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EU Commission discards criticism of net neutrality enforcement
On 30 April 2019, EDRi and 31 other civil rights organisations sent an open letter to the EU Commission and BEREC. The letter criticised the lack of enforcement of current net neutrality rules in Europe. The signatories also emphasised that the EU finally needs to act against the widespread use of zero-rating practices. Zero-rating favours […]
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Two years of net neutrality in Europe – 31 NGOs urge to guarantee non-discriminatory treatment of communications
Today, on 30 April 2019, two years after the new net neutrality rules came into force, the EU Commission published its Report to evaluate their implementation in Europe. Unfortunately, the Report does not give the in-depth analysis of the situation that one could have hoped for. It ignores the fact that the respect for net […]
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EU Telecom Regulators meet to analyse over 500 000 consultation responses
Brussels, 1 August 2016. Tomorrow, telecom regulators from all over the EU will gather in Brussels for a uniquely challenging task: analysing over half a million responses to their consultation on net neutrality. Meanwhile, telecom companies are maintaining their attacks on the open internet – this time by pushing to delete paragraphs regarding free speech […]
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Citizens sent a clear and loud message: We want a free and open internet!
Keeping the internet free and open undoubtedly matters to Europeans: by the end of the public consultation on implementation of net neutrality rules, over half a million comments were sent following the SaveTheInternet.eu campaign.
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Is your internet provider discriminating against your favourite app? Report it via RespectMyNet.eu
Several internet providers across Europe offer you “free” access to some parts, but not all, of the internet. On the RespectMyNet.eu platform, users have reported several cases of this uncompetitive and discriminatory practice called “zero rating”. It is especially common for mobile data; Internet Service Providers (ISPs) do not charge users for data used by […]
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Is your internet provider restricting your internet traffic? Report it via RespectMyNet.eu
By privileging, slowing down or blocking certain kinds of online services, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) across Europe continue to undermine a free, open and competitive web. To raise awareness about such manipulations, RespectMyNet.eu is collecting reports of net neutrality violations. We want to show you one of them, and explain how you can find out […]
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Press Release: Dutch government prohibits price discrimination for internet access
The Dutch parliament has approved a proposal from the government to prohibit online price discrimination (“zero rating”). Zero rating is when telecom operators do not charge customers for data used by specific applications or internet services but charge them for others. The Netherlands’ vote is in accordance with the country’s history of upholding strong net […]
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European Digital Rights at re:publica 2016
Last week, the re:publica, “Europe’s most exciting conference on Internet and society”, took place in Berlin. EDRi’s members and observers were out in force and participated in the 10th anniversary of the re:publica. We’ve collected all talks by our network for you (in chronological order): Fight for your digital rights (in German) Link to re:publica […]
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EDRi and 72 other NGOs send letter to EU regulators on net neutrality
Today, EDRi joined forces with 72 other civil society organisations from the five continents of the world to ask European Telecom Regulators to uphold net neutrality in the current negotiations about the future of the Open Internet in the European Union. The Body of European Regulators of Electronic Communication (BEREC) and the 28 telecom regulators are currently […]
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Final consultation to save the open Internet in Europe
The future of the open and competitive Internet in Europe (so-called “net neutrality”) will be decided in Europe in the coming months. After regulators in India and the United States ruled that Internet companies are not permitted to undermine innovation, competition and free speech, now it is Europe’s turn. Failure in the EU will have […]
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Press Release: Save the Internet – Final consultation to save the open Internet in Europe
The future of the open and competitive Internet in Europe (so-called “net neutrality”) will be decided in Europe in the coming months. After regulators in India and the United States ruled that Internet companies are not permitted to undermine innovation, competition and free speech, now it is Europe’s turn. Failure in the EU will have […]
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Chaos Communication Congress 2015
The Chaos Communication Congress, which is the world’s longest-running annual hacker conference, took place from 27 to 30 December 2015. It gathered 12,000 participants from around the globe and featured more than 160 superb talks in the areas of hacking, science, arts, culture, ethics, society and politics. We have collected all must-see digital rights sessions […]
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