Jerry Brown signed the nation's toughest net neutrality measure Sunday, requiring internet providers to maintain a level playing field online. Advocates of net neutrality hope the new law in the home of the global technology industry will have national implications by pushing Congress to enact national net neutrality rules or encouraging other states to follow suit. The Federal Communications Commission last year repealed rules that prevented internet companies from exercising more control over what people watch and see on the internet. It also bans "zero rating," in which internet providers don't count certain content against a monthly data cap -- generally video streams produced by the company's own subsidiaries and partners. Oregon, Washington and Vermont have approved legislation related to net neutrality, but California's measure is seen as the most comprehensive attempt to codify the principle in a way that might survive a likely court challenge.

Source: Fox News October 01, 2018 01:43 UTC