Net filtering

Internet has been built as a decentralized network, in which no party can unilaterally decide to block the information flowing through the communications architecture. However, this founding principle of Net neutrality is now put into question by several legislative projects that seek to impose administrative filtering and blocking of websites. Whether it is online gambling, violent or pedopornographic content, but also defamation or copyright infringement, a growing number of democratic government are considering this mode of regulation of the Internet both ineffective and extremely dangerous for civil liberties.

Timeline

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Passé

  • September 28th, 2010: Hearing on the proposal for the directive on combating sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of children and child pornography

Quote

It's a breach of our civil liberties, when government limits access to the Internet it's like limiting freedom of speech. It's like banning people from printing books.

Christofer Fjellner, Swedish legislator in the European Parliament who sponsored the banning of the "graduated response" in an adopted amendment.