Net neutrality and what it means to you

[UltraTaco]

Net neutrality*is the principle that*Internet service providers*treat all data on the*Internet*equally, and not discriminate or charge differently by user, content, website, platform, application, type of attached equipment, or method of communication.[4]*For instance, under these principles, internet service providers are unable to intentionally block, slow down or charge money for specific websites and online content. This is sometimes enforced through*

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.th...t-neutrality-bill-state-fcc-preemption?espv=1

Last year’s FCC decision to repeal net neutrality was arguably the most unpopular tech policy decision in the history of the modern internet. The repeal not only resulted in an unprecedented public backlash, but prompted numerous states to immediately begin exploring new state-level alternatives in the wake of the FCC’s retreat. Now, instead of one fight on the federal level, telecom giants like AT&T, Verizon and .....

 

[EarthDog]

https://www.overclockers.com/forums...Net-Neutrality-issue?highlight=Net+neutrality

What is new here, and not highlighted, Is that California passed it's own laws.

 

[petteyg359]

https://www.overclockers.com/forums...Net-Neutrality-issue?highlight=Net+neutrality

What is new here, and not highlighted, Is that California passed it's own laws.

Thank <insert-deity-here> for California's work on that and emissions standards and dragging the rest of the country along towards sane policy. Now if only they'd quit trying to slap "OMGWTFBBQ! THIS IS CARCINOGENIC! YOU'RE GONNA DIE IF YOU EVEN LOOK AT THIS!" labels on everything that has molecules in it. Especially on coffee. Only heathens dare insult coffee.

If you missed it, though, I think Verizon's recent malice towards firefighters is relevant. Maybe more related to false advertising than NN, as they were throttling at one of those fake "data cap" things, not throttling specific content, but IMNSHO NN in its broadest scope should include forcing ISPs to provide the bandwidth paid for, regardless of the usage volume. A 100 Mbps connection is, over a month, ~259,200,000 megabits, or ~32,400,000 MB, or ~33 TB. 100 Mbps does not, never has, and never will equal 250 GBpM or whatever stupid limit AT&T imposes.
Verizon throttled fire department’s “unlimited” data during Calif. wildfire

 

[Alaric]

Thank <insert-deity-here> for California's work on that and emissions standards and dragging the rest of the country along towards sane policy.

Funniest thing I've read all week.