California Internet Consumer Protection and Net Neutrality Act of 2018 has goal net neutrality
The California Internet Consumer Protection and Net Neutrality Act of 2018 is a law in California designed to protect net neutrality. It was signed into law on September 30, 2018.The act prevents internet service providers from doing the following things:
Blocking lawful traffic
Slowing lawful traffic
Receiving payment from an edge provider (e.g. website, website host, content provider) for many things
Paid-prioritization
Getting paid for Zero-rating
Zero-rating some content in a category, but not all content in that category (e.g. zero rating Facebook, but normal treatment for Google Plus)
Preventing users from using their own devices
Not being transparent about "network management practices, performance, and commercial terms"
Attempting to circumvent these laws.The act has been lauded as the "gold standard" of net neutrality laws.