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2 | author: edk | |
3 | title: Help protect net neutrality in the EU | |
4 | date: 2016-07-04 14:58:00+00:00 | |
5 | slug: eu-net-neutrality | |
6 | --- | |
7 | As many of you no doubt know, the European Union passed legislation last year | |
8 | intended to protect | |
9 | [net neutrality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_neutrality). | |
10 | However, it contained | |
11 | [significant loopholes](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/oct/27/eu-net-neutrality-laws-fatally-undermined-by-loopholes-critics-say) | |
12 | which many people believe will allow European ISPs to prioritise paying | |
13 | partners' traffic. Among other things, this is potentially quite scary for | |
14 | FOSS projects—most of which don't have the kind of funding necessary to enter | |
15 | into such arrangements. | |
16 | ||
17 | If this is something that concerns you, campaigns aimed at convincing | |
18 | [BEREC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_of_European_Regulators_of_Electronic_Communications) | |
19 | to close the loopholes are running at <https://www.savenetneutrality.eu/> and | |
20 | <https://savetheinternet.eu/en/>. |