Under a Trump administration you’re going to have broadband access providers able to do whatever they want without any congressional oversight,” Gigi Sohn, a distinguished fellow at the Georgetown Law Institute for Technology Law & Policy and former FCC counselor, told the Daily Dot, adding: “If you’ve got all three, I think there’s no doubt a Biden FCC moves to reclassify, and readopt the 2015 Open Internet rules, and maybe even strengthen them, and Congress works to pass a law. On the other hand, Trump’s first term in office led to the repeal of net neutrality, meaning that the threads that have already begun to unspool-like legal battles at the state level-would likely take center stage in the net neutrality debate if he repeats. Whether that is through the FCC or through Congress, the former vice president’s term in office should lead to net neutrality being restored, experts say. In a Biden administration, it’s widely believed that net neutrality will come back in some form. Regardless of whether Joe Biden or Donald Trump wins the 2020 election, there will be far-reaching implications for the net neutrality debate.Įxperts see the future of net neutrality rolling out one of two ways, both of which have several avenues splintering off from each. Why the 2020 election is so important for net neutrality YASAMIN JAFARI TEHRANI/Shutterstock Drop of Light/Shutterstock Titima Ongkantong/Shutterstock (Licensed) Remix by Jason Reed Senate’s Section 230 hearing devolves into a hodgepodge of social media gripes.Why the 2020 election is so important for net neutrality.The election will have implications on a dizzying array of topics, but one issue that will undoubtedly be impacted is net neutrality. Hey readers! Welcome to this week’s Tech Tuesday edition of the Internet Insider. Sign up to receive the best of the internet straight to your inbox.