jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoISPs can charge extra for fast gaming under FCC’s Internet rules, critics sayarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1403arrow-down15cross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.workspcgaming@lemmy.catechnology@lemmy.zip
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minus-squareGingerlegs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up292arrow-down1·8 months agoExactly why net neutrality was important
minus-squareCaptainSpaceman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up176arrow-down2·8 months agoObligatory fuck ajit pai
minus-squareTropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down7·8 months agoHas Biden made this a priority?
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up58arrow-down2·8 months agoHe couldn’t until there was a Democrat majority in the FCC. Now it’s a priority.
minus-squareTropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29arrow-down9·8 months agoWell he’s got a few months to make something happen then. Until then its just talk.
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·8 months agoThey’re holding a vote on it in October.
minus-squareclgoh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 months agohttps://www.theverge.com/2023/9/26/23890527/fcc-net-neutrality-rules-law-usa-internet-access
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minus-squareapfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·8 months agoThat’s literally in the article, Rosenworcel has been in charge for a while now. The net neutrality laws that she and Biden enacted are not as strong as the Obama era laws.
minus-squareJohn Richard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down8·edit-21 month agoRemoved by mod
minus-squareapfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·8 months agoAbsolutely fair and somehow missing from most discussion.
minus-squareTropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down19·8 months ago ajit pai Looks like no: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajit_Pai So, its really Bidens fault at this point. Its an FCC thing, so he has full authority to do whatever the fuck he wants.
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down1·8 months agoBiden just nominates. The senate decides who gets it.
minus-squareJohn Richard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down5·edit-21 month agoRemoved by mod
minus-squareShepherdPielinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·8 months agoDoesn’t matter what he does with regard to FCC appointments since the next guy can just undo it again.
minus-squarecircuitfarmer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·8 months agoWho saw this coming??? /s
minus-squaremihies@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 months agoRIP net neutrality, it was nice knowing you.
Exactly why net neutrality was important
Obligatory fuck ajit pai
Has Biden made this a priority?
He couldn’t until there was a Democrat majority in the FCC.
Now it’s a priority.
Well he’s got a few months to make something happen then.
Until then its just talk.
They’re holding a vote on it in October.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/26/23890527/fcc-net-neutrality-rules-law-usa-internet-access
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That’s literally in the article, Rosenworcel has been in charge for a while now. The net neutrality laws that she and Biden enacted are not as strong as the Obama era laws.
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Absolutely fair and somehow missing from most discussion.
Looks like no: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajit_Pai
So, its really Bidens fault at this point. Its an FCC thing, so he has full authority to do whatever the fuck he wants.
Biden just nominates. The senate decides who gets it.
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Doesn’t matter what he does with regard to FCC appointments since the next guy can just undo it again.
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Who saw this coming???
/s
RIP net neutrality, it was nice knowing you.