2014 January | PirateTimes
The End of Net Neutrality and Why it is Not Surprising
Lately Net Neutrality in the U.S. may have finally hit a wall as the D.C. Ciruit Court of Appeals struck down the FCC’s (Federal Communications Commission) ability to enforce anti-discrimination and anti-blocking rules on ISPs. The internet rightfully expressed its…
Call for Action: Support PPUA
Edit: 16/2/14 The deadline has been extended so keep sending videos to the new e-mail added below! The Vice President of the Polish Pirate Party, Zbigniew Łukasiak, recently held an interview with members of the Pirate Party of Ukraine (PPUA)….
News Digest. Week 4
This article is a summary of some of the main Pirate news that happened during the week that we did not write about. Towards a True Democracy Brazil lets its citizens make decisions about city budgets. Brazil is a leading…
The Pirate Party of Ukraine Asks for Help
Well, we can’t speak in-depth about information coverage in Poland, but here we see a pro-authority point of view in almost all of our popular mass-media. Our main national TV channel was showing concerts and TV-shows during clashes with police in the streets.
ThinkTwice Conference 2014 – Away from Keyboard
On 22 and 23 February 2014, Pirate Parties international (PPI) will be organising its first international ThinkTwice conference. For this first conference the tag line is “Away from Keyboard”. The event will take place in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The aim…
The Belgian Pirate Party Announces Candidates for the European Elections
During the weekend of 18-19 January the Belgian Pirates, from all over the country and all its language groups, came together in Brussels. These type of meetings are organised 4 times a year by PPBE. After some debate on small statutes changes the main work for the day could begin.
Pirate News Digest. Week 3
This article is a summary of some of the main pirate news that happened during the week that we did not write about. Towards a True Democracy Pentagon Paper’s whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg held an expansive, seven-hour long Reddit “Ask Me Anything” session to…
Pirate Party of Italy Congress in Florence
The Pirate Party of Italy is preparing for its second congress (Assemblea Occasionale, lit. occasional assembly). This time it will take place in Florence on Saturday, 25 January 2014, from 10:00 am until 7:00 pm. Every member of the Pirate Party…
Flattr Appreciation During December 2013, Euro 13.17
In December 2013 we had 39 things flattred by 12 unique users. In total we were flattred 64 times last month and received Euro 13.17 in support for our work. Your money has, since before, payed for a translation plugin…
The Importance of the Common European Election Programme
European Pirates are moving on to the next level by adopting the Common European Election Programme (CEEP) and getting ready for the European elections of May. The CEEP was adopted by consensus, last November, in Athens So far, Pirate Parties…
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