FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules Struck Down by Federal Appeals Court

Amazing how much the US judiciary branch seems to hate the plebs.

God our government is so fucking useless for anything that might actually help people.

All laws protecting the people's interests are now banned. Don't like it? Well become a billionaire and maybe the supreme Court will care

If the FCC can't regulate anything I guess I'll just run a high power jammer and block all cell signal in the area.

Their excuse is that telecom services aren’t actually providing telecom services, but information services.

If that doesn’t make sense to you, it’s because you aren’t brain-damaged.

comes a time when blue states just need to draw the line and flat out refuse to follow federal laws and judges until federal judges stop being corrupt.

long-winded sigh

I really ought to set up that community meshnet I keep thinking about setting up...

They're going to use this for censorship.

Is this really shocking with the incoming sadministration?

That's not a typo.

In its opinion, a three-judge panel pointed to a Supreme Court decision in June, known as Loper Bright, that overturned a 1984 legal precedent that gave deference to government agencies on regulations.

“Applying Loper Bright means we can end the F.C.C.’s vacillations,” the court ruled.

"Nyyeaahh nyyeaah nyyeaaaahh ppffthhhhthhth!!" they said.

Like most large changes, it requires an act of Congress. Doing these via the executive leads to weak outcomes like this.

tbf it's not hard to convince hayseed chucklefuck trumplings that regulations which exist to protect them are a bad thing because they cost money. we had condo buildings collapsing and people dying WITH regulations.

when bridges start collapsing left and right, they'll blame drag queens and the maga trumpistan patriots will lap it up like hogs at the trough

This is ridiculous how difficult it is to get this law through. Clearly it must be something good. I am 100% behind it.

2025 is off to a good start.

This is really just a game of tech billionaires vs telecom/media billionaries

I was surprised that it wasn't the fifth circuit, then my shock faded: the sixth administers Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee, as well as Michigan.

Does anyone know where President Muskrat stands on NN? Maybe there might be some silver lining there in that whole shit show :(

its so scary to me what they are doing when they have not even been seated yet.

https://archive.ph/20250102201741/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/technology/net-neutrality-rules-fcc.html

Link that isn't behind a damn paywall.

Is at least the California's net neutrality law in effect?