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January 28, 2022 11:28 pm

Appeals court upholds Californias net neutrality law





California can enforce its net neutrality law | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge



A federal appeals court on Friday ruled that California’s net neutrality law can remain in place, upholding a lower court decision. California’s 2018 law is the toughest in the country, and was signed into law a year after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) repealed the federal Open Internet Order. That 2015 order put into place strict net neutrality rules barring internet providers from blocking or throttling legal apps and websites. It also banned prioritization of paid content by ISPs.


California’s law also bars throttling and speed lanes, and not long after the law was passed, the Department of Justice under former President Trump sued the state, arguing that the law was pre-empted by the FCC’s 2017 repeal of the federal...



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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/28/22906856/court-upholds-california-net-neutrality-law

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