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"Our state is on the cusp of being the Internet

April 9, 2017 by Lena Webb

"Our state is on the cusp of being the Internet of this world," California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said. "There's no doubt about it. You're going to have to have a big debate on this and it's going to take time."

In announcing the new legislation, the governor said the law "definitively establishes net neutrality principles that will have a strong impact on the lives of everyone on the Internet . . . The California law will make it easier and more efficient for businesses to build and operate online businesses while eliminating unnecessary regulations."

California's net neutrality rules are set to be signed into law in the coming weeks. In addition, the Senate should pass the bill by the end of October.

The California Legislature also has several other legislative actions to follow in order to make the state a net neutrality powerhouse.

The Senate, in passing the bill, sent a bill to the state Senate today that would allow consumers to send and receive text messages from Google and Facebook (FB) and other services directly to their smartphones.

The bill also would allow consumer choice over who can send and receive data or data cards, making it easier for the government to regulate a business, rather than a company, by setting its own rules for how many data cards it can collect.

The California Department of Consumer Affairs will also hold a hearing on the bill for October 4.The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that people who use social media as a means of social interaction face a criminal penalty for using Facebook. The ruling, by a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday, gives Facebook permission to post pictures of people without their permission on the website and also imposes a fine of up to $20,000 on those who violate the law.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Facebook is free to remove photos of people without their approval, and the court has allowed that to occur.

The social network has said that it has a policy of not commenting on controversial matters, and says that such posts that violate the law are not considered "hate speech."

"Our policy is that we have a policy of our own," Facebook said in a statement released by it.

The government of Sweden and other countries are also subject to fines, which can vary significantly from country to country.

In a statement, a spokeswoman for Facebook said that the company has "no plans" to take down or change the Facebook policy.