Consumer and Civil Rights Groups File Complaint Against Deutsche Telekom for Alleged Internet Throttling
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Civil rights organizations and consumer groups are filing an official complaint with Germany's Federal Network Agency against Deutsche Telekom for throttling internet speeds. The complaint alleges that Deutsche Telekom is intentionally slowing down internet access for its customers, preventing certain websites from loading properly. The action is being led by Epicenter.works, the Society for Civil Rights, the Federation of German Consumer Organizations, and Stanford Professor Barbara van Schewick, who are calling for regulatory intervention to address the alleged network throttling practices.
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Deutsche Telekom is throttling the internet. Let's do something about it!
If you are a customer of Deutsche Telekom and some websites just won't load, then we might have the solution to your problem!
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