net neutrality

noun

: the idea, principle, or requirement that Internet service providers should or must treat all Internet data as the same regardless of its kind, source, or destination

… a philosophical contest that's being fought under the banner of "net neutrality," a slogan that inspires rhetorical devotion but eludes precise definition. Broadly, it means everything on the Internet should be equally accessible—that the Internet should be a place where great ideas compete on equal terms with big money.

—Sarah Rabil

Examples of net neutrality in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

ISPs tried to get that law struck down, but courts decided that states could regulate net neutrality when the FCC isn't doing so. —Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2025

Agencies like the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the U.S. and Ofcom in the U.K. play a pivotal role in shaping the industry, from spectrum allocation to net neutrality, infrastructure rollout and security mandates. —Julie Song, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025

That has been the case during periods with net neutrality and without. —Tyler Cowen, Twin Cities, 19 Jan. 2025

After all, Congress also could have codified net neutrality as the law of the land rather than leaving it to the FCC. —Brian Barrett, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

2003, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for net neutrality

• abnormality
• cardinality
• commonality
• communality
• cordiality
• corporeality
• criminality
• criticality
• functionality
• generality
• geniality
• hospitality