blackout europe campaign

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Civil society campaign underway in opposition to EP changes to internet policy!



The European open internet is under imminent threat

The European Parliament may be about to surrender absolute power over the Internet to the telecom operators.

Under the false premise that market and competition rules will solve all problems, MEPs are about to agree to "Net discrimination" in amendments pushed by AT&T, the UK and French governments.

Loopholes which require that internet traffic is not infringing copyright may be created: an utterly inappropriate requirement to place on ISPs. ISPs are conduits for data, they deliver the message, they have no place in examining every packet of data.

If these amendments are approved, European innovation, the current Internet growth model and citizens' fundamental rights and freedoms will be in grave danger.

The Internet's fantastic growth, and the future of Europe's societies, its nnovation and wealth, depend on principles that have been upheld since the inception of the Internet.

This form of innovation "at the edge" is not in the interest of established players. This is why telecoms operators, backed by the UK government, are pushing hard to obtain more control over what is done on their networks.

Selecting and prioritizing which content, applications and services can be accessed over their network would give them control over their competitors and maximize their profits by turning them into unaccountable gatekeepers.

Citizens must act now. Here’s what to do:

1 Contact your MEP, using the draft letter if you like

2 Join our facebook group

3 Change your avatars to one of the Blackout Europe