“House Republicans just voted to let your Internet provider sell your browsing history without your permission,” Business Insider declared. “Congress intends to sell off your Internet privacy,” bellowed Esquire magazine. “This politician gave away your data,” the Daily Beast bellowed. “Now buy hers.”

All of this is, of course, highly misleading. In the real world, Internet Service Providers were allowed to sell your use information yesterday, last month, last year, and in fact at any point since the sound of a 56k modem was something Americans heard every single day. The rule in question wasn’t even going to go into effect until this December.