BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//TYPO3/NONSGML Calendarize//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:calendarize-online-expert-briefing-the-german-netzbremse-complaint-the -threats-to-the-open-internet-in-europe DTSTAMP:20251028T150333Z DTSTART:20251105T160000Z DTEND:20251105T172000Z SUMMARY:[Online] Expert Briefing: The German Netzbremse Complaint & the Th reats to the Open Internet in Europe DESCRIPTION:On behalf of MEP Tiemo Wölken\, you are invited to participat e in an online expert briefing on the German Netzbremse complaint (see bac kground below) and its implications for the future of the Open Internet in Europe\, including the European Commission’s forthcoming Digital Networ ks Act (DNA).\n​Event Details\n​Date: Wednesday\, 5 November 2025 - 17 .00 to 18.20 CET​Format: Online (Zoom)​Expert speakers:​Professor Ba rbara van Schewick (Stanford University Law School)​Thomas Lohninger (ep icenter.works)​Nikola Schiefke (VZBV\, German Federal Consumer Protectio n Organisation)​Jürgen Bering (GFF\, Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte) ​Moderator: Caroline De Cock\, information labs\nBackground Netzbremse c omplaint\n​Earlier this year\, the Netzbremse coalition lodged a formal complaint with the German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) against Deutsche Telekom (DT) for net neutrality violations. The complaint centres on DT’ s practice of creating artificial bottlenecks when connecting to their net work. This effectively requires online service providers to pay for unimpe ded access to DT’s internet users who have already paid for their connec tivity to the whole internet. A case with significant implications for Ope n Internet protections across the EU and a warning example of what could b ecome the new normal with the upcoming Digital Networks Act. \n​Bios\n​ Barbara Van Schewick is a professor of law at Stanford Law School and a le ading expert on net neutrality. Her book Internet Architecture and Innovat ion (MIT Press 2010\, Paperback 2012) is considered to be the seminal work on the science\, economics\, and policy of network neutrality.\n​Thomas Lohninger is Executive Director at epicenter.works\, Non-Residential Fell ow at CIS Stanford & former Vice-President of European Digital Rights. Tho mas was one of the driving forces behind the www.savetheinternet.eu campai gn and his work focuses strongly on the topics of net neutrality\, data pr otection and mass surveillance.\n​Nikola Schiefke is Referentin at the V erbraucherzentrale Bundesverband (VZBV)\, the German consumer association. \n​Jürgen Bering is Head of the Division “Freedom in the Digital Age” at the non-profit Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte (GFF).\nRegister here by 4 November 12.00 CET.https://luma.com/rr7n3pb1?tk=4FgYei X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

On behalf of MEP Tiemo Wölken\, you are i nvited to participate in an online expert briefing on the German Netzbremse< /a> complaint (see background below) and its implications for the future o f the Open Internet in Europe\, including the European Commission’s fort hcoming Digital Networks Act (DNA).

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Background Netzbremse complaint

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​Earlier this year\, the Netzbremse coalition lodged a formal complaint with the German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) against D eutsche Telekom (DT) for net neutrality violations. The complaint centres on DT’s practice of creating artificial bottlenecks when connecting to t heir network. This effectively requires online service providers to pay fo r unimpeded access to DT’s internet users who have already paid for thei r connectivity to the whole internet. A case with significant implications for Open Internet protections across the EU and a warning example of what could become the new normal with the upcoming Digital Networks Act. \ ;

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​Barbara Van Schewick is a professor of law at Stanford Law School and a leading exper t on net neutrality. Her book Internet Architecture and Innovation (MIT Pr ess 2010\, Paperback 2012) is considered to be the seminal work on the sci ence\, economics\, and policy of network neutrality.

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​Th omas Lohninger is Executive Director at epicenter.works\, Non- Residential Fellow at CIS Stanford &\; former Vice-President of Europea n Digital Rights. Thomas was one of the driving forces behind the ww w.savetheinternet.eu campaign and his work focuses strongly on the top ics of net neutrality\, data protection and mass surveillance.

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​ Nikola Schiefke is Referentin at the Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband (VZBV)\, the German consumer association.

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​Jürgen Bering is Head of the Division “Freedom in the Digital Age” at the non-profit Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte (GFF).

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Register here by 4 November 12.00 CET.
https://luma.com/rr7n3pb1?tk=4Fg Yei

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