The big news to break in 2025 is that any slim remaining hopes of restoring net neutrality are on the cusp of being crushed. A US court has blocked the Biden administration’s attempts to reinstate net neutrality rules, which have been gunning for fairer and more open treatment of internet traffic. However, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled just last week that the FCC does not have the legal authority to regulate ISPs with the same brush as utilities—like electricity, water, and telephony. With Republican leader Donald Trump set to be inaugurated as the next US President later this month, this was a last gasp attempt from Democrats clinging onto Obama-era regulations after net neutrality was first swept in…