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→Regulatory efforts: But neutrality is in the eyes of the beholder; and Obama also supported legislation against what he considered to be "hate speech."
==Regulatory efforts==
==Regulatory efforts==
On September 21, 2009, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski proposed increased FCC enforcement of already-existing "net neutrality" rules, which benefited [[liberal]] companies in Silicon Valley like [[Google]]. He and his supporters claimed that the possible new regulations as keeping the internet open; Genachowski himself declared that "I am convinced that there are few goals more essential in the communications landscape than preserving and maintaining an open and robust Internet," and Democratic Representative Ed Markey called the proposal "a significant step towards preserving the free and open nature" of the Internet.<ref>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125354032776727741.html</ref><ref>http://news.cnet.com/Qwest-CEO-supports-tiered-Internet/2100-1034_3-6050109.html</ref>
On September 21, 2009, Obama-appointed FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski proposed increased FCC enforcement of already-existing "net neutrality" rules, which benefited [[liberal]] companies in Silicon Valley like [[Google]]. Obama and his supporters claimed that the possible new regulations as keeping the internet open; Genachowski himself declared that "I am convinced that there are few goals more essential in the communications landscape than preserving and maintaining an open and robust Internet," and Democratic Representative Ed Markey called the proposal "a significant step towards preserving the free and open nature" of the Internet.<ref>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125354032776727741.html</ref><ref>http://news.cnet.com/Qwest-CEO-supports-tiered-Internet/2100-1034_3-6050109.html</ref> But neutrality is in the eyes of the beholder; and Obama also supported legislation against what he considered to be "[[hate speech]]."
On April 7, 2010, a federal appeals court ruled that the FCC did not have the power to regulate this issue. Congress still retains the right to regulate net neutrality and/or delegate additional powers to the FCC.<ref>http://www.infoworld.com/d/the-industry-standard/court-rules-against-fccs-comcast-net-neutrality-decision-634</ref>
On April 7, 2010, a federal appeals court ruled that the FCC did not have the power to regulate this issue. Congress still retains the right to regulate net neutrality and/or delegate additional powers to the FCC.<ref>http://www.infoworld.com/d/the-industry-standard/court-rules-against-fccs-comcast-net-neutrality-decision-634</ref>