net neutrality
noun
: the idea, principle, or requirement that Internet service providers should or must treat all Internet data as the same regardless of its kind, source, or destination
… a philosophical contest that's being fought under the banner of "net neutrality," a slogan that inspires rhetorical devotion but eludes precise definition. Broadly, it means everything on the Internet should be equally accessible—that the Internet should be a place where great ideas compete on equal terms with big money.
Sarah Rabil
Sarah Rabil
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The company has committed to carbon net neutrality by 2050. Steve Banker, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022 The bill aims to resolve, once and for all, any ambiguity about the FCC's powers over the broadband industry by establishing a clear agency mandate for imposing robust net neutrality rules. Brian Fung, CNN, 18 July 2022 The State of Washington is also enforcing a net neutrality law. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 21 Apr. 2022 California’s net neutrality law was signed by former Gov. Jerry Brown in 2018. NBC News, 28 Jan. 2022 Both nominees would be vital to Democrats push to revive net neutrality, the latest sally in a decades-long battle over whether all Internet traffic should be treated equally by providers. Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2021 In addition to restoring net neutrality, the FCC is under pressure to expand competition among broadband providers, improve maps that are used to allocate broadband funding and expand programs to address Internet affordability. Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2022 In response, seven states and Puerto Rico enacted their own net neutrality policies. NBC News, 28 Jan. 2022 In response, seven states and Puerto Rico enacted their own net neutrality policies. Barbara Ortutay, ajc, 28 Jan. 2022 See More
Steve Banker, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022 The bill aims to resolve, once and for all, any ambiguity about the FCC's powers over the broadband industry by establishing a clear agency mandate for imposing robust net neutrality rules. Brian Fung, CNN, 18 July 2022 The State of Washington is also enforcing a net neutrality law. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 21 Apr. 2022 California’s net neutrality law was signed by former Gov. Jerry Brown in 2018. NBC News, 28 Jan. 2022 Both nominees would be vital to Democrats push to revive net neutrality, the latest sally in a decades-long battle over whether all Internet traffic should be treated equally by providers. Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2021 In addition to restoring net neutrality, the FCC is under pressure to expand competition among broadband providers, improve maps that are used to allocate broadband funding and expand programs to address Internet affordability. Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2022 In response, seven states and Puerto Rico enacted their own net neutrality policies. NBC News, 28 Jan. 2022 In response, seven states and Puerto Rico enacted their own net neutrality policies. Barbara Ortutay, ajc, 28 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
2003, in the meaning defined above