Federal appeals court strikes down Biden net neutrality rules

Brendan Carr, whom Mr. Trump has named as the incoming F.C.C. chair, has been a strong critic of net neutrality. The court’s opinion “puts to bed an issue that unnecessarily sucked up a lot of oxygen in tech and telecom for two decades now,” said Evan Swarztrauber, a former policy adviser to Mr. Carr.
In a statement, Mr. Carr said that he was “pleased” by the decision and that “the work to unwind the Biden administration’s regulatory overreach will continue.”

Sincerely, go fuck yourself, Brendan Carr.

Net neutrality isn't regulatory overreach. It's overdue regulation to prevent cable companies from being able to manipulate traffic and throttle connections as a way to extort more money out of consumers and other companies.

But, hey, you're probably fine paying another $25 for a "4k streaming video package" that increases bandwidth for YouTube and Netflix, along with a $60 "online gaming package" that removes some artificial 150ms RTT latency. Asshole.

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Brendan Carr, whom Mr. Trump has named as the incoming F.C.C. chair, has been a strong critic of net neutrality. The court’s opinion “puts to bed an issue that unnecessarily sucked up a lot of oxygen in tech and telecom for two decades now,” said Evan Swarztrauber, a former policy adviser to Mr. Carr.
In a statement, Mr. Carr said that he was “pleased” by the decision and that “the work to unwind the Biden administration’s regulatory overreach will continue.”
Sincerely, go fuck yourself, Brendan Carr.
Net neutrality isn't regulatory overreach. It's overdue regulation to prevent cable companies from being able to manipulate traffic and throttle connections as a way to extort more money out of consumers and other companies.
But, hey, you're probably fine paying another $25 for a "4k streaming video package" that increases bandwidth for YouTube and Netflix, along with a $60 "online gaming package" that removes some artificial 150ms RTT latency. Asshole.
Can't load all those videos, unfortunately.
Net Neutrality Rules Struck Down by Appeals Court https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/technology/net-neutrality-rules-fcc.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mE4.61DF.20VltEdOPcgH