European Union commissioner for Information Society and Media, Viviane Reding, told the European Parliament this week that it’s time to consider passing an a measure which would send a strong message to repressive regimes, in Europe and elsewhere, that Internet censorship is unacceptable:

…many authoritarian states block the access to Web sites, filter search engine results and intimidate Internet users. While it is the duty of every government to ensure that the media respect legitimate rules pursuing objectives of public interest such as the protection of minors, restriction of free speech must be exceptional and legitimate. The principle must be freedom of speech.

Read the full story at TECHLifePost.com.

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