Internet service providers in the United States will
now be allowed to speed up or slow down different companies' data, and charge
consumers according to the services they access, though they will be obliged to
disclose such practices. The net neutrality that applied until now was introduced under
President Obama and served as an example for similar rules agreed by the
European Union. The US Federal Communications Commission voted three to two
to change "net neutrality" by reducing restrictions on US
broadband providers' ability to prioritise one service's data over another.
Tech & Rights
Net Neutrality Rules Weakened By US Regulators
Internet service providers in the United States will now be allowed to speed up or slow down different companies' data, and charge consumers according to the services they access, though they will be obliged...
by LibertiesEU
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