Inciter Art
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By
Adam Huttler
January 27th, 2014
(Cross-posted at Huffington Post) A couple of weeks ago, a federal appeals court invalidated the Federal Communications Commission network neutrality or open internet rules. The rules prevented internet service providers from prioritizing certain applications or content, or blocking access to others. Though the court affirmed the FCC’s ability to regulate internet service providers and its option to redo the rules, the decision currently leaves both consumers and creators with no real regulatory protections.