This month in the US, net neutrality came a little closer to expiration.
If you didn't already know what that is, it's a set of rules that require internet companies to provide the same level of internet service to customers equally.
That kind of regulation doesn't go down well in a highly competitive broadband market like the US, so those companies have been lobbying to get the rules reversed. This month, the FCC announced a plan to dismantle the rules.
This will mean that the broadband companies will be able to charge users more for certain content, or provide a reduced service to others. The argument against comes from companies who say the telecoms companies will become powerful gatekeepers to service and content.
In the UK, we're governed by EU Open Internet Access rules, but should we be worried?
Read the article to find out.
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