Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his government has voted to shut down Al Jazeera‘s offices, while the broadcaster condemned the move as “deceptive and slanderous.”
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Major internet providers once again will have to abide by a set of robust rules of the road, prohibiting them from blocking or throttling traffic, as the FCC today reinstated net neutrality regulations.
The commission voted 3-2 along party lines to adopt the rules, which broadly prohibit Comcast, AT&T, Verizon and other providers from favoring some types of internet traffic over others.
The latest net neutrality rules resemble those adopted in 2015, when the FCC voted to reclassify internet service like a common carrier, or the same regulatory designation given to phone service. The commission, with a majority of Democratic members, sought reclassification as a way to give the FCC the regulatory authority to establish significant net neutrality rules.
But less than three years later, after Donald Trump became president, a Republican-controlled FCC reversed net neutrality, to protest online and outside the FCC offices.
Opponents of net neutrality argue that even without such regulation, the great fears that the internet would devolve into a tiered system of fast lanes has not materialized.
Supporters, though, note that a bevy of new state regulations has tempered the conduct of major internet providers.
Congress has been unable to pass legislation that would codify net neutrality, even though there have been numerous attempts over the past 15 years to reach a legislative compromise.
“Four years ago the pandemic changed life as we know it. We were told to stay home, hunker down, and live online, said FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel, who headed the push to reinstate the rules. “So much of work, school, and healthcare migrated to the internet. If we wanted to engage with the world, we needed to do it all through a
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his government has voted to shut down Al Jazeera‘s offices, while the broadcaster condemned the move as “deceptive and slanderous.”
Janette Manrara has shared an adorable picture of her daughter Lyra after enjoying "sacred moments" with her family.The Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer posted a picture of her daughter, who she welcomed into the world last summer, playing in a ball pit. On her story, the mum shared that Lyra had been playing with her cousins Zala and Tisa, who had came to visit.The children were filmed playing with stickers , putting make-up on each other and playing with toys in a ball pit. Earlier that day she revealed that Aljaz's sister and her husband had come over to stay with their two daughters.
Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Live Nation‘s highly anticipated Concert Week is back for its 10th go-around this year, offering $25 tickets to hundreds of concerts across the country. Plus, in honor of its 10th anniversary, Live Nation has announced that eligibility for discounted tickets has now expanded to over 20 countries in addition to North America this year, including those in Australia, Asia, Europe, the UK and the Middle East.
The Social Network, focusing on the January 6 riots.The screenwriter, who also created The West Wing, won an Oscar for his work on the 2010 drama, which looked at the origins of Facebook and its founder Mark Zuckerberg.Sorkin spoke on a new podcast interview about the January 2021 riots, which saw supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump storm the Capitol building in Washington D.C.
Music icon Janet Jackson has confirmed a UK tour celebrating her 50th anniversary in entertainment. American superstar Janet will bring her Together Again tour to the UK, which also celebrates 35 years since her seminal album Rhythm Nation.
Academy Award winner Aaron Sorkin has reiterated his plans to write a sequel to his acclaimed drama, The Social Network, examining the origins of Facebook, one that will hone in on the social media platform’s impact on U.S. democracy.
Welcome to ElectionLine’s A View From Abroad series, in which we speak with media figures who don’t live in America but keep a close eye on its politics. Every few weeks, these smart observers will provide a unique perspective on what promises to be a fraught and unpredictable campaign for the White House. This week, our interview is with Richard Madan, the award-winning Washington D.C. correspondent for Canada’s CBC News.
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group is staying in business with Kevin Garnett.
EXCLUSIVE: Apple and Skydance have welcomed four to the cast of their action adventure pic Mayday from writer-directors Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley: Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm), Marcin Dorocinski (Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One), Lovell Adams-Gray (Power Book II: Ghost), and Clark Johnson (The Wire).
Steve Carell has landed a fun new gig alongside Tina Fey!
, that's her whole thing. From having to , she is simply operating on a level the rest of us cannot comprehend.So, of course she doesn't keep up with memes.“This one meme, ‘I’m baby,’ I’m like, What the fuck? What does that mean? And then everyone tries to explain what ‘I’m baby’ means. I finally got it,” told for a recent profile.Paltrow revealed that, when the need to understand a meme arises, her Gen Z kids are happy to help.“Luckily, I talk to my daughter multiple times a day, and I’m sure when Moses goes [to college] it will be the same,” she said.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter Steve Carell is set to star opposite Tina Fey in the upcoming Netflix comedy series “The Four Seasons,” Variety has learned. The series is based on the 1981 film of the same name that was directed by and starred Alan Alda with Carol Burnett, Rita Moreno, Sandy Dennis, and Len Cariou also among the cast members. The series was first announced in January with an eight-episode order and is slated to begin production later this year.
Steve Carell (The Morning Show) has been tapped to star opposite Tina Fey in The Four Seasons, the Netflix comedy series based on the 1981 Universal film of the same name, which she’s co-created with former 30 Rock colleagues Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield.
gift guide for the upcoming US Mother’s Day.The company’s latest gift guide includes a large selection of special presents, ranging in price and variety, but in-keeping with the Goop’s mission to provide products across its key pillars: wellness, beauty, style, food and travel.The accompanying text to the guide reads: “They’re the ones who’ve guided us, nurtured us, been our soft place to land. They’re our moms, stepmoms, sisters, aunts, friends, teachers, and more.
Jon Stewart led Monday’s episode of The Daily Show with Donald Trump’s hush money trial and dinged news networks for how they cover it.
A Dutch man has died after battling a very powerful and relentless strain of COVID-19 — for 613 days.
Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Netflix reported its first-quarter 2024 earnings Thursday, revealing it added a whopping 9.33 million paid subscribers. Analysts consensus estimates were for Netflix to add 3.93 million paid subs globally in Q1 (to reach 264.21 million), according to StreetAccount. Per Netflix, it has now climbed to 269.60 million subs as of March 31.
Netflix has announced the start of principal photography on action thriller Ad Vitam led by French star Guillaume Canet.
FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel finds it shocking that U.S. law prevents foreign ownership of old media assets but has nothing to say about new media — including wildly popular TikTok, which is owned by a Chinese company. A bill passed by the House last month that would require parent ByteDance to divest TikTok or see the app banned appears to have stalled in the Senate. But if it ever “makes it to the President’s desk, he should absolutely sign it.”
NPR has put on temporary suspension the editor who penned an essay that criticized the network for losing the trust of listeners as it has covered the rise of Donald Trump and coverage of Covid, race and other issues.