What the End of U.S. Net Neutrality Means For You

Net neutrality, the principle that all Internet traffic should be
treated equally, was heralded by the Federal Communications
Commission and open Internet advocates. A federal court struck down
the FCC’s ability to enforce the policy earlier this month. What
does that mean for the free and open Internet? Associate technology
editor Ben Guarino joins host Rachel Feltman to review the state
rules that could preserve net neutrality and ways that
telecommunications giants could leverage the lack of federal
regulation against their competitors.  Recommended reading:
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