Net Neutrality
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Centre approves telecom authority’s recommendations on net neutrality
Services that will be excluded from the rules include systems critical to business operations, remote surgery procedures and autonomous cars.
Scroll Staff
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United States repeals net neutrality rules governing internet services
Democrats are lobbying to get Congress to overrule the Federal Communications Commission’s decision.
Scroll Staff
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Net neutrality: As the US moves to gut the open internet, will other democratic countries follow?
The American internet industry is a powerful global force.
Sascha Meinrath, The Conversation & Nathalia Foditsch, The Conversation
Trending
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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Thriller: A serial killer is on the loose, murdering India’s famous nuclear scientists one by one
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The Man, the Machine: Merab Dvalishvili in Mumbai
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Why even those who don’t believe in deities love bhakti poetry
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‘The Hachette Book of Indian Detective Fiction’ makes you rethink pre-conceptions about the genre
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United States communications regulator repeals net neutrality rules in 3-2 vote
Internet service providers can now speed up or slow down user access to websites and charge consumers according to the services they use.
Scroll Staff
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The Indian telecom regulator’s net neutrality recommendations may be the strongest in the world
The proposals released on Tuesday ban discrimination in terms of price or speed, and demand greater transparency.
Aroon Deep
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Net neutrality: Access to content should not be restricted, Trai says in its recommendations
Its recommendations come soon after the United States decided to repeal regulations to protect net neutrality.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Stunning Northern Lights spotted in unexpected places around the world
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Net neutrality: Ravi Shankar Prasad says the right to access the internet is non-negotiable
India does not believe in exclusivity, the IT minister said, even as reports said the United States was planning to repeal net neutrality rules.
Scroll Staff
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Explained: What the US U-turn on net neutrality means and how it will affect India
The United States is set to repeal net neutrality safeguards, a decision that could affect internet users the world over.
Aroon Deep
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US authority plans to repeal net neutrality rules: Reports
The policy prohibits internet service providers from favouring certain websites and apps over others.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Start the week with a film: The unforgettable revolution of the dogs in ‘White God’
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‘Murder in Mahim’ review: A crime as unjust as wrongful death
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‘Srikanth’ review: An inspiring tale of remarkable achievement
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ review: An animation legend rolls out enchantment and emotional resonance
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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Watch: When he’s not making you laugh, John Oliver is trying to save net neutrality
“Every internet group needs to come together.”
Scroll Staff
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Donald Trump could be about to end net neutrality
President Trump seems to want to dismantle the main internet policy of his predecessor, that of ensuring net neutrality, also known as the ‘open internet’.
Chris Marsden, The Conversation
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Facebook withdraws Free Basics from India
The decision follows TRAI’s regulation favouring net neutrality, which bars telecom companies from charging discriminatory prices for data services in the country.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Wrestling, World Olympic Qualifiers: Aman clinches quota; Sujeet, Jaideep active in repechage rounds
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IPL 2024: Kolkata defeat Mumbai in rain-affected match to become first team to qualify for play-offs
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Cricket: England pacer James Anderson to retire after Lord’s Test against West Indies
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The Man, the Machine: Merab Dvalishvili in Mumbai
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Wrestling, World Olympic Qualifiers: Nisha Dahiya wins Paris quota in women’s 68kg