FCC announces plans to resurrect net neutrality rules
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An initial vote will be held in October later this year.

FCC announces plans to resurrect net neutrality rules.::The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced plans to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules meant to guarantee fair access to the internet and its information.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
    317·
    9 months ago

    No it doesn’t. It stops them from doing things like throttling access to certain sites and providing special pathways to others. It has nothing to do with speech.

    • fubo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      101·
      9 months ago

      Sorry, what is “it” in that sentence? In mine, “it” is “Internet access”.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
        317·
        9 months ago

        “It” is net neutrality. You know, the thing this post is about. Net neutrality does not police speech.

        • fubo@lemmy.worldEnglish
          14·
          9 months ago

          Sure. My point was that Internet monopolists have the technical ability to decide “I don’t like the stuff they say on that Lemmy site, Imma block it.” Which is another good reason to not have Internet services be monopolized, or to not let monopolists exercise that sort of technical ability discretionally.

            • DeadlineX@lemm.eeEnglish
              41·
              9 months ago

              Replace “this” with “which” and I’m pretty sure that also gets the point across that the other commenter is trying to make.