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November 21st, 2023 
Awake Goy The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved the Biden administration’s ambitious plan to give the federal government full control of the internet under the guise of preventing digital discrimination.
According to the FCC, the new rules are designed to prevent digital discrimination based on income level, race, ethnicity, color, religion or national origin. This first bipartisan broadband access anti-discrimination law mandates the FCC to establish rules that guarantee Americans equal access to reliable, high-speed and unbiased broadband services.
The agency has been granted the authority to directly intervene in instances where company policies and practices impact consumer access differently or are intended to do so. These protections will extend to ensure equitable broadband deployment, network upgrades and maintenance in communities.
Moreover, the FCC stated that these new rules give the FCC the power to probe potential instances of discrimination in broadband access, collaborate with companies to resolve issues, facilitate mediation and impose penalties if necessary. The agency has also revamped its consumer complaint portal to streamline the process of reporting digital discrimination. The FCC will also conduct monthly assessments of complaint patterns to identify emerging trends. (Related: British government caught surveilling social media presence of school staff members.)
Unfortunately, the rules have given the FCC a lot of power over almost everything related to the internet, all in the name of promoting diversity, fairness and inclusion. In other words, the new rules could let the FCC censor and control internet service providers based on vague laws about fairness. It doesn’t just focus on obvious discrimination; it also looks at “disparate outcomes,” meaning the internet must be perfectly fair or the U.S. government might intervene.
FCC commissioner calls the new rules “a dangerous overreach of government power”
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