Thor A. HoplandNov 1, 2024

How is this still in question? Let me make this absolutely clear: #CommonCarriers are a military necessity, not a nice to have.

It's needed to #decentralize communication, which is important for times of danger and desperation.

Even if the #US thinks themselves impregnable, they should still do the most #American thing.

Just put fiber everywhere. Pipe one up Washington's nose. Go Texas big.

#FCC and the #broadband industry argue net neutrality’s future - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/31/24284435/fcc-net-neutrality-isp-sixth-circuit-oral-arguments

FCC and the broadband industry argue net neutrality’s future

The Federal Communications Commission and broadband industry delivered oral arguments in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals over the future of net neutrality.

The Verge
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Apr 25, 2024
#NetNeutrality is about to make a comeback
On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission will vote to restore net neutrality rules years after the agency voted to repeal them.
#FCC is expected to reclassify internet service providers (#ISP) -- e.g., #broadband companies like #ATT and #Comcast -- as #commoncarriers under Title II of the Communications Act. That classification would open ISPs up to greater oversight by the FCC.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/24/24139307/fcc-vote-net-neutrality-rules-rosenworcel-telecom
The FCC is set to bring back net neutrality

The Federal Communications Commission will vote to restore net neutrality rules, which will reclassify internet service providers (ISP) under Title II of the Communications Act.

The Verge
Show threadNonilexFeb 26, 2024

Mon’s oral arguments will mark the 1st time #SCOTUS reviews state #laws declaring that major #SocialMedia companies are “#CommonCarriers,” a designation #conservatives argue should bar platforms from #discriminating against #users based on their #political views.

#ClarenceThomas helped popularize the… once #fringe #legal theory, in a widely cited 2021 opinion …he argued that “some #digital #platforms are sufficiently akin to common carriers … to be regulated in this manner.”

#law #moderation

Show threadCory DoctorowMar 7, 2023

E2E wasn't a *law*, it was a *principle*. Principles are useful! They can be embedded in laws (for example, the laws that establish most network providers as #CommonCarriers often include an E2E rule), but just as importantly, they can give us a vocabulary for critiquing or designing services: "Ugh, I won't use that service, it's not end to end," or "How can we make this work in an end to end way?"

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Show threadStrypeyApr 29, 2019

@alcinnz neither did @Wolf480pl ;)
> they could push the blame off onto their sources for those links with some sort of concept of "single point of truth"

... which is exactly what #Section230 (and laws like it regulating UGC hosts differently from either #CommonCarriers or publishers) allows them to do :)
@RandomDamage

StrypeyApr 28, 2019
@RandomDamage
This varies greatly from country to country, but in the context of the US (where the #DMCA applies) it's exactly wrong. Platforms for user-generated content are covered by #Section230 of the Communications Decency Act, which specifically says they are *not* liable for what their users upload. But they are also not #CommonCarriers and can moderate (including responding to DMCA requests):
https://slate.com/technology/2019/02/cda-section-230-trump-congress.html
@Wolf480pl
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Show threadStrypeyApr 28, 2019
@RandomDamage so what about corporate #DataFarms like #Reddit? It's complicated, because they're not just a "series of tubes" like teleco companies, domain registrars, or other #CommonCarriers. But they're not just private communities either, more like a VPS host that people run their own inter-connected communities inside. I don't want governments or Twitless dogpile mobs deciding who can and can't get web hosting. That sets a precedent that threatens marginalized groups.
@Wolf480pl