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Council of Europe to step up for Net Neutrality
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europarat tritt für Netzneutralität ein | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.11_Europarat_tritt_fuer_Netzneutralitaet_ein?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130605] As a follow-up to the Declaration of the Committee of Ministers on network neutrality, and in the implementation of the Internet Governance Strategy 2012-2015, the Council of Europe has organised on 29-30 May 2013 a multi-stakeholder dialogue on Network Neutrality and […]
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EC goes after governments for not implementing data retention
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Kommission geht gegen Mitgliedsländer wegen Nicht-Umsetzung der Richtlinie zur Vorratsdatenspeicherung vor | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.11_Kommission_geht_gegen_Mitgliedslaender_wegen_Nicht-Umsetzung_der_Richtlinie_zur_Vorratsdatenspeicherung_vor?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130605] On 30 May 2013, the European Court of Justice ordered Sweden to pay the European Commission 3 million euro for the delay in transposing the 2006 EU data retention directive into its national law. Sweden […]
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Protests against the Net Neutrality violation in Germany
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Proteste gegen die Verletzung der Netzneutralität in Deutschland | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.10_Proteste_gegen_die_Verletzung_der_Netzneutralitaet_in_Deutschland?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130530] Internet activists in Germany demanded a free and open Internet on 16 May 2013, protesting in front of the annual general assembly of major German ISP Deutsche Telekom (DT). They criticized the company’s plans to slow down internet […]
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Neelie Kroes responds: Old mantras and political uncertainty for net neutrality in Europe
Last month, BEUC and EDRi sent a joint call for action to Vice-President Kroes in order to demand a stronger protection of network neutrality in Europe. We called on the Commission to put an end to the current experimentation by certain European access providers with blocking, filtering and throttling of services which are extremely harmful […]
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EDRi and BEUC demand protection for Net Neutrality
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EDRi und BEUC fordern Wahrung der Netzneutralität | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.8_EDRi_und_BEUC_fordern_Wahrung_der_Netzneutralitaet?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130424] A joint letter sent by the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) and European Digital Rights (EDRi) to the European Commission on 17 April 2013 demanded the end of dangerous experimentations with the functioning of the Internet in Europe and the […]
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German ISP imposes data caps, discriminates in favour of own services
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Deutsche Telekom drosselt das Internet | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.8_Deutsche_Telekom_drosselt_das_Internet?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130424] On 22 April 2013, the biggest German Internet operator Deutsche Telekom officially confirmed abandoning all contracts that offer flat rates for fixed Internet connections. Instead of investing in urgently needed broadband infrastructure in Germany, the operator announced starting throttling connections and […]
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Over 80 European organisations demand protection for Net neutrality
Press release Today, more than 80 organisations, represented by The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) and European Digital Rights (EDRi), sent a letter (pdf) to the European Commission demanding the end of dangerous experimentation with the functioning of the Internet in Europe and the protection of the principles of openness and neutrality. “The Internet’s unique value […]
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EDRi at its 10th anniversary
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EDRi’s zehnter Geburtstag | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.5_EDRis_zehnter_Geburtstag?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130319] EDRi celebrated the 10th anniversary with its friends and supporters on 2 March 2013 with music from DJ MEP Ehrenhauser & friends and DJs pEtEr Withoutfield, Tasmo & Cpt Pudding /Blogrebellen with Creative Commons sound only. On the 4th of March 2013, EDRi […]
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France slowly advances towards net neutrality?
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Macht Frankreich Fortschritte in Richtung Netzneutralität? | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.5_Macht_Frankreich_Fortschritte_in_Richtung_Netzneutralitaet?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130319] During an intergovernmental seminar on digital policy on 28 February 2013, French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault announced the preparation for 2014 of a law “on the protection of digital rights and freedoms” which seemed to bring some improvements in online […]
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European Parliament considers a ban on “all pornography”, policed by private companies
The ridiculous efforts of certain companies to censor the Internet are already a serious cause for concern. This trend becomes even more worrying when such privatised censorship gets political support. Next week, the European Parliament votes on a non-binding resolution supporting a ban on “all forms of pornography” (paragraph 17), with online policing being done […]
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Mainstreaming digital rights in European policy-making – 10 years on
PRESS RELEASE On Monday 4 March, EDRi celebrated its 10th anniversary at the European Parliament in Brussels. To mark the occasion, EDRi held a meeting with European Commission Vice-President, Viviane Reding. The Vice-President is responsible for the Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship portfolio in the Commission. “As EU Commissioner in charge of the Information Society […]
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EDRi needs an intern!
European Digital Rights (EDRi) is an association of 32 digital civil rights organisations from 20 European countries. EDRi is a not-for-profit association. Our objectives are to promote, protect and uphold civil rights in the field of information and communication technology, such the rights to privacy, freedom of expression, communication, access to information and the promotion […]
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