EU adopts "Internet freedom" provision on Internet cut-offs

EU adopts

A new Internet freedom provision means that European countries can still adopt "three-strikes" rules targeting P2P users, but they must presume innocence, guard privacy, and allow for judicial appeal.

For weeks, the major governing institutions of the European Union have been locked in a battle over three-strikes laws, Internet disconnections, and the appropriate role of judges in the process. Just after midnight last night, the deadlock was broken and all parties agreed to a new "Internet freedom provision" that reinforces the presumption of innocence, the right to privacy, and the right to judicial review under any Internet sanctions.

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