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The people behind #SaveTheInternet

In alphabetic order: Aakriti Bhargava [https://twitter.com/aakriti], Akshay S Dinesh [https://twitter.com/asdofindia], Amba Kak [https://twitter.com/AmbaKak1], Apar Gupta [https://twitter.com/aparatbar], Aravind Ravi-Sulekha [https://twitter.com/_aravind], Arpit Agarwal [https://twitter.com/arpiit], Ishan Sharma [https://twitter.com/real_ishan], Jafar Muhammed [https://twitter.com/pmjcreations], Karthik Balakrishnan [https://twitter.com/karthikb351], Kashmira Chawak [https://twitter.com/Kashmi
23 April, 2015
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Joint statement on Net Neutrality and the TRAI consultation paper by IIT and IISc professors

Joint statement on Net Neutrality and the TRAI consultation paper by IIT and IISc professors.
23 April, 2015
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Opinion

Letter to the editor - Mint

Sir, this is with reference to an opinion piece in the Mint: Leave the Internet Alone [http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/N9AQe5atN8TrfIgAe3iSRJ/Leave-the-Internet-alone.html] . The authors appear to be misled regarding the campaign for Net Neutrality in India, although there isn’t a specific reference to Savetheinternet.in [http://www.savetheinternet.in] and the group of volunteers that seeded it. The draft responses we have published on our site request allowing for legitimate network managemen
23 April, 2015
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Official Announcement
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Dear parliamentarians, we are not affiliated with any political party. Net neutrality affects everyone.

The Internet has become an integral part of all of our lives. We use it to do our work, connect with people and gain knowledge. You, our representatives, and your parties, also use it to gather research about the issues faced by your constituents, the challenges faced by different parts of our country, and the expert knowledge needed to legislate for India’s future and shape our national decisions. You use it to communicate directly with your supporters. But today, the Internet in our country
22 April, 2015
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Opinion

Why does #SaveTheInternet hate free?

We don’t. We love free stuff as much as you do. We love Wikipedia for the stupendous volume of human knowledge it is, and can only wish that everyone in the world has access to it for as low a cost as possible (all costs considered, from phone to data plan). We love our free torrents too. Who can hate free stuff? Why would we deny someone else getting something for free, whether it’s free data or free services? Our concern is with who gets to decide what you should have for free. WhatsApp is
21 April, 2015
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A Response to #airtelpledge

On April 18th, Airtel sent a letter, called #airtelpledge (read [http://www.airtel.in/airtelpledge/]), to all its employees and all its postpaid users, making some claims and promises about Airtel Zero. We’re addressing a few claims made in the letter here: 1. Airtel said that it is committed to Net Neutrality. However, Airtel cannot be committed to Net Neutrality while simultaneously violating it. The TRAI consultation paper (read [http://www.trai.gov.in/WriteReaddata/Consultation
20 April, 2015
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