Netroots groups call for 2020 candidates to pledge to restore net neutrality

A broad coalition of some of the largest network neutrality advocacy groups is launching an activism site and pledge, which asks all 2020 presidential candidates to support strong net neutrality and reject telecom donations. “It’s not enough for candidates to simply say they support net neutrality,” said Mark Stanley, director of communications for Demand Progress.  “We’re looking for specific commitments from candidates to appoint commissioners who will restore the Title II-based net neutrality protections repealed by the [Federal Communications Commission], and who will close dangerous loopholes that allow ISPs to create fast lanes and unfairly privilege some apps over others." 

The Pledge:

We ask all 2020 presidential candidates to publicly call for the restoration of strong open internet protections; reject contributions from phone and cable company executives, lobbyists, and PACs; and pledge to appoint FCC Commissioners who will:

• Restore all of the Title II-based net neutrality rules, enforcement authority, broadband competition and consumer protections the FCC eliminated in 2017
• Enforce a ban on circumventing net neutrality at the point where data enters ISPs’ networks
• Ban harmful forms of ‘zero-rating’ that advantage some apps over others or require apps to pay fees