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The Trump Administration keeps working to make Big Cable bigger & richer & consumers poorer. The only consolation in today’s ruling is the FCC can’t block states like Oregon from passing our own net neutrality rules to preserve a free & open internet. https://t.co/LVC3VGBSq8
— Ron Wyden (@RonWyden) October 1, 2019
DC Circuit affirms Trump administration's decision to kill net neutrality, but vacates the preemption provision, so states can go their own way.https://t.co/PvW6bm1dM3
— Mark Lemley (@marklemley) October 1, 2019
Keep in mind several of the state level #netneutrality rules go FURTHER than the 2015 FCC rules. California's SB822, for example, polices "zero rating" (which includes ISPs usage caps anti-competitively), something the FCC kind of punted on to the chagrin of many.
— Karl Bode (@KarlBode) October 1, 2019
This ruling upholding the FCC’s repeal of net neutrality is a setback in the fight to ensure a free and open internet nationally.
— Senator Gary Peters (@SenGaryPeters) October 1, 2019
Michiganders rely on dependable, open internet access every day & I'll keep fighting to restore #NetNeutrality protections. https://t.co/kuazFAMm3L
The #netneutrality ruling came out this morning. While we wanted to see net neutrality protections restored by the FCC, we’re glad to see states empowered to protect people.
— Mozilla (@mozilla) October 1, 2019
We’re not done fighting, though! We all must have access to an open internet. https://t.co/5XBU44r0bE
The biggest study yet finds Ajit Pai’s repeated claims that net neutrality hurt broadband investment have never been true. https://t.co/163VO17Uw6
— VICE (@VICE) September 27, 2019
So the court approves the FCC's plan to gut most FCC authority over big ISPs, shoveling any remaining authority to an FTC that lacks the resources or authority to adequately police them (the entire reason the ISPs backed the proposal).
— Karl Bode (@KarlBode) October 1, 2019
But states (for now) can fill that void.
The court failed to undo most of the damage done by Trump’s FCC, but did rule that states can pass their own #NetNeutrality laws—so NJ can protect a free & open internet under its own plan. That’s a significant win, even if the battle is far from over. https://t.co/HX9xUsaGnl
— Sen. Cory Booker (@SenBooker) October 1, 2019
Trump's FCC decision to overturn net neutrality was upheld by the court today — but the judges threw out the FCC's weirdo power-grab move that prevented states from passing their own net neutrality laws. https://t.co/FTahjlRikl
— nilay patel (@reckless) October 1, 2019
That the entire core justification for the #netneutrality repeal was based on flimsy (to nonexistent) data appears to have not played too much of a role in the court's thinking:https://t.co/q545bLLmiM
— Karl Bode (@KarlBode) October 1, 2019
Family farmers are the backbone of WI's economy, but recently they've paid a heavy price. Last year, our state lost nearly 700 dairy farms & WI led the nation in farm bankruptcies. We can't simply turn our backs on working families and small businesses. https://t.co/65dcSwu3cs
— Jennifer Shilling (@SenShilling) October 1, 2019
BREAKING: #Lorenzo is now a Category 5 hurricane, with winds of 160 mph.
— Matthew Cappucci (@MatthewCappucci) September 29, 2019
It is unprecedented to have a hurricane of such extreme strength this far east in the Atlantic.
We wrote about the climate implications in @capitalweather on Friday at: https://t.co/Jm93zFGESg pic.twitter.com/ltZmdg6GFM
“It is high time for Congress to do its duty .... Given how Trump seems ... bent on putting himself above the law, something like what might have happened [with] Ukraine — abusing presidential authority for personal benefit — was almost inevitable.”https://t.co/1FeQZm7py9
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) September 21, 2019
Under Obama, the abortion rate was at a 40-year-low - (2014) The Washington Post https://t.co/OdEDnDN6k2
— AC (@AC0040) October 1, 2019
@thespybrief @ninaandtito @TheRickWilson @LouiseMensch @911CORLEBRA777 @RUMINT79
— Chris Gibson (@Chris_Is_Tasty) October 1, 2019
“Officials in Montana are warning residents for a second time this year about surveys sent by the Republican National Committee that mimic the look of federal census forms”https://t.co/GfWoOY2XAr
Thrashed with rods and cables, then given electric shocks, then hung upside down!!!! Tales of horror and pain!!!
— Dr Mani PTI (FOLLOW 4 ANY MEDICAL ADVICE ) (@p4pakipower) October 1, 2019
This is Cushmeer!!!
