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California passes strongest net neutrality law in the country
California's legislature has approved a bill being called the strongest net neutrality law in the US. The bill would ban internet providers from blocking and throttling legal content and prioritizing some sites and services over others. It would apply these restrictions to both home and mobile connections.
That would essentially restore the net neutrality rules enacted federally under former President Barack Obama, which were later repealed by the Federal Communications Commission under the watch and guidance of current chairman Ajit Pai. But this bill actually goes further than those rules with an outright ban on zero-rating — the practice of offering free data, potentially to the advantage of some companies over others — of specific apps. Zero-rating would, however, still be allowed as long as the free data applies to an entire category of apps. So an ISP could offer free data for all video streaming apps, but not just for Netflix. [...] The Electronic Frontier Foundation called the final legislation "a gold standard net neutrality bill."
Now, the bill heads to the governor's desk. California Gov. Jerry Brown hasn't said whether he'll sign the legislation, but it's garnered the support of top state Democrats, including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Kamala Harris.
Also at Engadget.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 02 2018, @02:37PM (1 child)
You know things are bad when even Buzzy is advocating a governmental solution
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday September 03 2018, @04:19AM
Nah, you're just thinking too narrowly. Every dollar the government gets as profit on that infrastructure creation/upkeep/improvement is a dollar they can't justify taking at gunpoint. See, I recognize the need for extremely limited government involvement in the lives of its citizens but I also recognize the absolute certainty of abuse and mismanagement. This is why I prefer power to collect at a local level rather than a national level. If they fuck you around too much at a local level, you move. Moving from one town to another is not a great hardship even if it is a pain in the ass. If enough people move, they lose their power.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.