approved Marc!!<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 5:55 PM, marc garrett <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:marc.garrett@furtherfield.org">marc.garrett@furtherfield.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi there,<br>
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I have just joined the p2p Ning - could admin accept me on there :-)<br>
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wishing you all well.<br>
<br>
marc<br>
> Dear Chris,<br>
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> could you also post this on Ning,<br>
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> Michel<br>
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> Subject: [opennetcoalition] RespectMyNet: Name and Shame Operators'<br>
> Attempts to Control the Net<br>
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> RespectMyNet: Name and Shame Operators' Attempts to Control the Net<br>
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> *** Paris, September 22nd, 2011 � Civil society groups today launched<br>
> an online platform to help citizens track Internet access restrictions<br>
> imposed by telecom companies. This platform, RespectMyNet.eu [1], will<br>
> present EU lawmakers with the evidence they keep denying: there is an<br>
> urgent need to legislate against Net Neutrality violations, which harm<br>
> fundamental freedoms as well as innovation and competition. ***<br>
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> Net Neutrality, which refers to the principle of non-discrimination of<br>
> Internet communications, is at the core of the democratic, social and<br>
> economic benefits brought about by the Internet.<br>
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> �The online freedom of every European citizen is now under attack by<br>
> big telecom operators who want to control what you do online. They<br>
> want to block or slow down websites and even charge extra for using<br>
> cheap internet telephony services. The Netherlands should soon<br>
> prohibit these unacceptable practices. But this is not enough: every<br>
> European has a right to an open internet.� declared Ot van Daalen of<br>
> the Dutch digital rights organisation Bits of Freedom [2].<br>
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> �European lawmakers have turned a blind eye on the issue for more than<br>
> two years. EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes' report on the matter argued<br>
> [3] that there was no evidence of the need for Net Neutrality<br>
> regulation. Such a wait-and-see attitude is shocking considering the<br>
> reality of operators' traffic management practices, and their impact<br>
> on online freedoms, competition and the whole digital economy.� said<br>
> J�r�mie Zimmermann, spokesperson for citizen advocacy group La<br>
> Quadrature du Net.<br>
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> To back up their call for a EU-wide protection of Net Neutrality,<br>
> civil society groups released today RespectMyNet.eu.<br>
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> "RespectMyNet.eu is an online platform enabling citizens to become the<br>
> watchmen of the Internet by reporting Net Neutrality violations.<br>
> Everyone is invited to report undue blocking or throttling of their<br>
> Internet access, and help name and shame operators who engage in<br>
> harmful practices." concluded Zimmermann.<br>
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> 1. <a href="http://respectmynet.eu/" target="_blank">http://respectmynet.eu/</a><br>
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