Net neutrality

Andrew Wyrich net neutrality reporting

Below are a sample of stories I’ve written about net neutrality. For several years I was breaking stories and investigating the fight to save the rules in Congress. For other samples of my writing, click here.  Scroll down below for some exclusive net neutrality reports from the 2020 election.

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How net neutrality defined a decade of internet activism
The Daily Dot | December 20, 2020 (PDF)

A major net neutrality domino toppled in California—will other states follow?
The Daily Dot | March 10, 2021 (PDF)

How a delay in Gigi Sohn’s FCC confirmations allowed Republicans to build a new case against her
The Daily Dot | January 21, 2022 (PDF)

How Republicans plan to pollute the net neutrality debate with Big Tech gripes
The Daily Dot | February 8, 2021 (PDF)

Why is Joe Biden silent on one of Obama’s most important policies?
The Daily Dot | March 30, 2020 (PDF)

Why is Kyrsten Sinema bucking her party on net neutrality?
The Daily Dot | May 10, 2019 (PDF)

Kavanaugh’s toxic net neutrality record went mostly unnoticed during hearings
The Daily Dot | September 11, 2018 (PDF)

‘Nightmare scenario’: Biden’s delay in appointing FCC leaders could lead to a Republican takeover
The Daily Dot | September 29, 2021 (PDF)

‘After Net Neutrality’ book explores history, activism and offers an idea for the future
The Daily Dot | May 20, 2021 (PDF)

For marginalized communities, net neutrality is about way more than Netflix
The Daily Dot | May 26, 2018 (PDF)

Why a law from 1934 is the biggest issue surrounding net neutrality
The Daily Dot | March 28, 2019 (PDF)

New House Democrats campaigned on net neutrality, but will they act on it?
The Daily Dot | January 13, 2019 (PDF)

Behind the scenes of the 2017 web-wide net neutrality protest
The Daily Dot | July 12, 2017 (PDF)

Talking net neutrality and the digital divide with Gigi Sohn, former FCC counselor
The Daily Dot | March 23, 2021 (PDF)

Either way, the 2020 election could end the net neutrality fight forever
The Daily Dot | November 3, 2020 (PDF)

Georgia’s Senate runoffs may just have saved net neutrality
The Daily Dot | January 6, 2021

‘We don’t want to lose any more valuable time’: Biden’s delay on filling the FCC pushes agenda back significantly
The Daily Dot | September 6, 2021

Meet the advocates who took the net neutrality fight directly to Congress
The Daily Dot | June 26, 2018 (PDF)

Meet the home brewer turning beer into a case for net neutrality
The Daily Dot | June 16, 2019 (PDF)

Republican rep. goes dark after promising support of net neutrality petition
The Daily Dot | July 24, 2018 (PDF)


2020 Election Net Neutrality

Exclusive: Bernie Sanders pledges to nominate FCC commissioners who will reinstate net neutrality
The Daily Dot | July 30, 2019 (PDF)

Exclusive: Kamala Harris says she will restore net neutrality if elected
The Daily Dot | August 20, 2019 (PDF)

Exclusive: Amy Klobuchar wants to wield the White House to save net neutrality
The Daily Dot | August 15, 2019 (PDF)

These 2020 Dems promise an FCC that will restore net neutrality
The Daily Dot | August 13, 2019 (PDF)