Net Neutrality 

Net neutrality  is the idea that all internet service providers (ISPs) should provide equal access to content, at an  equal speed, without discrimination against particular sources. Net neutrality prevents broadband providers from blocking, slowing down or charging money for specific content, which results in favoring some internet content over others, and is particularly important to intellectual property-intensive industries and businesses. Proponents of net neutrality point out the importance of equal access to consumers on the internet for companies creating content and intellectual property on the internet. If ISPs can prioritize some websites over others then it has the potential to stymie development of intellectual property because consumers will not choose companies and websites based on their content or products, rather they will choose based on who their ISP favors. Those opposing net neutrality viewed Federal Communication Commission (FCC) regulations as overreaching and unnecessary, while supporters argued that it kept the internet on an even playing field. The Obama-era FCC passed net neutrality regulations. These regulations were challenged in court and upheld, but then in 2017, the Trump-era FCC, in a quick about-face, reversed those regulations.