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# How Europe can save the Internet
- URL: https://werd.io/how-europe-can-save-the-internet/
- Published: 2012-01-30T18:12:31.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-12T11:00:43.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: Politics, #ben-684a32da145d7d001be71dae, acta, civil liberties, free speech, pipa, sopa, #Migrated-1749693130536, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-06-11 21:52

I wrote [a piece about ACTA for Imperica](http://www.imperica.com/viewsreviews/ben-werdmuller-how-europe-can-save-the-internet):

> \[...\] Despite declaring an intention to prevent piracy, the agreements once again represent a significant infringement of civil liberties and undermine the principles by which the Internet works. The agreements' intentions appear good at first glance – who doesn't want to protect the rights of artists? – but actually represent an irreversible erosion of personal freedoms.

[Click here to read the whole article.](http://www.imperica.com/viewsreviews/ben-werdmuller-how-europe-can-save-the-internet)