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EU Plans to Eliminate Roaming Charges, Enforce EU-Wide Net Neutrality Rules

Roaming charges will no longer exist in the EU as of June 2017, as part of an agreement made between the European Commission, European Parliament and the Council on Tuesday. Continue reading

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Australia Passes Contentious Online Infringement Bill

Australia’s Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 215 passed through the Senate and into law on Monday night. Bill 215 allows rights holders to request in federal court that a copyright infringing website hosted overseas be blocked. Continue reading

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Canadian Law Aimed at Stopping Online Terrorist Activity Could Lead to Mass Surveillance

With the approval of Canada’s Houses of Parliament, a controversial piece of anti-terror legislation became law late last week, giving Canadian authorities expanded powers to monitor and punish online communications that may be related to terrorism. Continue reading

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WordPress Foundation Files Lawsuit Against Owner of Multiple WordPress Domain Names

WordPress Foundation, the non-profit behind the WordPress open source project, has sued the owner of several domains that allegedly infringe on its trademarks. Continue reading

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FCC Fines AT&T for Throttling Customers with “Unlimited” Data Plans

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has fined AT&T for throttling customers with “unlimited” data plans, violating the 2010 Open Internet Transparency Rule, the commission announced Wednesday. Continue reading

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