Barbara van Schewick

@vanschewick

Law Professor, Stanford Law School. Director, Stanford Center for Internet and Society (). Author, Internet Architecture and Innovation.

Stanford, CA.
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Joined July 2010
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    Sep 1

    My first piece for The Verge explores how consumers are winning the state by state battle for a healthy and competitive internet.

    California is leading the state-by-state fight for net neutrality
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  2. Aug 31

    Final vote count for the California bill: The bill passed the California Senate 27:12, with the votes of all Democrats and one Republican, Senator Ling Ling Chang . My statement:

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  3. Aug 31

    The California Senate just voted to pass Senator 's California bill . The bill is widely viewed as a net neutrality model bill that would set the standard for other states to follow. Here's my statement:

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  4. Aug 31

    The bill needed 21 votes to pass. The vote is still open, so the final vote count might change. The bill now goes to the Governor for signature. Governor Brown has until September 30 to sign the bill.

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  5. Aug 31

    BREAKING: In a landmark vote, Senator 's California bill SB 822 passes the California Senate with 23:11. It's the first state-level bill that truly restores all of the net neutrality protections that the FCC voted to eliminate in December.

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  6. Aug 31

    The California Senate is now debating Senator 's California bill SB 822, which would bring back net neutrality to California. You can watch the debate here:

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  7. Aug 30

    86% of Americans want to keep the FCC's 2015 net neutrality protections, including 82% of Republicans and 90% of Democrats: And recent polling shows that this is an issue voters in battleground districts care about: (5/5)

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  8. Aug 30

    In May, Republican Senators (R-Maine), (R-Louisiana) & Senator (R-Alaska) voted for the CRA to restore the FCC's 2015 Open Internet Order. In July, (R-Denver) signed on to support the CRA in the House. (4/5)

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  9. Aug 30

    Under their leadership, the FCC prohibited North Carolina DSL provider Madison River from blocking Vonage's Internet telephony service; adopted Open Internet principles; and prohibited Comcast from blocking BitTorrent and other peer-to-peer file-sharing applications. (3/5)

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  10. Aug 30

    It never has been. In the 2000s, Republican FCC Chairmen Michael Powell and Kevin Martin recognized the threat broadband providers can pose to the Internet’s unparalleled openness and acted decisively to prevent interference by these gatekeepers. (2/5)

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  11. Aug 30

    Final vote count for the California bill: 61:18. That means the bill passed the Assembly with the votes of all Democrats & six Republicans. The 6 Rs are part of a national trend. More & more Republicans understand that net neutrality is not a partisan issue. (1/5)

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    Aug 30

    The Assembly just passed our bill, , with more than 2/3 vote! The bill now returns to the Senate for final sign-off. Thank you, colleagues - and special thanks to Assemblymember Miguel Santiago for partnering with us to navigate the bill through the Assembly. – at California State Capitol Building

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  13. Aug 30

    The California bill now goes back to the full Senate, which has to vote before the legislative session ends tomorrow at midnight. If it passes the Senate, the bill still needs to be signed by the Governor before September 31.

    BREAKING: The California Assembly just voted to pass Senator ‘s bill 58:17. The bill would restore all of the 2015 net neutrality protections that the FCC voted to repeal last December.
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  14. Aug 30

    BREAKING: The California Assembly just voted to pass Senator ‘s bill 58:17. The bill would restore all of the 2015 net neutrality protections that the FCC voted to repeal last December.

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    Aug 30

    There should be more competition—but isn't going to get in the way.

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  16. Retweeted
    Aug 30

    During the debate, Asm. compares the Internet to a bridge. Here's the problem with his "bridge neutrality" metaphor: most people can't choose which bridge to drive on.

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  17. Aug 30

    The California Assembly is about to vote on Senator 's California bill SB 822. The bill would bring back net neutrality to California & is widely viewed as a net neutrality model bill. You can watch the vote here:

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  18. Aug 10

    You can read the article here:

    Congratulations to Junior Affiliate Scholar for winning the 's Stonecipher Award for her Article uncovering a new theory on the First Amendment’s expansion to include commercial and corporate speech:
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  19. Aug 10

    Congratulations to Junior Affiliate Scholar for winning the 's Stonecipher Award for her Article uncovering a new theory on the First Amendment’s expansion to include commercial and corporate speech:

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    Jul 5

    We just announced that my bill, , will have its strong protections reinstated. It will be the strongest net neutrality law in the U.S. I want to thank Senator & Assemblymembers & for collaborating with us to make this happen. – at California State Capitol Building

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