US regulators voted Thursday to roll back so-called "net neutrality" rules that require internet providers to treat all traffic equally, amid an acrimonious debate over how it impacts online freedom.
The Federal Communications Commission, in a 3-2 vote, adopted a proposal by Republican-appointed chairman Ajit Pai, who said his plan would end "heavy-handed" rules which discourage investment and innovation.
Democratic member Mignon Clyburn, one of the two dissenters, said the agency "is handing the keys to the internet" to "a handful of multibillion-dollar corporations."
(Published 14 December 2017, 18:34 IST)
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