The White House on Thursday defended a bill recently passed by Congress to repeal Obama-era Internet privacy protections, saying the move is meant to create a fair playing field for telecommunication companies.

White House Spokesman Sean Spicer, during a Thursday press briefing, reiterated President Donald Trump’s support for the plan to repeal a rule forbidding Internet service providers from collecting personal data on users.

Spicer said the Obama administration’s rules reclassified Internet service providers as common carriers, similar to hotels and other retail stores, treating them unfairly compared to edge providers, like Google and Facebook.

Repealing the rules, he said, will “allow service providers to be treated fairly, and consumer protection and privacy concerns to be reviewed on a level playing field.”

Critics of the repeal bill say it could put the Internet browsing histories of private citizens up for sale to the highest bidder.

Spicer called the rules “federal overreach” instituted by “bureaucrats in Washington to take the interests of one group of companies over the interests of others, picking winners and losers.”

He said Trump has signed more legislation “ending job killing rules and regulations” already during his tenure than all former presidents combined. “[Trump] will continue to fight Washington red tape that stifles American innovation, job creation and economic growth,” Spicer said.

白宮星期四為國會(huì)最近通過的一項(xiàng)法案作出辯護(hù)，該法案廢除了奧巴馬時(shí)代的互聯(lián)網(wǎng)隱私保護(hù)規(guī)定。白宮表示，此舉旨在為電訊公司創(chuàng)造一個(gè)公平的競(jìng)爭環(huán)境。

白宮發(fā)言人斯派塞在周四的資訊發(fā)布會(huì)上重申，川普總統(tǒng)支持廢除禁止互聯(lián)網(wǎng)服務(wù)提供商收集用戶個(gè)人資料規(guī)定的計(jì)劃。

斯派塞說，奧巴馬政府的規(guī)定將互聯(lián)網(wǎng)服務(wù)提供商重新分類為普通運(yùn)營商，類似于酒店和其他零售商店，這和邊緣提供商（如谷歌和臉書）相比，對(duì)他們不公平。

斯派塞說，廢除這一規(guī)定將“使得服務(wù)提供商得到公平對(duì)待，將對(duì)消費(fèi)者的保護(hù)和對(duì)隱私的擔(dān)憂放在公平競(jìng)爭環(huán)境里進(jìn)行審查。”

反對(duì)廢除此法案的人說，這將使個(gè)人的互聯(lián)網(wǎng)瀏覽歷史得以被出售給出價(jià)最高的買主。

斯派塞稱這些規(guī)定是“聯(lián)邦政府越權(quán)”之舉，是“由華盛頓的官僚制定的‘聯(lián)邦超越’規(guī)則，將一群公司的利益與其它人的利益權(quán)衡后，選擇贏家和輸家的結(jié)果。

他說，川普上任以來簽署的“終止扼殺工作機(jī)會(huì)的規(guī)則和監(jiān)管”的行政命令數(shù)量比他所有前任的總和還多。斯派塞說：“川普將繼續(xù)與扼殺美國創(chuàng)新、創(chuàng)造就業(yè)和經(jīng)濟(jì)增長的華盛頓傳統(tǒng)進(jìn)行戰(zhàn)斗。”

The White House on Thursday defended a bill recently passed by Congress to repeal Obama-era Internet privacy protections, saying the move is meant to create a fair playing field for telecommunication companies.

White House Spokesman Sean Spicer, during a Thursday press briefing, reiterated President Donald Trump’s support for the plan to repeal a rule forbidding Internet service providers from collecting personal data on users.

Spicer said the Obama administration’s rules reclassified Internet service providers as common carriers, similar to hotels and other retail stores, treating them unfairly compared to edge providers, like Google and Facebook.

Repealing the rules, he said, will “allow service providers to be treated fairly, and consumer protection and privacy concerns to be reviewed on a level playing field.”

Critics of the repeal bill say it could put the Internet browsing histories of private citizens up for sale to the highest bidder.

Spicer called the rules “federal overreach” instituted by “bureaucrats in Washington to take the interests of one group of companies over the interests of others, picking winners and losers.”

He said Trump has signed more legislation “ending job killing rules and regulations” already during his tenure than all former presidents combined. “[Trump] will continue to fight Washington red tape that stifles American innovation, job creation and economic growth,” Spicer said.

白宮星期四為國會(huì)最近通過的一項(xiàng)法案作出辯護(hù)，該法案廢除了奧巴馬時(shí)代的互聯(lián)網(wǎng)隱私保護(hù)規(guī)定。白宮表示，此舉旨在為電訊公司創(chuàng)造一個(gè)公平的競(jìng)爭環(huán)境。

白宮發(fā)言人斯派塞在周四的資訊發(fā)布會(huì)上重申，川普總統(tǒng)支持廢除禁止互聯(lián)網(wǎng)服務(wù)提供商收集用戶個(gè)人資料規(guī)定的計(jì)劃。

斯派塞說，奧巴馬政府的規(guī)定將互聯(lián)網(wǎng)服務(wù)提供商重新分類為普通運(yùn)營商，類似于酒店和其他零售商店，這和邊緣提供商（如谷歌和臉書）相比，對(duì)他們不公平。

斯派塞說，廢除這一規(guī)定將“使得服務(wù)提供商得到公平對(duì)待，將對(duì)消費(fèi)者的保護(hù)和對(duì)隱私的擔(dān)憂放在公平競(jìng)爭環(huán)境里進(jìn)行審查。”

反對(duì)廢除此法案的人說，這將使個(gè)人的互聯(lián)網(wǎng)瀏覽歷史得以被出售給出價(jià)最高的買主。

斯派塞稱這些規(guī)定是“聯(lián)邦政府越權(quán)”之舉，是“由華盛頓的官僚制定的‘聯(lián)邦超越’規(guī)則，將一群公司的利益與其它人的利益權(quán)衡后，選擇贏家和輸家的結(jié)果。

他說，川普上任以來簽署的“終止扼殺工作機(jī)會(huì)的規(guī)則和監(jiān)管”的行政命令數(shù)量比他所有前任的總和還多。斯派塞說：“川普將繼續(xù)與扼殺美國創(chuàng)新、創(chuàng)造就業(yè)和經(jīng)濟(jì)增長的華盛頓傳統(tǒng)進(jìn)行戰(zhàn)斗。”