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I read the story twice and was none the wiser... Who was FOR net nutrality, and who was against? From previous knowledge I knew, but from the text it was impossible to say!

Everyone is for "net neutrality". The monopoly ISPs would like to redefine it as they don't mind who gives them money to avoid deliberately degraded connections.

I came here to say this. It isn't the first time I've been completely confused by headlines surrounding net neutrality. The general public must be completely baffled. Neutral sounds good right. Why oppose it?

It needs to be renamed "internet speed bump bill" or something negative.

How about "the internet tollway". If you want to get fast speeds between locations, you'll have to pay the toll(s). Otherwise, you'll be taking side streets to your destination.

Toll is a good word for this.

I left a comment telling them that their headline sucks – I wonder if it'll pass their moderation.

EDIT: kudos to Reuters mods for passing the comment.

Actually, they oppose the rumored anti-neutrality provisions of Wheeler's plan which he has publicly denied.

Unfortunately registering for commenting is so convoluted it will take hours to comment on the article.