Dems Want GOP to Pay for Attacking Internet Rules Wochit Politics
go to original March 30, 2017

Republicans are escalating their fight over the future of the internet, triggering a battle that Democrats plan to take into the 2018 election. Congressional Republicans drew blood this week by voting to repeal the FCC’s Obama-era broadband privacy rules.

The GOP's next target is likely to be the Obama administration's top technology legacy: net neutrality rules that essentially require internet providers to treat all web traffic equally, a policy championed by Silicon Valley.

Even in a Capitol often dominated by fights over defense or health care, the GOP’s technology offensive has handed a potential political weapon to Democrats and consumer groups, who are eager to use it.

Related: The House Has Voted to Wipe Away the FCC’s Landmark Internet Privacy Protections (The Washington Post)

Related: How to Make Sure Your ISP Doesn't Sell Off Your Browsing History (AskMen)

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