<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Sagarika,</div><div><br></div><div>The events that your colleague Maheeshwara shared a few days ago about the situation in Sri Lanka is really alarming.</div><div><br></div><div>The arbitrary and unilateral way in which the government authorities of Sri Lanka are handling this issue, restricting access to the Internet in different ways, without having installed a space for dialogue and reflection with the multiple stakeholders, not only is attentive to the fundamental principle that we all share and defend with respect to net neutrality, but this practice also restricts fundamental rights, such as freedom of expression. It is sad to know that they are also affecting important services that support academic and research activities, as well as e-commerce activities, which will undoubtedly cause significant economic losses.</div><div><br></div><div>In our region we have also seen similar situations, and we shall remain united to face them with all available means.</div><div><br></div><div>From ISOC Chapter Bolivia, receive our solidarity, which I am sure is shared by the other members of our LAC region and also by all the chapters of the world.</div><div><br></div><div>Keep the strength, and count on our support in any initiative in which we can collaborate.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Roberto Zambrana</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2018-03-15 2:03 GMT-04:00 Sagarika Wickramasekera <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sagarika.wickramasekera@gmail.com" target="_blank">sagarika.wickramasekera@gmail.com</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Dear All,<div><br></div><div>We are facing a critical situation of restriction internet in some part of the country and social media ban. </div><div><br></div><div>As internet society Sri Lanka chapter we raise our voice by conducting open discussion forum for multi stake holder community and today we are going to handover the summary document to relevant authorities along with the press release. </div><div><br></div><div>We are not agreed on any kind of control on internet and we believe in the net neutrality. </div><div>Please do join your hands with us with supporting ideas where you have the similar situations.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br><div class="m_1374258107933937653gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Sagarika Wickramasekera <br>Asst.Network Manager<br>SriPalee Campus,<br>University of Colombo.<br>BSc.(Nat.Sci) CCNA,CCSP,MBA<br>President ISOC Sri Lanka chapter<br>LKiNG Advisory board member<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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