On Monday, net neutrality as federal law officially ended. Supporters of net neutrality are continuing the fight in the courts and state legislatures, but the Federal Communications Commission’s repeal of the 2015 Obama-era policy took effect June 11, as scheduled.

The revocation of net neutrality, which was meant to guarantee that all content and applications are treated equally on the internet, has divided corporate America. Internet service providers hailed the repeal, but many companies that depend upon the web such as Alphabet Inc., parent company of Google, and Facebook Inc., opposed it.

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