The government should keep its grubby hands off the Internet.

Wednesday was a “Day of Action” in support of net neutrality regulations; large tech companies like Facebook, Google and Amazon all showcased their support for the regulations.

Net neutrality is the notion that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) shouldn’t be able to “slow down, speed up, or block data as it is routed from its content originator to end users” in order to favor particular sites. The net neutrality regulations put in place under the Obama administration involved subjecting the Internet to Title II of the 1934 Communications Act, where it’s considered a public utility that is subject to the iron grip of the FCC.

The FCC is now trying to kill these regulations, and they are right do so. Here are seven reasons why. (more…)