Net Neutrality and Free Software: The Case of Router Freedom in Europe
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Covers the history and recent changes in EU law (European Electronic Communications Code, Directive (EU) 2018/1972) affecting router freedom — the right for users to choose their own routers and modems — and how IAPs may now restrict that right using an "objective technological necessity" clause. Describes FSFE’s net neutrality advocacy in Europe (including Germany’s law securing device choice) and outlines positions and likely consequences for Free Software as member states implement the new rules.
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