ALA News New ALA Statement Affirms Net Neutrality is Essential to Intellectual Freedom
At the 2018 ALA Midwinter Meeting, ALA Council adopted the statement “Net Neutrality: An Intellectual Freedom Issue.” Written by the ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee, the document affirms that Net Neutrality is essential to the promotion and practice of intellectual freedom and the free exercise of democracy. The document’s origins date back to June, when ALA