Open Internet Rules Allow Prevention of Illegal Online Activity, Wheeler Says
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler sought to reassure Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., about how the net neutrality rules will operate. “As you stated, it is essential that ISPs still have the ability to prevent access to sites and services that facilitate…
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illegal and criminal activities,” Wheeler told Feinstein in an April 9 letter released Tuesday. “The Open Internet rules are not intended to expand or contract broadband providers' rights or obligations with respect to other laws or safety and security considerations, including the needs of emergency communications and law enforcement, public safety, and national security authorities. Similarly, the Open Internet rules protect only lawful content and are not intended to impede efforts by broadband providers to address unlawful transfers of content or transfers of unlawful content.”