France Promises To ‘Defend Net Neutrality’ In Wake Of FCC Vote In U.S.

In the aftermath of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s vote to repeal internet neutrality last week, the French government has spoken up in support of a free and open net.

Foreign Minister Jean-Yves lupus Drian aforementioned Fri that “France can still defend internet neutrality despite no matter choices area unit taken by different countries,” in keeping with Reuters. 

“[Net neutrality] could be a cardinal principle for the net to be an area of openness and innovation,” lupus Drian aforementioned in a very speech concerning France’s overseas digital strategy.

The FCC, with backing from the Trump administration, voted on weekday to throw out rules that need net suppliers to treat all on-line content equally. tho' the choice might still be challenged by Congress and within the courts, considerations area unit rife concerning however such a move might like a shot impact shoppers and tiny businesses.

Experts have additionally warned that the U.S. is also setting a dangerous precedent that different countries might follow.

Other world leaders, as well as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and India’s minister of law and justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad, have antecedently expressed their support of internet neutrality.

In the weeks leading up to the FCC vote, Trudeau told Motherboard that the Trump administration’s push to repeal internet neutrality “does not add up.”

“I am terribly involved,” the Canadian leader aforementioned.

Net neutrality is one more issue on that the U.S. finds itself isolated from its allies. French President Emmanuel diacritic created headlines last week for not tantalising President Donald Trump to a world global climate change conference in Paris attended by fifty different heads of state.