Increased Government Control of the Internet is Still a Terrible Idea
12 April 2024
Timothy Lee, CFIF's Senior Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs, discusses the FCC's plan to reinstate crippling utility-style Title II regulations on the Internet, and how further expansion of government power over the Internet could result in less innovation, censorship, and higher costs for consumers.
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