The FCC is Expected to Propose the Return of Net Neutrality Protections Oct 19th - Let’s Hope They Get it Right!
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Network neutrality is the idea that internet service providers (ISPs) should treat all data that travels over their networks fairly, without discrimination in favor of particular apps, sites or services. It is a principle that must be upheld to protect the open internet. The idea that ISPs could...

Network neutrality is the idea that internet service providers (ISPs) should treat all data that travels over their networks fairly, without discrimination in favor of particular apps, sites or services

The FCC will meet on October 19th to vote on proposing Title II reclassification that would support accompanying net neutrality protections

  • littlecolt@lemm.eeEnglish
    81·
    1 year ago

    What didn’t happen was internet being classified as a title II telecommunications service. So there’s one consequence.

    • Squizzy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      1 year ago

      I was being genuine, there was a lot of doomsayers about what would come next and to my eye nothing changed.

      • littlecolt@lemm.eeEnglish
        81·
        1 year ago

        Mobile carriers took advantage almost immediately by offering preferred services that wouldn’t use your mobile data. Listening to Pandora? No problem! Listening to Napster or Tidal? That’s data usage. And that’s a pretty tame example.

        • wesley@yall.theatl.socialEnglish
          6·
          1 year ago

          Yes, it’s a lot of subtle things like this that are anti competitive in their nature. These things may not seem all doom and gloom but the point is that without regulation there is no stopping them from doing worse.

          Xfinity could start throttling streaming services like Netflix in favor of their own streaming service Peacock and there would be nothing to stop them except that it might piss off their customers.