Tim Berners-Lee—Led campaign against FCC's 2017 net neutrality repeal - testified before Congress, signed open letters
Berners-Lee was a leading voice against the FCC's 2017 net neutrality repeal. He testified before the US House Subcommittee on Telecommunications, signed open letters to Congress with Vint Cerf and Steve Wozniak, and met with FCC leadership. He argued net neutrality enabled him to invent the web without permission and that its repeal would force innovators to ask ISPs for permission.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antitrust & Competition | +toward | secondary | +0.50 |
| Open Internet & Web Freedom | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.664 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
Led campaign against FCC's 2017 net neutrality repeal - testified before Congress, signed open letters
Berners-Lee was a leading voice against the FCC's 2017 net neutrality repeal. He testified before the US House Subcommittee on Telecommunications, signed open letters to Congress with Vint Cerf and Steve Wozniak, and met with FCC leadership. He argued net neutrality enabled him to invent the web without permission and that its repeal would force innovators to ask ISPs for permission.