EFF, PK Join Global Net Neutrality Coalition

laws, policies and practices globally to be used by advocates, the release said. The group, called the Global Net Neutrality Coalition, also agreed on a common definition for net neutrality -- that it “requires that the Internet be maintained as an open platform, on which network providers treat all content, applications and services equally, without discrimination,” the release said. "We love the openness and accessibility of the [Internet], but we worry about it coming under threat from those who want to surround it with gates and toll booths,” said Jeremy Malcolm, EFF senior global policy analyst, in another release about the coalition from Access, one of the groups involved. “Net neutrality is important for all of the world's internet users, and it is just as essential for countries with robust internet infrastructure as it is for those still building infrastructure,” said Carolina Rossini, Public Knowledge vice president-international policy, in the Access release.