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The closest thing to a dutch EFF is probably Bits of Freedom, https://bof.nl


Which does absolutely fuck all as soon as the magic word "piracy" appears. They're barely acknowledging this is happening.

Ask yourself: what has BoF done for us lately? Or ever?


what has BoF done for us lately? Or ever?

Educate people about the need for internet freedom / privacy, which is a good way to get broader popular support.


Educate who?

BoF barely communicates externally besides preaching to the choir. Lobbying seems to be limited to relatively powerless left-wing opposition politicians. Getting broader support is exactly what they very much don't do.

And so far the result has been exactly what you would expect: we've been railroaded with measures violating privacy and limiting online freedom, with very little protest.


I don't claim to know the details, and I'm certainly not trying to defend them or something. But even if they're not as effective as they could be, every "bit" helps.




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