<s>
La	B-Application
Quadrature	I-Application
du	I-Application
Net	I-Application
(	O
Squaring	O
the	O
Net	O
in	O
French	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
French	O
advocacy	O
group	O
that	O
promotes	O
digital	O
rights	O
and	O
freedoms	O
for	O
its	O
citizens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
La	B-Application
Quadrature	I-Application
du	I-Application
Net	I-Application
engages	O
in	O
public-policy	O
debates	O
concerning	O
,	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
freedom	O
of	O
speech	O
,	O
copyright	O
,	O
regulation	O
of	O
telecommunications	O
and	O
online	O
privacy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2008	O
by	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
promoters	O
and	O
activists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jérémie	O
Zimmermann	O
,	O
also	O
co-founder	O
of	O
both	O
collective	O
and	O
association	O
,	O
is	O
frequently	O
invited	O
to	O
television	O
programs	O
and	O
interviews	O
,	O
defending	O
and	O
raising	O
awareness	O
about	O
the	O
association	O
's	O
positions	O
and	O
opposition	O
to	O
the	O
many	O
projects	O
they	O
consider	O
threaten	O
fundamental	O
liberties	O
and	O
the	O
Internet	O
(	O
French	O
HADOPI	O
law	O
,	O
European	O
Telecoms	O
Package	O
,	O
ACTA	B-Application
,	O
Net	O
Neutrality	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
La	O
Quadarature	O
du	O
Net	O
gained	O
notoriety	O
by	O
fighting	O
the	O
HADOPI	O
law	O
,	O
a	O
controversial	O
project	O
to	O
establish	O
a	O
graduated	B-Application
response	I-Application
in	O
France	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
action	O
against	O
Internet	B-Application
censorship	I-Application
and	O
supporting	O
Net	O
neutrality	O
led	O
the	O
Quadrature	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
subjects	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
LOPPSI	B-Application
law	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Telecoms	O
Package	O
or	O
ACTA	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
Quadrature	O
spokesman	O
and	O
co-founder	O
Jérémie	O
Zimmermann	O
received	O
a	O
Pioneer	O
award	O
for	O
his	O
action	O
against	O
ACTA	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Quadrature	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
other	O
advocacy	O
and	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
groups	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Frontier	O
Foundation	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Free	I-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
