Obama in 2007 Video: 'I am a Strong Supporter of Net Neutrality'

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Obama in 2007 Video: 'I am a Strong Supporter of Net Neutrality'
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In the early stages of the net neutrality debate in 2007, then-Senator Barack Obama (http://mashable.com/category/barack-obama/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) made a clear pledge to defend the open Internet.

Seven years later, things seem to have changed. After a court ruling struck down (http://mashable.com/2014/01/14/fcc-net-neutrality-ruling/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) part of the FCC's net neutrality guidelines in January, the FCC an**unced (http://mashable.com/2014/04/23/fcc-proposal-net-neutrality/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) a plan to allow for limited agreements between Internet providers and content providers, potentially paving the way for faster lanes and a two-tiered web — a nightmare scenario for Internet freedom advocates.

See also: How Open Will the FCC's 'Open Internet' Really Be? (http://mashable.com/2014/04/24/fccs-new-net-neutrality-plan-explained/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)


A new campaign (http://**slowlane.com/), launched by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, criticizes the new FCC plan, led by current commissioner and former cable industry lobbyist Tom Wheeler. But the campaign, most of all, is about reminding Obama of his past promise. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/02/obama-net-neutrality-2007-video/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)

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