A Year Without Net Neutrality: No Big Changes (Yet)

It's been one year since the Federal Communications Commission voted to gut its net neutrality rules. The good news is that the internet isn't drastically different than it was before. But that's also the bad news: The net wasn't always so neutral to begin with. Broadband providers didn't make any drastic new moves to block or cripple the delivery of content after the FCC's order. That makes perfect sense given the uncertain future of net neutrality protections. State attorneys general, net neutrality advocates, and industry groups representing companies like Facebook and Netflix are locked in a legal battle against the FCC over the new rules. And Congress is considering overturning the decision. Any egregious violations of the principles of net neutrality by broadband providers would provide ammunition to advocates who want the old rules restored.