Around 30 civil society groups from around the world sent an open letter to Mark Zuckerber on Facebook's 'net neutrality advocacy in India'. Signatories complain about the fact that, in its attempt to attract support for its Free Basics programme, the company 'asserts statistics and arguments [...] that lack proper sourcing and that rely on [...]
Efforts to peacefully protest Facebook’s Free Basics project for violating net neutrality at the IGF in Brazil were shut down by UN security staff. The protest was carried out during the IGF’s Opening Ceremony, and the silent protestors who were holding banners with messages in English and Portuguese were removed from the conference. A number [...]
The GIP data-mining of submissions for WSIS+10 non-paper reveals that Digital development is the most relevant IG issue covered overall, appearing as a priority for the private sector, civil society, governments and international organisations.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
