Federal Court Guts Net Neutrality Rules

[Cat]

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2014/01/court-kills-net-neutrality/

A federal appeals court today nullified key provisions of the FCC's net neutrality rules, opening the door to a curated approach to internet delivery that allows broadband providers to block content or applications as they see fit.

The 3-0 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit guts much of a 2010 Federal Communications Commission order, in a challenge brought by Verizon. The nation's number one mobile provider successfully argued that the regulatory agency overstepped its authority because it issued the rules in 2010 without classifying broadband providers as common carriers, like rank-and-file telcos.

This is fucking great.

[Tessera]

Welcome to Amerika.

Where money is more important than freedom, civil liberties and human rights.

In any case, this will almost certainly be challenged on First Amendment grounds.

...

And of course... as I keep telling my fellow Americans...

Buy guns. And learn how to use them.

[ChaosArcher]

Sad indeed. As one domino falls... (well you guys know the rest).

Tessera, you should make the gun comment a slogan for this site.  :laugh:

-ChaosArcher

[Cat]

The amazing atheist on Net Neutrality

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7wu4qXnu5Y

[antimassacre]

Absolutely no chance large amounts of money were moved around to facilitate this decision.