Major Tech Companies Files Lawsuit Against FCC Over Net Neutrality Repeal Via Internet Association

The Internet Association (IA) is a collective of major tech industry giants and organizations with the mandate being the preservation of a free internet. This cooperative recently announced that it would be filing a lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission for its vote to repeal Net Neutrality. The association will also be bringing the full force of the industry heavyweights under its banner to the fore.

In a statement, IA president and CEO Michael Beckerman points out that FCC chair Ajit Pai blatantly disregarded the will of the American people, the majority of whom disagree with dismantling Net Neutrality. The lawsuit is an effort to reverse this injustice.

“The final version of Chairman Pai’s rule, as expected, dismantles popular net neutrality protections for consumers. This rule defies the will of a bipartisan majority of Americans and fails to preserve a free and open internet. IA intends to act as an intervenor in judicial action against this order and, along with our member companies, will continue our push to restore strong, enforceable net neutrality protections through a legislative solution,” Beckerman’s statement reads.

Among the member companies of IA are Google parent company Alphabet, Facebook, Netflix, Amazon, and Etsy, Digital Trends reports. All of these tech giants and dozens of others have expressed their disappointment regarding the FCC’s decision to hand ISPs more power of the internet under the guise of serving the American people.

These companies vow to continue the fight for restoring Net Neutrality in whatever avenues are available to them. They are also joined by several U.S. states that vowed to uphold the values of a free and open internet, as well as lawsuits filed by U.S. attorney generals. The simple point of the struggle is to simply prevent ISPs from having the power to control the internet for their own gains.