Net Neutrality

Shutting Down Cell Service During Protests: The Constitutional Dimension

By Gabe Rottman, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office at 8:19am
The Bay Area Rapid Transit System (“BART,” for short) has a serious public relations problem. Read More

It Was Close, But We Won: Viva Net Neutrality!

By Sandra Fulton, Washington Legislative Office at 12:37pm
In a largely partisan vote, Senate Democrats defeated a resolution that would have overturned the FCC's open Internet rules that are set to go into effect this month. Read More

Net Neutrality Vote in Congress This Week

By Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy and Technology Project at 4:12pm
Today, the Senate will vote on whether to nullify net neutrality protections created by the FCC last December. Read More

Civil Liberties in the Digital Age: Weekly Highlights (9/27/2011)

By Caitlin O'Neill, ACLU of Northern California at 2:10pm
In the digital age that we live in today, we are constantly exposing our personal information online. From using cell phones and GPS devices to online shopping and ... Read More

Join Us for a Facebook Q&A Tomorrow

By Sam Ritchie, ACLU at 5:16pm
What exactly is net neutrality and why have some dubbed it the foremost free speech issue of our time? The ACLU will host a live Facebook Q&A to answer your ... Read More

A Disturbing Vision for the Future of the Internet

By Chris Calabrese, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office at 4:42pm
The era that Net Neutrality supporters have long feared is here — major companies have begun divvying up the internet. Last month, Google and Verizon ... Read More

Phony Grassroots Group Launches Smear Campaign Against FCC Action to Preserve Open Internet

By Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy and Technology Project at 5:47pm
An outfit called Americans for Prosperity (AFP) has announced the launch of a $1.4 million advertising campaign attacking FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski's recently ... Read More
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