In the aftermath of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s vote to repeal net neutrality last week, the French government has spoken up in support of a free and open internet. Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Friday that “France will continue to defend net neutrality despite whatever decisions are taken by other countries,” according to Reuters. “[Net neutrality] is a cardinal principle for the internet to be a space of openness and innovation,” Le Drian said in a speech about France’s overseas digital strategy. In the weeks leading up to the FCC vote, Trudeau told Motherboard that the Trump administration’s push to repeal net neutrality “does not make sense.”“I am very concerned,” the Canadian leader said. Net neutrality is yet another issue on which the U.S. finds itself isolated from its allies.

Source: Huffington Post December 17, 2017 15:33 UTC