Why Net Neutrality Was Repealed and How It Affects You<br />PAID PRIORITIZATION Service providers could not create an internet fast lane for companies<br />and consumers who pay premiums, and a slow lane for those who don’t.<br />The Federal Communications Commission voted on Thursday to repeal Obama-era net neutrality rules, which required internet service providers to offer<br />equal access to all web content without charging consumers for higher-quality delivery or giving preferential treatment to certain websites.<br />Without rules prohibiting paid prioritization, a fast lane could be occupied by big internet<br />and media companies, as well as affluent households, while everyone else would be left on the slow lane.<br />The rules prohibited the following practices:<br />BLOCKING Internet service providers could not discriminate against any lawful content by blocking websites or apps.<br />THROTTLING Service providers could not slow the transmission of data based on the nature of the content, as long as it is legal.
