Senator Al Franken is pushing a new bill that would make violations of "net neutrality" a federal crime:
The Justice Department cannot take enforcement actions against cable and phone companies who block websites, according to experts and congressional Democrats.
Franken said in a speech at the South by Southwest conference on Monday that he is planning legislation that would amend antitrust laws to "call violations of net neutrality out for what they are: anti-competitive actions by powerful media conglomerates that represent violations of our anti-trust laws."
