[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.cloucable.se\/teknik\/net-neutrality-has-been-repealed-in-the-u-s\/#Article","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.cloucable.se\/teknik\/net-neutrality-has-been-repealed-in-the-u-s\/","headline":"Net neutrality has been repealed in the U.S.!","name":"Net neutrality has been repealed in the U.S.!","description":"has been repealed. It\u2019s a term that\u2019s almost unknown to the average user, and it...","datePublished":"2024-08-10","dateModified":"2024-08-10","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.cloucable.se\/author\/#Person","name":"","url":"https:\/\/www.cloucable.se\/author\/","identifier":1,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2d2e3fdaba6370eba756fb4048c695326686ff29010a0df4d58b27c20544521d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2d2e3fdaba6370eba756fb4048c695326686ff29010a0df4d58b27c20544521d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"cloucable.se","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"\/logo.png","url":"\/logo.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.cloucable.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_a303603_w1787_t1514022241.jpg_2..jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.cloucable.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_a303603_w1787_t1514022241.jpg_2..jpg","height":0,"width":0},"url":"https:\/\/www.cloucable.se\/teknik\/net-neutrality-has-been-repealed-in-the-u-s\/","about":["Teknik"],"wordCount":328,"articleBody":" has been repealed. It\u2019s a term that\u2019s almost unknown to the average user, and it seems to have little significance. That, however, is a huge mistake. Essentially, this concept means that the company you pay for your internet connection (your provider) is required to give you access to data at the same speed. It\u2019s based on the principle of equality for all data. If this is violated, you can expect some very interesting consequences.The provider should adhere to and enforce this \u201claw,\u201d which was established back in 2003 by Professor Tim Wu. If this \u201claw\u201d does not exist, your provider can calmly slow down your connection and then demand more money. Or they can completely block your access to your favorite website. All of these would be the consequences if this \u201claw\u201d did not exist. This is exactly what happened in the U.S.On Wednesday, December 18, 2017, the \u201cfamous\u201d FCC\u2014the Federal Communications Commission\u2014met again in the U.S. It was founded in 1934 with the mission of regulating international communications. It is an independent agency accountable only to the U.S. Congress. And it was precisely these \u201cwise guys\u201d who voted that data is not equal, thereby giving all providers a completely free hand. True, Congress could still reject it, or perhaps the Supreme Court, but that\u2019s just \u201cwhat-if\u201d speculation.I\u2019ve never had any illusions about American freedom, but with this, as my colleague says, they\u2019ve really screwed it up. If data isn\u2019t equal, it effectively means the end of internet freedom. I just hope that something similar doesn\u2019t occur to anyone here. Those in the government would approve it because they wouldn\u2019t have a clue what it\u2019s about\u2014just like with everything else\u2014and that\u2019s certainly not what anyone wants.This groundbreaking decision surprises me precisely because the U.S. is always talking about freedom and democracy. So let\u2019s hope Congress will be wiser.\u00a0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                "},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Teknik","item":"https:\/\/www.cloucable.se\/teknik\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Net neutrality has been repealed in the U.S.!","item":"https:\/\/www.cloucable.se\/teknik\/net-neutrality-has-been-repealed-in-the-u-s\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]