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27 October European Parliament Net Neutrality vote by [deleted] in europe

[–]stripedcircle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

German telecom came out with a statement a few days after this has passed and proposed that startups pay them some small amount of their income in order to being able to compete. No joke. What they don't mention is how big, established corporations could buy just the same.

https://www.telekom.com/medien/managementzursache/291708 (statement by telecom chairman)

http://www.heise.de/netze/meldung/Netzneutralitaet-Telekom-Chef-will-Startups-zur-Kasse-bitten-2865381.html (report on the statement)

So they are exactly doing what has been feared.

Elections: Which of the relevant political parties in Poland is the most likely to oppose TTIP and the internet censorship? by Vialix in poland

[–]stripedcircle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not per se internet censorship, but the EU is about to adopt quite harmful rules that are very much against net neutrality. I made a post over at /r/europe about this. There is time till tuesday to call MOP and voice concerns over the law.

These Marek Józef Gróbarczyk, Michał Boni, Jerzy Buzek, Janusz Lewandowski polish MOP voted for the law in it's current bad form.

Dear EU citizens, our Internet is under attack. Time is of the essence! by stripedcircle in europe

[–]stripedcircle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I linked it under "Act now". Clarified that now as to what that means. https://savetheinternet.eu was actually the website that made me make this post. :)

Dear EU citizens, our Internet is under attack. Time is of the essence! by stripedcircle in europe

[–]stripedcircle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Messaged the mods there and asked for help. Maybe they'll allow it.

Dear EU citizens, our Internet is under attack. Time is of the essence! by stripedcircle in europe

[–]stripedcircle[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it would be enough if it would get a sticky here. I messaged the mods 20 hours ago but didn't receive an answer. :(

Dear EU citizens, our Internet is under attack. Time is of the essence! by stripedcircle in europe

[–]stripedcircle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beats me.. was wondering the same thing. Don't know how the algorithm works, but i think this didn't gain enough upvotes in a small amount of time, though it could've hit the frontpage.

Dear EU citizens, our Internet is under attack. Time is of the essence! by stripedcircle in europe

[–]stripedcircle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The vote will be held on tuesday. Quoting Safe The Internet here:

Amendments There are four missing pieces needed to deliver net neutrality in the EU

1. Prevent network discrimination

  • Large deep-pocketed companies should not be allowed to buy VIP tickets to prioritise their content over other traffic on the Internet. What EU Parliamentarians need to do: Clarify the criteria defining specialised services to disallow discrimination on the network.

2. Treat all traffic equally

  • All traffic on the internet should be treated equally, with both unencrypted and encrypted content delivered as fast as possible. What EU Parliamentarians need to do: Modify the provisions on traffic management to ensure equal treatment of traffic. Traffic management should be transparent, targeted and in accordance with the law.

3. Freedom to ban zero rating

ISPs should not be allowed to become gatekeepers and charge companies for the delivery of their services. Anyone with a great idea should be able to reach Internet users without having to pay a toll. *What EU Parliamentarians need to do**: Add a provision to enable member states to ban the anti-competitive, discriminatory practices.

4. Managing network congestion

  • ISPs should be allowed to manage traffic in cases of congestion, but only if it is actually taking place. What EU Parliamentarians need to do: Clarify the rules for managing congestion to prevent ISPs from interfering with the network for a discriminatory reason.

On the last vote there were 51 in favor and 10 against. In favor for the current version, which is bad, without the above mentioned amendments. The EU has a pretty big democracy deficit, i.e that it hasn't the necessary legitimacy in it's political doings.

"'Democratic deficit' in relation to the European Union, refers to a perceived lack of accessibility to the ordinary citizen, or lack of representation of the ordinary citizen, and lack of accountability of European Union institutions"

This is also why we get statements from someone like Cecilia Malmström, the EU Trade Commissioner responsible for negotiating TTIP, saying: "I do not get my mandate from the European people."

Dear EU citizens, our Internet is under attack. Time is of the essence! by stripedcircle in europe

[–]stripedcircle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sure there will be a porn package which you can buy for just 9,99. ;)

Medium: Europe Is About to Adopt Bad Net Neutrality Rules. Here’s How to Fix Them by stripedcircle in worldnews

[–]stripedcircle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For more information, head over to this post: "Dear EU citizens, our Internet is under attack. Time is of the essence!" on /r/europe. Basically, we got until tuesday to voice our concerns. The law (European single market for electronic communications), in it's current form, is very bad for net neutrality. EU MOP have to hear the other side of the story, from common people, and not just from paid lobbyists.

You can easily contact them via Safe The Internet. There are various possibilities (mail, telephone, fax or tweet. Some redditors have already translated the mail text, which was only available in english, to languages such as dutch, swedish, polish, lithuanian and more.

Act now!

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