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Appeals court halts return of net neutrality | The Sixth Circuit’s temporary stay comes only weeks after the Supreme Court overturned Chevron deference, weakening the FCC (www.theverge.com)

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A federal appeals court has agreed to halt the reinstatement of net neutrality rules until August 5th, while the court considers whether more permanent action is justified.

It’s the latest setback in a long back and forth on net neutrality — the principle that internet service providers (ISPs) should not be able to block or throttle internet traffic in a discriminatory manner.

The current FCC, which has three Democratic and two Republican commissioners, voted in April to bring back net neutrality. The 3–2 vote was divided along party lines.

Broadband providers have since challenged the FCC’s action, which is potentially more vulnerable after the Supreme Court’s recent decision to strike down Chevron deference — a legal doctrine that instructed courts to defer to an agency’s expert decisions except in a very narrow range of circumstances.

Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Matt Schettenhelm said in a report prior to the court’s ruling that he doesn’t expect the FCC to prevail in court, in large part due to the demise of Chevron.

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[–] cley_faye 127 points 3 months ago (7 children)

From the outside it really seems that a large amount of the USA administration is actively working against the USA's interests. Which sounds weird.

[–] [email protected] 79 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The GOP is doing everything it can to fuck up our government in favor of corporate and foreign interests: They are literally selling America out for a quick buck while all their rich asshole friends enjoy even more obscene wealth.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It depends on how you define "the USA". If you mean the people of this country, then absolutely they are working against us. If you mean the people with loads and loads of money, then no, they are working as hard as they fucking can for them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

And it's probably worth noting that the second definition is the only "real" USA.

[–] Jerkface 20 points 3 months ago

It's seems that way from the inside, too.

[–] AA5B 19 points 3 months ago

“The administration “ usually means the Executive Branch, the FCC, which in this case is trying to do a good thing. Net neutrality has long been supported by a majority of voters, and has been active on party lines: Democrat majority is trying to do the right thing for their constituents

In this case corporations affected sued to overturn and the court, the Judicial Branch, issued a stay of enforcement until the final ruling.

This is very much a problem of corporations having too much say, and one of the parties protecting corporations over citizens

[–] barsquid 8 points 3 months ago

It is weird to observe from the inside as well.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I mean, if you vote for the GOP their platform is literally "me doing less work is good for you."

Imagine if you hired ANY professional under those terms "hi, yeah I'm Jack, the plumber. Listen, you don't want another bathroom, you want fewer bathrooms. Can't have the whole house smelling like shit can we? You understand."

[–] Omega_Man 2 points 3 months ago

You forgot to add:

"Oh, btw your neighbor dresses kind of funny. Are you sure your family is safe with them Nextdoor?"

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

It's absolutely true, the republikkkan party is all about licking the boots of the corporations and shitting on the poor. The only helpful things they do is to make the ultra rich richer. It's too bad their base is brainwashed and too stupid to see it. I work with a clown and he keeps bringing up all the bad shit the republicans do and blames the democrats for it. It's wild. I said to him you do realize that it's the republicans that did that, not the democrats right? He looked at me and said I'm an idiot for believing that. I showed him the proof and he said I was making it up. You can't even talk to these people anymore.