P. S The last name is intentionally spelt wrong to prevent suspension
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Clearly you have no understanding of a sovereign states rule of law which Trump is alleged to have breached but don't take it from me here are the 12019 lies committed by Trump since taking office https://t.co/5yvsT5kYcO
— George Salt (@GeorgeSalt5) September 30, 2019
Attorney General Barr personally asked foreign officials to aid inquiry into CIA, FBI activities in 2016
— Click your Ruby Slippers (@007plus100) September 30, 2019
The attorney general has made face-to-face overtures to British and Italian officials as part of the effort, people familiar with the matter say.https://t.co/1AMimcQ3Mq pic.twitter.com/9phsKzaXvE
31) New antibiotic found in dirt.
— Praying Medic (@prayingmedic) February 16, 2018
What next?#Qanon https://t.co/QrEv14TmzB
#netneutrality ruling is out!https://t.co/GyfwzonULP
— Karl Bode (@KarlBode) October 1, 2019
Approves much of the FCC's hugely unpopular order, but blocks FCC attempt to ban states from passing their own rules.
BREAKING NEWS: The court sends back to the @FCC much of the mess it made with #NetNeutrality.
— Jessica Rosenworcel (@JRosenworcel) October 1, 2019
I stood up for an open internet in 2017 because the @FCC was on the wrong side of the American people and the wrong side of history. Let's keep up the fight. https://t.co/IW1yXUoLJf
Alright, #telecom friends. DC Circuit's opinion in Mozilla v. FCC is out: https://t.co/ZlD0yt0Fvd
— Tom Struble (@tstruble) October 1, 2019
Where does #NetNeutrality go from here? I'll be live-tweeting my reactions, so stay tuned!
Ajit Pai wins (and loses) in court as net neutrality repeal is mostly upheld (by @jbrodkin)https://t.co/lm5jmaHRAc
— Cyrus Farivar (@cfarivar) October 1, 2019
Net neutrality ruling: https://t.co/ngmeBz0KTz #netneutrality
— Mark Kruger (@cfwebtools) October 1, 2019
For right now, it looks like the only way we're going to keep #NetNeutrality is if we protect it with our statehouses: https://t.co/SRJKHIXkh5 #FCC
— Rae Hodge (@RaeHodge) October 1, 2019
In 2017, the FCC said we had to repeal net neutrality to increase broadband investment. According to a new study, investment has not increased.
— Michael Bennet (@SenatorBennet) October 1, 2019
In other words, Trump’s FCC imperiled the free & open internet for… nothing. We must restore #NetNeutrality. https://t.co/wAtB8ETyIG
That the entire core justification for the #netneutrality repeal was based on flimsy (to nonexistent) data appears to have not played too much of a role in the court's thinking:https://t.co/q545bLLmiM
— Karl Bode (@KarlBode) October 1, 2019
The biggest study yet finds Ajit Pai’s repeated claims that net neutrality hurt broadband investment have never been true. https://t.co/163VO17Uw6
— VICE (@VICE) September 27, 2019
DC Circuit has upheld #FCC's 2017 decision to renounce broad powers over the Internet under #TitleII but ordered the Commission to re-examine two issues
— Berin Szóka (@BerinSzoka) October 1, 2019
So #FTC remains the federal cop on the #NetNeutrality beat but FCC will have to re-explain preemptionhttps://t.co/jc3x8wYX8w pic.twitter.com/WCORSG4OuJ
DC Circuit released #NetNeutrality decision today. States can develop their own rules, and #FCC needs to do a better job justifying its decision in light of public safety, pole attachment regulation and Lifeline https://t.co/ufm6ktqNP0
— Christopher Ali (@Ali_Christopher) October 1, 2019
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals largely upheld the FCC’s move to end net neutrality protections, but left the door open for states to mandate their own rules. https://t.co/aQ5tFnFM7z
— Axios (@axios) October 1, 2019
#Trump working to install a dictatorship in the United States of America.https://t.co/P2DT8LtZcw
— John Moffitt (@JohnRMoffitt) October 2, 2019
A Court Says Repealing Net Neutrality Was (Mostly) OK https://t.co/UzBdMc9pHh pic.twitter.com/PoGt33xdrv
— Quotes Manager (@quotes_manager) October 1, 2019
Today’s ruling that the FCC can’t block states from enforcing #NetNeutrality rules underscores the ability and the need for New York to join California and pass a strong law to protect a free and open internet. https://t.co/tajuIOVHKN
— Senator Brad Hoylman (@bradhoylman) October 1, 2019
