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Complaint filed against Belgium for digital inequality (www.edf-feph.org)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by to c/Belgium
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I don’t have a link to the full complaint but I heard it’s around 80 pages.

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[–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

I had no idea this was becoming a thing but deff worth bringing up!

(I mean the general push towards all digital means is pretty apparent, but I always expected there to be a bare minimum accessibility outside of it even if it's a kiosk at the local town hall or such)

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

    I would like to see the complaint, which I heard was like 80 pages.

    What stands out for me was going to a commune to simply ask for a permit to reserve street parking in front of the house for workers. Commune staff pointed to a sign with a QR code. Not even a kiosk. I’m like, WTF, how do I pay cash? ¯\(ツ)/¯ (said the commune worker). I could have written down the URL and then visited it from a public library, but cash payers are wholly excluded, hard and fast.

    There are some government forms that /require/ an email address. No email → no service.

    I could probably add about 80 or so pages to whatever that complaint says, with a focus on situations of cash refusal which discriminates against the unbanked.

    Worth noting that there is a Techno Critique Club that I believe meets every Thursday at 18h30 at Rue de l’Association 20.

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