Noam Chomsky Quotes

Any outcome, any deal that doesn't preserve the freedom and openness of the Internet for consumers and entrepreneurs will be unacceptable.

The question is not whether we want to keep this open, neutral Internet - we do, or should - but whether government rulemaking can give us the result we want.

The nature of the Internet and the importance of net neutrality is that innovation can come from everyone.

Net neutrality has been in place since the very beginning of the Internet.

The internet, since it is publicly created, ought to be publicly controlled.

I fear that light touch regulations that have allowed the Internet to prosper will now be replaced by a heavy hand that stifles innovation and does not adapt well to change. The Internet is not broken.

Americans' information independence is under attack, whether it's the repeal of net neutrality or the repeal of broadband privacy protections.

Net neutrality is the right thing for our democracy, economy, and global competitiveness. And Americans support an open Internet.

I'm for Internet openness. We're all for Internet openness. If you asked the American people, I think they support it. Internet companies, broadband companies are all in favor of it.

I support a free and open Internet.

It is absolutely clear to me that we have to keep the internet open

A free and open Internet is a despot's worst enemy.

The critical question is: How do we ensure that the Internet develops in a way that is compatible with democracy?

The important thing to remember with the Internet is that there are large companies that have an interest in controlling how information flows in it. They're very effective at lobbying Congress, and that pattern has locked down other communication media in the past. And it will happen again unless we do something about it.

Twitter is growing up, expanding into other countries, and recognizing that the Internet is contrary to what people hoped; the government does reach into the Internet.

Let's keep the Internet weird. Let's keep the Internet free.

A free and open Internet should not have to be weighed down by legal challenges - its dynamism is essential to our economy.

Reclassification is the best way to for us to preserve the Internet as an unfettered tool for communication and the sharing of ideas.

The thing I have come to find astonishing is that people from all political sides routinely say that the Internet has to be the model of free speech and freedom.

Allowing a handful of broadband carriers to determine what people see and do online would fundamentally undermine the features that have made the Internet such a success, and could permanently compromise the Internet as a platform for the free exchange of information, commerce, and ideas.

While many governments are committed to maintaining flexible regimes for fast-moving Internet technologies, some others have been quite explicit about their desire to put a single U.N. or other intergovernmental body in control of the Net.

Turning the Internet over to the U.N. or some other phony international organization would be a disaster, and I am not willing to stand by and let it happen.

There was one issue on which there seemed to be almost unanimity: the Internet should not be managed by any government, national or multinational.

Net neutrality is such an important principle for the Web and for the Internet. It's how the Internet's operated for all this time.

At its core, the FCC's plan to regulate the Internet will force businesses and people to check first with the government and get permission to innovate.