The internet as we know it is on the line, and I stand with the people, not corporations seeking control and profit. #NetNeutrality https://t.co/4IWDFP309R
— Steve Bullock (@GovernorBullock) October 1, 2019
“A federal appeals court upheld the repeal of net neutrality on Tuesday, but said the FCC had overstepped by broadly blocking state and local government from writing their own rules. The mixed ruling ensures debate about the issue will continue.”https://t.co/7c5ceBoyD5
— Resistbot (@resistbot) October 1, 2019
The Internet was built as a free, open forum for information and ideas to be shared. It’s an invaluable educational resources for students and teachers alike. #NetNeutrality https://t.co/UYXquF7WYZ
— Randi Weingarten (@rweingarten) October 1, 2019
A federal appeals court upheld the repeal of strict regulations for companies that connect consumers to the internet. But the court also said the FCC had overstepped by broadly stopping state and local governments from writing their own rules. https://t.co/RbhnesN1Ug via @NYTimes
— Linda Hill (@bulldoghill) October 1, 2019
The 150+ pages captivating telecom, tech this morning: https://t.co/huQ78Tl2Iy
— David McCabe (@dmccabe) October 1, 2019
Net neutrality court ruling: States can set own rules #SmartNews https://t.co/aIlPbVCZFd
— ??#Dark2Light? (@ScrapperChris) October 1, 2019
Ending #NetNeutrality hurts consumers, small businesses and rural communities. That’s why I joined @SenateDems to introduce the Save the Internet Act. We must act to #SaveTheNet! https://t.co/bLudaVVTJ3
— Senator Amy Klobuchar (@SenAmyKlobuchar) October 1, 2019
Re-upping this for Mitch McConnell while he continues to block the #SaveTheNet Act: Restoring #NetNeutrality would ensure we keep the internet open and fair for everyone. This is what a majority of Americans want. https://t.co/U5oac0JfXg
— Senate Democrats (@dscc) October 1, 2019
BREAKING NEWS: The court sends back to the @FCC much of the mess it made with #NetNeutrality.
— Jessica Rosenworcel (@JRosenworcel) October 1, 2019
I stood up for an open internet in 2017 because the @FCC was on the wrong side of the American people and the wrong side of history. Let's keep up the fight. https://t.co/IW1yXUoLJf
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C Circuit issued an opinion on the FCC’s repeal of #NetNeutrality that leaves the future of the free and open internet in question.⁰⁰
— Ed Markey (@SenMarkey) October 1, 2019
The decision is mixed, but it does three things. THREAD: https://t.co/2XD3vc69qD
Today’s decision makes clear that states can take action to protect online access when the federal government won’t.
— Maura Healey (@MassAGO) October 1, 2019
Our office will keep fighting to ensure Massachusetts residents have a free and open internet. #NetNeutrality https://t.co/jxd4IPP4Wl
A federal appeals court upheld the repeal of net neutrality on Tuesday, but said the FCC had overstepped by broadly blocking state and local government from writing their own rules. The mixed ruling ensures debate about the issue will continue.https://t.co/HIx4vXD9Fq
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 1, 2019
Today's #NetNeutrality ruling is a blow against the free and open internet that consumers and small businesses deserve. Now it's up to states like Oregon to fight even harder to #SaveTheNet for our communities. https://t.co/DJJMlAqr5C
— Senator Jeff Merkley (@SenJeffMerkley) October 1, 2019
The internet as we know it is on the line, and I stand with the people, not corporations seeking control and profit. #NetNeutrality https://t.co/4IWDFP309R
— Steve Bullock (@GovernorBullock) October 1, 2019
Markey and Walden were first to comment on the net neutrality ruling. They hold radically different views on the subject and both are relatively powerless in this case, with the opposition in control of their chamber. https://t.co/uzW6xnIOoN pic.twitter.com/SbnHcGUQdj
— dell cameron (@dellcam) October 1, 2019
FCC Cannot Ban States From Passing Net Neutrality Laws, Appeals Court Rules https://t.co/PcftGpNXL4 via @gizmodo
— Johnsey StableOWL (@CS3_johnsey) October 1, 2019
ICYMI: Today a federal appeals court largely upheld the @FCC decision to roll back nationwide #NetNeutrality protections. But not everything in the ruling went in the FCC’s favor— https://t.co/IYloV1eRGK
