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"Internet traffic should be treated equally, without discrimination, restriction or interference irrespective of the sender, receiver, content, application, service or device. This is understood as the network neutrality principle for the purpose of this recommendation."

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CoE (Committee of Ministers): Recommendation Rec(2016)1 of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on Protecting and Promoting the Right to Freedom of Expression and the Right to Private Life with Regard to Network Neutrality, para. 2.1

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Recommendation Rec(2016)1 of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on Protecting and Promoting the Right to Freedom of Expression and the Right to Private Life with Regard to Network Neutrality

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Internet freedom, including access to online resources and digital tools, should be protected as essential to the exercise of human rights online, with any restrictions based in law, proportionate, and necessary in a democratic society.