neutrality: A Free and Open Internet | The White House

The FCC just voted in favor of a strong Net Neutrality rule to keep the Internet open and free. That happened because millions of Americans across the ...

Federal court blocks net neutrality rules in blow to Biden and internet ...

In response to the court's decision, FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel said: "The American public wants an internet that is fast, open, and fair.

FCC Adopts Net Neutrality Rules (Again) in Replay of Fight ... - Variety

The new order, dubbed Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet, mostly hews to the Open Internet Order rules the FCC adopted in 2015 under ...

The global fight for an open Internet: Weekly Update ... - OpenMedia

The Bill includes provisions that would lock users out of their own services and give Big Media giants increased power to shut down websites. The bill is moving ...

Federal Register :: Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet

In addition to protecting free expression, an open internet encourages competition and innovation, and is critical to public safety. As we ...

Section 230 - Electronic Frontier Foundation

Our unprecedented ability to communicate online—on blogs, social media platforms, and educational and cultural platforms like Wikipedia and the Internet Archive ...

United States: Freedom on the Net 2022 Country Report

The internet in the United States remains vibrant, diverse, and largely free from government censorship.

A Declaration for the Future of the Internet | The White House

As we increasingly work, com- municate, connect, engage, learn, and enjoy leisure time using digital technologies, our reliance on an open, free, global, ...

Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet Declaratory Ruling ...

... free expression. Since the Commission's abdication of authority ... a news article on a website, a social media post, the lyrics or ...

Net neutrality in the United States - Wikipedia

In April 2024, the FCC voted 3-2 to restore net neutrality rules and regulation of Internet service providers. ... In August 2024 a Federal court again blocked ...

#KeepItOn: fighting internet shutdowns around the world - Access Now

Today, it unites more than 334 national, international, regional, and local organizations in what has become the world's leading coalition pushing for an end to ...

Net Neutrality | Electronic Frontier Foundation

It was clear that the FCC was going to need some help from the Internet. And that's exactly what happened. Millions of users weighed in, demanding that the FCC ...

The Struggle for Trust Online - Freedom House

Others failed to adequately protect internet freedom while attempting to address false, misleading, and incendiary content. To foster an online environment that ...

The Fight for a Free and Open Internet - NewsBreaks

The conference and proposals are confidential. This leaves civil society groups and the public in general, in the dark—and worried about the ...

Campaign Timeline - Fight for the Future

During National Small Business Week, we rallied more than 6,000 businesses from across America to sign our open letter asking Congress to restore Title II net ...

The 'Battle for the Net': Companies fighting to save free and open ...

By RYAN GORMAN Several brand name websites are banding together to protest the end of equal Internet access for all. Net neutrality is what keeps the ...