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March 23, 2011 · Blogs

EDRi-gram – Number 9.6, 23 March 2011

March 23, 2011 · Blogs

French ISPs explain why blocking is wrong

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Französische ISPs erklären was an Netzsperren falsch ist | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.6_Frankreich_ISPs_erklaeren_was_an_Netzsperren_falsch_ist] The French ISPs are being brought to court by ARJEL (the French online gambling regulation authority) in its attempt to obtain the blocking of access to the foreign online betting site 5Dimes. On 17 March 2011, the court […]

March 23, 2011 · Blogs

Net Neutrality debate kicks off in UK as ISPs propose transparency code

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Netzneutralität: Britische ISPs empfehlen Transparenzkodex | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.6_Netzneutralitaetsdebatte_im_Vereinigten_K%C3%B6nigreich] Minister Ed Vaizey met with Internet service providers, Internet platforms and citizen groups including the EDRi-member Open Rights Group on 16 March 2011 to discuss network discrimination. The positive outcome is that Tim Berners-Lee, who was at the meeting, will work […]

March 23, 2011 · Blogs

Ireland: Police seek internet blocking from ISPs

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Irland: Polizei fordert Netzsperren von den ISPs | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.6_Irische_Polizei_fordert_Netzsperren] A leaked letter from the Irish police force to ISPs has revealed demands that Irish ISPs should implement internet blocking. The letter – dated December 2010 but made publicly available only now – shows that Irish police have requested […]

March 23, 2011 · Blogs

Romania: draft legislation proposing website blocking

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Rumänien: Gesetzesentwurf über Netzsperren | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.6_Netzsperren_in_Rumaenien] Some ministries in the Romanian government seem to ignore or not even consider the arguments against Internet blocking, as they are proposing new legislation meant to allow enforcement authorities to impose blocking obligations on Internet service providers. One draft law initiated by […]

March 23, 2011 · Blogs

Loppsi 2 bill passes the French Constitutional Council test

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Loppsi 2 besteht Prüfung im Französischen Verfassungsrat | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.6_Frankreich_Verfassungsrat_prueft_Loppsi2] On 10 March 2011, the French Constitutional Council issued its decision on the LOPPSI 2 law considering 13 of its articles as unconstitutional but ruling that the controversial article 4, allowing the censoring of the Internet under the pretext […]

March 9, 2011 · Blogs

EDRi-gram – Number 9.5, 9 March 2011

March 9, 2011 · Blogs

Turkey adds popular blogging platform to blocking list

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Türkei setzt beliebte Blogger-Plattform auf die Sperrliste | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.5_Netzsperren_in_der_Tuerkei] Although they lifted the ban against Google’s YouTube at the end of 2010 and despite the strong criticism and pending cases at the European Court of Human Rights, Turkish authorities continue to block access to websites. Recently, following the […]

March 9, 2011 · Blogs

Dutch Internet providers abandon "ineffective" web blocking

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Niederländische Internetprovider verzichten auf “unwirksame” Websperren | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.5_Niederlande_Provider_verzichten_auf_Netzsperren] In 2010, the largest Dutch internet providers were taking steps to implement the blocking of blacklists provided by the Dutch Child Abuse hotline. EDRi has always insisted that the blocking of websites with images of sexual child abuse is a […]

March 9, 2011 · Blogs

ENDitorial: Net child abuse: Member States fiercely defend their right to do nothing

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Kindesmissbrauch im Internet – Mitgliedsstaaten verteidigen verbissen ihr Recht auf Untätigkeit | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.5_ENDitorial_Mitgliedsstaaten_verteidigen_ihr_Recht_auf_Untaetigkeit] The first Council Working Group meeting on the proposed European Directive on Child Exploitation produced near unanimity among the Member States that their right to do nothing must be defended. As a result, the […]

March 8, 2011 · Blogs

Vot orientativ asupra Raportului Angelilli

PDF version: http://www.edri.org/files/compromise_ro.pdf Parliament text: http://www.edri.org/files/libe_vote.pdf Vot orientativ asupra Raportului Angelilli Rezumat al poziţiei de compromis asupra blocării site-urilor web, adoptată în cadrul Parlamentului European În data de 14 februarie, Comisia pentru libertăţi civile din Parlamentul European a adoptat un text de compromis ca răspuns faţă de propunerea Comisiei Europene privind blocarea de site-uri web […]

March 3, 2011 · Blogs

VOTO DI ORIENTAMENTO SUL RAPPORTO ANGELILLI

PDF version: http://www.edri.org/files/compromise_it.pdf Parliament text: http://www.edri.org/files/libe_vote.pdf VOTO DI ORIENTAMENTO SUL RAPPORTO ANGELILLI Sommario del Compromesso sul blocco dei siti web Il 14 febbraio, la Commissione LIBE del Parlamento Europeo ha adottato un testo di compromesso in risposta alla proposta della Commissione Europea relativa al blocco di internet (articolo 21, considerando 13). Guidato dalla leadership del […]