India just approved net neutrality rules that ban ‘any form’ of data discrimination

India’s Department of Telecommunications has approved net neutrality rules that ban blocking, throttling, and zero-rating internet data, with some exceptions. The framework, published last year as a recommendation from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), is the culmination of a years-long campaign for net neutrality in India.
As The Wire reports, the new rules prevent “any form of discrimination or interference” with data, including “blocking, degrading, sl