rbreich , to random
@rbreich@masto.ai avatar

So far this week...

The FTC banned the use of noncompete clauses.

The DOL strengthened overtime rules.

The FCC restored .

The DOT expanded protections for airline passengers.

This is what it looks like when the government works on behalf of the people.

debanqued , (edited ) to Technology in Net neutrality is back as FCC votes to regulate internet providers

It’s worth noting that the FCC’s so-called “Open” Internet Advisory Committee () tragically gives two seats on the board to:

  • Cloudflare
  • Comcast

Both of whom are abusers of , especially Cloudflare. A well-informed Trump-free administration should be showing Cloudflare and Comcast the door ASAP.

Sure, Trump would just bring them back. But it’d at least be a good symbolic move.

Indeed, as someone else pointed out, the needed change should come from pro-netneutrality legislation. And the legislation needs to be broad enough to block Cloudflare’s broad discriminatory arbitrary attack on access equality, not just tinker with speeds at the ISP consumer level.

KimPerales , to random
@KimPerales@toad.social avatar

Net Neutrality is restored:

"In a 3–2 vote, the FCC voted to restore Net Neutrality protections & reclassify high-speed-internet access services as telecom services subject to Title II of the Communications Act.

The decision is a major victory for the public interest: Title II authority empowers the FCC to hold companies: AT&T, Comcast, Spectrum... accountable for a wide range of harms to internet users across the US, fast, open +fair for all of us.”


https://www.freepress.net/news/press-releases/historic-fcc-vote-restore-net-neutrality-title-ii

mikarv , to random
@mikarv@someone.elses.computer avatar

if your mobile provider tries to stop you tethering (including when roaming) using your allowance, it's worth trying (on mac):

sudo sysctl net.inet.ip.ttl=65
sudo sysctl net.inet6.ip6.hlim=65

this adds +1 to the time to live of your computer's packets and fools simple detectors which try to block tethering on the basis that it is one extra hop from computer to phone before going to the telco.

vanschewick , to random
@vanschewick@mastodon.lawprofs.org avatar

The FCC wants to restore for all Americans.

That's great & important.

But the proposal misses some critical 2015 net neutrality protections, creating potential loopholes for ISPs to exploit.

Here's how to close them: https://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2024/03/how-strengthen-fccs-proposed-net-neutrality-protections-closing-loopholes-and-matching

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