Hacker News with Generative AI: Internet Regulation

Russian Government Orders ISPs to Hand over Names of VPN Users (cyberinsider.com)
Russia's internet regulator, Roskomnadzor (RKN), has issued a directive requiring Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to supply information that could identify users accessing blocked content via VPNs.
Russia, Government Censorship, VPNs, Internet Regulation
18 points by quibuss 21 days ago | 0 comments
Where Big Tech can't send you down rabbit holes or algorithmicaly overcharge you (theregister.com)
China is trying to become that land, with a government crackdown on the things that make the internet no fun
China, Censorship, Internet Regulation, Big Tech, Social Media
14 points by rntn 53 days ago | 0 comments
Cable companies and Trump's FCC chair agree: Data caps are good for you (arstechnica.com)
The Federal Communications Commission's plan to investigate and potentially regulate data caps is all but dead now, after President-elect Donald Trump's announcement that he will promote Commissioner Brendan Carr to the chairmanship role.
Politics, Internet Regulation, Telecommunications, Data Caps
10 points by pseudolus 59 days ago | 0 comments
Malaysia backtracks on DNS redirection decision (thesun.my)
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has been asked not to proceed with its directive requiring all internet service providers (ISPs) in Malaysia to implement Domain Name System (DNS) redirection.
Malaysia, Internet Regulation, DNS, Censorship
86 points by yen223 132 days ago | 44 comments
How the American war on porn could change the way you use the internet (bbc.com)
Internet Censorship, United States, Pornography, Internet Regulation, Social Impact
42 points by heavyset_go 176 days ago | 98 comments
Wanna Make Big Tech Monopolies Even Worse? Kill Section 230 (eff.org)
Online Platforms, Law, Internet Regulation
21 points by nabla9 224 days ago | 34 comments
Sunsetting Section 230 Will Hurt Internet Users, Not Big Tech (eff.org)
Internet Regulation, Law, Social Media
44 points by pcvarmint 242 days ago | 17 comments