Don't rely on us to protect the open internet, warns FTC Commissioner

Don't rely on us to protect the open internet, warns FTC Commissioner

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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/07/dont_rely_on_us_to_protect_the_open_internet_warns_ftc_commissioner/

One of the US government's top regulators has warned that her department is in no position to take on the mantle of protecting the open internet if its sister organization, the FCC, votes on repealing net neutrality regulations later this month.

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Terrell McSweeny has repeatedly warned that her organization is not able to do the job it may be handed later this month but in an article, she goes into some detail over why.