— Free Press (@freepress) October 1, 2019
This is a big deal. We’ve been looking for a better solution than IPO for 20 years. @Airbnb is an exceptional company. https://t.co/EgFw7H2bh3
— Adam Nash (@adamnash) October 1, 2019
Expect to see the best companies separate the tasks of capital raising + listing by going public through direct listings. Why pay an additional 20-50% “fee” to the banks' most active trading customers when those returns belong to companies’ shareholders? https://t.co/CeyBlssJcO
— Frank Quattrone (@FrankQuattrone) October 1, 2019
Logical (and long overdue) given public capital markets are less about raising capital at lower costs (or at all if you go back far enough) and more about liquidity... https://t.co/h2Bg42N4lm
— Will Quist (@wquist) October 1, 2019
Airbnb’s going for a direct listing; really smart given their financials (raked in a billi in rev last q) and solves the main problem for these companies: they don’t necessarily need more cash, but employees need liquidity https://t.co/zUEhBOKspq
— Ian Kar (@iankar_) October 1, 2019
Airbnb's long-awaited Wall Street debut is officially earmarked for 2020, but it's planning for a direct listing rather than an IPO https://t.co/5rqBCf3KHy
— Bloomberg Technology (@technology) October 1, 2019
Adam is exactly right. The Silicon Valley community has been trying to fix this problem for a very long time. The Direct Listing looks like the vehicle that can finally solve the problem. https://t.co/9y8pskk6HA
— Bill Gurley (@bgurley) October 1, 2019
Airbnb’s long-awaited Wall Street debut is officially earmarked for 2020, but the home-share startup is charting an unconventional path to the public markets.https://t.co/hBTWUzEfH1
— BloombergQuint (@BloombergQuint) October 1, 2019
Last well @skift wrote a story on Airbnb likely to do a direct listing (https://t.co/v6UuMIOtmx), not an IPO, to go public. Today Bloomberg says it is definitely going to do a direct listing, with our own @denschaal who wrote this for us, quoted in there: https://t.co/382OCxPgOa
— Rafat Ali, Media Operator (@rafat) October 1, 2019
Slack, Spotify and Michael Lewis will join nearly every big investor in Silicon Valley to talk about direct listings vs IPOs https://t.co/KGZNyyGr3H
— CNBC Tech (@CNBCtech) October 1, 2019
Why pursue a direct listing rather than an IPO? To avoid sophisticated investors scrutinizing its business model, finances and regulatory problems. How much @Airbnb revenue comes from illegal, commercial STRs. #HotAirbnb https://t.co/iR8v1yWx9d via @technology
— ShareBetter SF (@YesPropF) October 1, 2019
Expect to see the best companies separate the tasks of capital raising + listing by going public through direct listings. Why pay an additional 20-50% “fee” to the banks' most active trading customers when those returns belong to companies’ shareholders? https://t.co/CeyBlssJcO
— Frank Quattrone (@FrankQuattrone) October 1, 2019
Airbnb Is planning for a direct listing instead of a traditional IPO ? - @business https://t.co/Nk2uPo6Ueb
— The Compound (@TheCompoundNews) October 1, 2019
All I ever hear from my non-political friends is that "the only reason people (on both sides) run for office is to line their own pockets". And those of their family members who "work" for them, evidently. When will it stop?
— The Jacob Wohl Innocence Project (@flmolly) October 2, 2019
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Net neutrality didn't kill investment, and repealing it didn't spur investment. A definitive study showing @AjitPaiFCC's claims to be false: https://t.co/mHW9QwiG2W #NetNeutrality
— Sam Wang (@SamWangPhD) October 2, 2019
HEY @FCC: “The results of the paper are clear and should be both unsurprising and uncontroversial... Neither the 2010 or 2015 US #netneutrality rule changes had any causal impact on telecommunications investment:”https://t.co/i6sbSPoPuR
— Center for Democracy & Technology (@CenDemTech) October 2, 2019
#NetNeutrality court ruling: States can set own rules. In 2018, #vtpoli did - through EO and Act 169 https://t.co/5YPNHzXiIG
— Rep. Laura Sibilia (@LauraSibiliaVT) October 2, 2019
Court upholds FCC net neutrality repeal, but there's still hope https://t.co/sAOkjtcGCA
— TNW (@thenextweb) October 2, 2019