Spaniards Demand Internet “Civil Rights”

Want unrestricted file-sharing, repeal of blank media levy, increased broadband access, and net neutrality. More than 300 members of Spain’s Internet Users Association (AI) protested outside that country’s culture ministry in Madrid recently to ensure the govt doesn’t limit their Internet freedoms ahead of forthcoming legislation expected to crack down on illegal file-sharing. The protestors demanded “civil rights, universality, and neutrality in Internet.” “To convert public funds into a free bar accessible to just a few, to finance projects without economic viability, or installing privileges such as the ‘digital canon,’ is not just lacking in solidarity, but is profoundly immoral,” said AI in a statement.

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Spaniards Demand Internet “Civil Rights”

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