Battle Continues on Net Neutrality, Though Quieter Than the Past

“The muted response, especially from the advocates who foresaw an apocalyptic end to the internet as we know, indicates that they realize their fear campaign was nonsense,” said Jonathan Cannon, R Street fellow-technology and innovation and former aide to Commissioner Nathan Simington. None of the negative predictions came true and the internet has thrived since the 2017 order, he said.

None of the commission Democrats has been able to “articulate a need for Title II other than that it had to be done,” Cannon said: “This time net neutrality isn’t even the focus of the order. It’s a minuscule part of a discombobulated order looking at national security, public safety, privacy and other unrelated issues.”