[ITWorld] EU digital rights groups demand net neutrality protection

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More than 80 European digital rights organizations on Wednesday called on the European Commission to do more to protect net neutrality. […]

The group said in an open letter to the Commission that operators across Europe are violating Internet neutrality particularly in the mobile sector, where they say there is evidence that companies including ISPs are “using technical measures for their own commercial interests and tampering with citizens’ ability to access the Internet.” […]

Digital rights organization La Quadrature du Net claimed in January that Kroes had caved in to telecom operator pressure and was giving up on net neutrality. She replied that she would not be bullied by NGOs or lobbyists. […]

http://www.itworld.com/internet/352926/eu-digital-rights-groups-demand-net-neutrality-protection