Justin Trudeau, Other World Leaders Praise Net Neutrality Ahead Of FCC's Planned Repeal

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is among the world leaders who have spoken up in support of net neutrality this week in the wake of the U.S. Federal Communications Commissions announcement that it plans to throw out regulations that require internet providers to treat all online content equally.

Trudeau told Motherboard on Wednesday that the Trump administrations plan to repeal net neutrality does not make sense.

I am very concerned about the attacks on net neutrality , Trudeau said. Net neutrality is something that is essential for small businesses, for consumers, and it is essential to keep the freedom associated with the internet alive.

He added that hell look into ways to defend net neutrality for the internet as a whole.

Speaking at the Global Conference on Cyberspace held in New Delhi on Thursday, Indias minister of law and justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad, said that right of access to the internet should be non-negotiable.

Internet is supposed to be democratic. It is a big global platform, but must be linked the local ideas and concepts, Prasad said, according to The Indian Express.

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who also attended the event, similarly expressed his support for net neutrality, saying that the protection lowers the barriers of entry by preserving the internet as a fair and level playing field and helps businesses and entrepreneurs to thrive online.

Open internet facilitates the marginalized and oppressed segments that are not adequately represented in the mainstream media, to tell their stories and to mobilize justice, as we have seen in recent times, he added.

In the U.S., tech giants including Facebook , Google , Reddit and Netflix have expressed their disappointment and opposition to the FCCs plan.

Netflix supports strong #NetNeutrality. We oppose the FCC's proposal to roll back these core protections.

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Netflix supports strong #NetNeutrality . We oppose the FCC's proposal to roll back these core protections.
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On Wednesday, a top FCC official urged the American public to stop us from killing net neutrality.

Reach out to the rest of the FCC now , FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel wrote in a Los Angeles Times op-ed . Tell them they cant take away internet openness without a fight.