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

In 2018, California passed its own net neutrality law that, after years of legal challenges, fully went into effect in 2021. —Brian Barrett, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2025

In the past, subreddits have engaged in similar protest movements, such as one to support net neutrality. —Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025

Long the source of partisan tensions, the net neutrality rules were repealed in Donald Trump’s first term. —Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025

During the first Trump administration, then-FCC Chairman Ajit Pai led a vote to eliminate the FCC's net neutrality rules and preempt all 50 states from passing their own net neutrality laws. —ArsTechnica, 30 May 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