Google consistently emphasises the importance of the open Internet. So when the European Parliament Greens approached us to talk about controlling the Internet, and the Liberals sought our views on freedom of expression, we jumped at the chance. With commercial forces at work in the EU, and political motivations present in some third countries, now is clearly the time to talk up the importance of enabling the Internet to continue providing a platform for free speech and for new business models. Fortunately our views are shared by many. Commissioner Reding and Reporters Without Borders spoke passionately at the Liberal's event, while an array of business and civil society representatives spoke at that of the Greens, including [French Data Network], the Internet Society, La Quadrature du Net, the TACD, BEUC, APRIL and OFE (of which we are member). And there are reasons to be optimistic. The Internet has enabled huge repositories of information to emerge, such as Wikipaedia or our own Knoll, which are globally available for free. We're seeing rights holders adopt new opportunities created by YouTube's Video-ID system, and the net neutrality debate is now clearly focused on addressing concerns about vertical integration - something that telecoms policy makers do have a lot of experience in considering.Posted by Simon Hampton, European Policy Director
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