Twitter Is #SuperSupportive of FCC's Net Neutrality Proposal

The Federal Communications Commission has just gotten another big supporter for its ​net neutra​lity proposal.

​Twitter has released a statem​ent expressing the company's support for the proposal, which aims to protect open access to internet by reclassifying internet service providers as a "telecommunications service," under ​Title II of the Communications Act.

This morning, Twitter released a statement indicating its full support for the proposal, saying that "safeguarding the historic open architecture of the internet" is "critical to American economic aspirations and our nation's global competitiveness."

"Currently, the internet provides an almost frictionless experience for an individual to communicate with the world, and it also provides the lowest barrier to competitive entry for businesses the world has ever seen. It serves as a great equalizer in the access to information and in reaching a global audience," wrote Will Carty, Twitter's public policy manager, on the company's blog.

"This openness promotes free and fair competition and fosters ongoing investment and innovation. We need clear, enforceable, legally sustainable rules to ensure that the Internet remains open and continues to give everyone the power to create and share ideas and information instantly, without barriers. This is the heart of Twitter," Carty wrote.

Carty wrote that Twitter strongly supports the FCC's proposal and the "light touch approach" to internet regulation: protecting open access without creating restrictive regulation.

The social media platform has long been a vocal advocate of net neutrality policy, and has joined the likes of Netflix and Reddit in champion​ing the cause.

But some Republicans aren'​t thrilled with the FCC's proposal and there's still plenty of debate happening on the hill, so it's yet to be seen whether or not Twitter will get its wish.