Results for node/net neutrality

June 9, 2022 · Blogs | Open letters | Open internet and inclusive technology | Equal access to the internet

The European Commission threatens to undermine the core values of the free and open internet

On 8 June, 34 civil society organisations from 17 countries published a joint statement to raise their concerns with Commissioner Magreth Vestager’s and Commissioner Thierry Breton’s public statement to alter the regulatory framework underpinning the free and open internet.

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May 18, 2011

CFP 2011 Conference to address the Future of Technology and Human Rights

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [CFP 2011 Konferenz beschäftigt sich mit Zukunftstechnologien und Menschenrechten | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.10_CFP_2011_Konferenz_zu_Zukunftstechnologien_und_Menschenrechten] The 21st Annual Computers Freedom and Privacy Conference (CFP 2011) will be held on 14 – 16 June 2011 in Washington DC, USA, at the Georgetown University Law Center. CFP conferences traditionally look at the technology and […]

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March 13, 2017 · Blogs

#NetCompetition wants an improved Electronic Communications Code

Today, on 13 March 2017, #NetCompetition, an alliance of consumer organisations, service providers and network operators, digital rights organisations and online content providers, adopted its position paper on the European Commission’s proposal for a European Electronic Communications Code. Despite some general positive aspects, we have concluded that the proposed Directive to establish a European Electronic Communications […]

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December 2, 2009

ENDitorial: IGF 2009: the Forum is the Message (and the Massage as well)

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitrorial: IGF 2009 – das Forum ist die Message (und auch die Massage)| http://www.unwatched.org/node/1615] Internet Governance Forum or Internet Governance Fair? One might still wonder what the IGF acronym stands for, after the closing of its fourth annual meeting in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on 18 November 2009. […]

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June 4, 2014 · Blogs

Social media in key role in the Balkans floods – incited censorship

In late May 2014, the Balkans were hit by disastrous floods. Internet users began commenting and sharing information on social networks and blogs about the floods, but also criticised the government’s  response to the disaster and relief efforts in certain areas. Social networks served as a channel quick sharing of information. They were in a […]

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November 30, 2011

Italian Police blocks sites that had banners to alleged illegal websites

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Italienische Polizei sperrt Seiten mit Bannerwerbung für mutmaßlich illegale Inhalte | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.23_Italienische_Polizei_sperrt_Seiten_mit_Bannerwerbung_fuer_mutmasslich_illegale_Inhalte?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111130] The Italian cybercrime police, Guardia di Finanza Agropoli, has recently DNS blocked a series of websites that were offering links to content indexed on BitTorrent, cyberlockers and eDonkey networks. Five of the blocked sites belonged to […]

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December 5, 2012

European domain names under siege

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europäische Domainnamen unter Druck | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.23_Europaeische_Domainnamen_unter_Druck?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20121205] On 26 November 2012, 132 or 133 domain names were seized by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (ICE) in collaboration with the Europol and national law enforcement authorities. The seized domains were supposed to have illegally sold counterfeit […]

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August 27, 2014 · Blogs

Online freedoms in Serbia still under threat, analysis shows

SHARE Foundation, an organisation dedicated to protecting digital rights in Serbia, analysed the state of online media freedoms in the country. Examples of technical attacks on media websites, threats and insults to online journalists show a worrying trend of pressure in the digital environment. During the devastating floods that hit Serbia and the region in […]

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February 23, 2011 · Blogs

France: Loppsi 2 adopted – Internet filtering without court order

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Frankreich: Loppsi 2 angenommen – Internet-Filter ohne richterliche Anordnung | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.4_Frankreich_Loppsi_2_angenommen] The French so-called Loppsi 2 draft law was adopted on 8 February 2011 by the National Assembly as well as by the Senate without modifications, thus allowing for the blocking of Internet access of a site deemed […]

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May 2, 2018 · Blogs | Information democracy | Open internet and inclusive technology | Privacy and data protection

Welcoming new EDRi members: FSFE, Hermes Center, NOYB, and Xnet

We are proud to announce that the EDRi network has grown again, and we would like to warmly welcome the four new members: Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE), Hermes Center for Transparency and Digital Human Rights, NOYB, and Xnet. European Digital Rights has now 39 members in 19 countries.

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April 15, 2014 · Blogs

Why did UK Labour MEP Arlene McCarthy fail to vote to protect vulnerable children?

On Wednesday 3 April, British Labour MEP Arlene McCarthy sent an urgent e-mail to her colleagues about a vote on “net neutrality” (part of the Telecoms Single Market Regulation) that was scheduled to take place the following day. In her e-mail, she alleged that amendments tabled by the Socialist Group in the European Parliament (of […]

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May 14, 2014 · Blogs

WePromise: European Day of Action – 15 May 2014

Take back the net and take back EU politics! Civil rights organisations from across Europe invite you to participate in a day of action for the WePromise.eu campaign to demand that the next European Parliament defends digital civil and human rights. The European Parliament is taking more and more decisions that have a direct impact […]

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