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Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement | Electronic Frontier Foundation » TPP raises significant concerns about citizens' freedom of expression, due process, innovation, the future of the Internet's global infrastructure, and the right of sovereign nations to develop policies and laws that best meet their domestic priorities. In sum, the TPP puts at risk some of the most fundamental rights that enable... Eff.org

Q&A: The Trans-Pacific Partnership | Human Rights Watch » Jan 12, 2016 ...The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is an economic and trade agreement among 12 Pacific Rim countries. The TPP aims to reduce and ....This is highly problematic in countries that have poor records on Internet freedom such as Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei. Under the TPP, countries must... Hrw.org

Controversial Trade Deal May Actually Help Net Neutrality | WIRED » Nov 5, 2015 ...The TPP mostly focuses on access to networks by businesses based in of member states. In other words, it requires that businesses in the US are not discriminated against by Japanese internet service providers, and vice versa. It will be up to regulatory agencies to decide what “reasonable rates” actually... Wired.com

Why Internet Users Should be Very Angry about the TPP | OpenMedia » Oct 16, 2015 ...Maybe the neglect of digital rights is why the Canadian media coverage of the TPP was oddly positive – it simply ignored the great harm that the TPP represents to Internet freedom, and intellectual freedom more broadly. But well-respected economists like Joseph Stiglitz and Jeffrey Sachs have been... Openmedia.org

TPP signed: the 'biggest global threat to the internet' agreed, as ... » Oct 5, 2015 ...An agreement that some campaigners have called the “biggest global threat to the internet” has just been signed, potentially bringing huge new restrictions on what people can do with their computers. The Trans-Pacific Partnership is the conclusion of five years of negotiations, and will cover 40 per cent of... Independent.co.uk

TPP trade deal: Here's what the Internet hates so far » Nov 10, 2015 ...The 'biggest trade deal you've never heard of' is knocking at the door. What will it mean for your Internet use? After years of warning that the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership would be devastating for Internet freedom, intellectual property experts have finally gotten to look at the final draft of the proposed... Dailydot.com

The Trans-Pacific Partnership Threatens Internet Freedom, Here's ... » The passing of the Trans Pacific Partnership Treaty will pressure ISPs, ban anti- DRM measures and threaten independent journalism. Worried? You should be. Makeuseof.com

Read more about Ensuring a Free & Open Internet » HOW TPP PROTECTS THE INTERNET AND ENSURES DIGITAL FREEDOM. TPP is the most ambitious and visionary Internet trade agreement ever attempted, placing Inter- net users first as it covers the full range of digital trade and data- flow issues. TPP: • Preserves the right of individuals, small businesses, and others to... Ustr.gov

The Trans-Pacific Partnership Is Dead, and That's Good for Internet ... » Dec 2, 2016 ...Now more than ever, we're in a battle to defend the transformative power of the Internet, and protect its future as a platform for freedom of expression and social change. By striking down the TPP we have beaten back one of the most significant threats to Internet freedom in a decade. Now we need to finish... Motherboard.vice.com

The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Preserving a Free and Open Internet ... » Jan 7, 2016 ...It has been borderless, lowering the costs of transmitting information, supporting freedom of expression, exchange of information and giving our entrepreneurs an ...That's where the Trans-Pacific Partnership can help, by requiring countries to sign on to principles necessary for a free and open Internet. Recode.net