SB 112-05: Internet Server Neutrality Act (Passed)

[Mr. Reactionary]

INTERNET SERVER NEUTRALITY ACT

1. Any publicly owned or operated Internet Server Rental Service (ISRS) in Atlasia and any ISRS that is a federal contractor therein shall adopt a content neutrality policy, provided each such policy shall include a certification that the ISRS:

A. Shall not refuse to rent internet servers or provide internet server services to a person or website due to lawful content, applications, services, or nonharmful devices, subject to reasonable network management that is disclosed to the consumer;

B. Shall not throttle, impair, or degrade lawful Internet traffic on the basis of Internet content, application, or service or use of a nonharmful device, subject to reasonable internet server management that is disclosed to the consumer;

C. Shall not engage in paid prioritization, or accept any consideration to manage its internet servers in a way that benefits particular content, applications, services or devices; and

D. Shall publicly disclose accurate information regarding the internet server management practices, performance, and commercial terms of its internet server rental services sufficient for consumers to make informed choices regarding the use of such services.

E. Shall not collude with other ISRSs to deplatform or ban a specific person or website from obtaining server rental services unless such services are being used to actively facilitate a crime.

2. Nothing in this act shall be interpreted as amending, modifying, or repealing any existing federal, Regional, State, or local law or regulation applying to the provision, operation, management, marketing, or sale of internet servers unless such law or regulation expressly prohibits internet server neutrality policies.

3. This act shall take effect thirty (30) days from the date of passage.

Sponsor: Westmidlander

Debate on this bill is now open.

[Mr. Reactionary]

This seems like a good bill to expand upon net neutrality by ISPs to server rentals. IIRC the big 5 tech firms collectively own in excess of 80% of domestic server rental capacity so this bill would ensure fairness and prevent collusive big corporate censorship of the internet.

[Mr. Reactionary]

Amendment. 24 hours to object.

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3. No internet server rental service shall hold more than a 15% market share of its respective industry for greater than one (1) year. A violation of this provision shall constitute an anti-trust violation.

4. The Attorney General and the FTC may enforce violations of these rules as unfair or deceptive acts prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act.

5. Regional and State Attorneys General may bring a civil action on behalf of their residents if they have reason to believe that their residents will be adversely affected by a violation of this act.

6. Any person wronged by a violation of this act may bring a civil lawsuit for an injunction or damages and may recover from such person damages for such injury plus $1,000 for each violation for up to five (5) years from any violation.

7. This law shall not preempt or supersede any Regional regulation that is stricter than this act.

8. 3.This act shall take effect thirty (30) days from the date of passage.

[Mr. Reactionary]

Amendment is adopted.

I move we proceed to a final vote. 24 hours to object.

[Mr. Reactionary]

A final vote is now open on this bill lasting until 11:59 PM Eastern Friday night or until everyone votes whichever occurs soonest. Please vote aye, nay, or abstain.

INTERNET SERVER NEUTRALITY ACT

1. Any publicly owned or operated Internet Server Rental Service (ISRS) in Atlasia and any ISRS that is a federal contractor therein shall adopt a content neutrality policy, provided each such policy shall include a certification that the ISRS:

A. Shall not refuse to rent internet servers or provide internet server services to a person or website due to lawful content, applications, services, or nonharmful devices, subject to reasonable network management that is disclosed to the consumer;

B. Shall not throttle, impair, or degrade lawful Internet traffic on the basis of Internet content, application, or service or use of a nonharmful device, subject to reasonable internet server management that is disclosed to the consumer;

C. Shall not engage in paid prioritization, or accept any consideration to manage its internet servers in a way that benefits particular content, applications, services or devices; and

D. Shall publicly disclose accurate information regarding the internet server management practices, performance, and commercial terms of its internet server rental services sufficient for consumers to make informed choices regarding the use of such services.

E. Shall not collude with other ISRSs to deplatform or ban a specific person or website from obtaining server rental services unless such services are being used to actively facilitate a crime.

2. Nothing in this act shall be interpreted as amending, modifying, or repealing any existing federal, Regional, State, or local law or regulation applying to the provision, operation, management, marketing, or sale of internet servers unless such law or regulation expressly prohibits internet server neutrality policies.

3. No internet server rental service shall hold more than a 15% market share of its respective industry for greater than one (1) year. A violation of this provision shall constitute an anti-trust violation.

4. The Attorney General and the FTC may enforce violations of these rules as unfair or deceptive acts prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act.

5. Regional and State Attorneys General may bring a civil action on behalf of their residents if they have reason to believe that their residents will be adversely affected by a violation of this act.

6. Any person wronged by a violation of this act may bring a civil lawsuit for an injunction or damages and may recover from such person damages for such injury plus $1,000 for each violation for up to five (5) years from any violation.

7. This law shall not preempt or supersede any Regional regulation that is stricter than this act.

8.This act shall take effect thirty (30) days from the date of passage.

[PPT Spiral]

Aye

[Mr. Reactionary]

Aye

[Saint Milei]

Aye

[OSR stands with Israel]

Aye

[Utah Neolib]

Aye

[West_Midlander]

Aye

[GregTheGreat657]

Aye

[Spark]

Aye

[KoopaDaQuick 🇵🇸]

Aye

[Devout Centrist]

Aye

[Deep Dixieland Senator, Muad'dib (OSR MSR)]

Aye

[Mr. Reactionary]

13 hours left. 7 still need to vote.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Aye

[S019]

Abstain

[Mr. Reactionary]

Bill passes 12-0-1-5.

[Mr. Reactionary]

INTERNET SERVER NEUTRALITY ACT

1. Any publicly owned or operated Internet Server Rental Service (ISRS) in Atlasia and any ISRS that is a federal contractor therein shall adopt a content neutrality policy, provided each such policy shall include a certification that the ISRS:

A. Shall not refuse to rent internet servers or provide internet server services to a person or website due to lawful content, applications, services, or nonharmful devices, subject to reasonable network management that is disclosed to the consumer;

B. Shall not throttle, impair, or degrade lawful Internet traffic on the basis of Internet content, application, or service or use of a nonharmful device, subject to reasonable internet server management that is disclosed to the consumer;

C. Shall not engage in paid prioritization, or accept any consideration to manage its internet servers in a way that benefits particular content, applications, services or devices; and

D. Shall publicly disclose accurate information regarding the internet server management practices, performance, and commercial terms of its internet server rental services sufficient for consumers to make informed choices regarding the use of such services.

E. Shall not collude with other ISRSs to deplatform or ban a specific person or website from obtaining server rental services unless such services are being used to actively facilitate a crime.

2. Nothing in this act shall be interpreted as amending, modifying, or repealing any existing federal, Regional, State, or local law or regulation applying to the provision, operation, management, marketing, or sale of internet servers unless such law or regulation expressly prohibits internet server neutrality policies.

3. No internet server rental service shall hold more than a 15% market share of its respective industry for greater than one (1) year. A violation of this provision shall constitute an anti-trust violation.

4. The Attorney General and the FTC may enforce violations of these rules as unfair or deceptive acts prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act.

5. Regional and State Attorneys General may bring a civil action on behalf of their residents if they have reason to believe that their residents will be adversely affected by a violation of this act.

6. Any person wronged by a violation of this act may bring a civil lawsuit for an injunction or damages and may recover from such person damages for such injury plus $1,000 for each violation for up to five (5) years from any violation.

7. This law shall not preempt or supersede any Regional regulation that is stricter than this act.

8.This act shall take effect thirty (30) days from the date of passage.

Passed 12-0-1-5 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled.

- R, PPT.