Twitter wants aggressive net neutrality rules

Days ahead of a vote by federal regulators on the future of the Web, Twitter is coming out in support of the government's plan to treat Internet providers more like traditional phone service. Twitter says that it previously backed "common sense net neutrality rules" through a Washington trade group, the Internet Association. But now the company is going further.

Independently, Twitter is arguing that the Federal Communications Commission should move ahead with the most aggressive rules ever proposed for Internet providers -- to be sure that they don't unfairly speed up or slow down some sites over others or create Internet "fast lanes" that give wealthy firms an advantage over smaller ones. Beyond endorsing some of these provisions, Twitter says it's "pleased" about the possibility of Congress tackling net neutrality -- but the company stopped short of backing any specific plan.