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Gitoyen

Gitoyen is an Economic Interest Group based in France gathering several companies and non-profits to share efforts to provide internet services to non-profits. It is effectively a telecom operator, providing tier 2 services to its members. Members include Gandi, Alern, FDN and many others. It was founded in 2001. Until 2012 it managed the POUIX, an Internet exchange point based in Paris. It has several peering agreements with various operators.

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Gitoyen is an Economic Interest Group based in France gathering several companies and non-profits to share efforts to provide internet services to non-profits. It is effectively a telecom operator, providing tier 2 services to its members. Members include Gandi, Alern, FDN and many others. It was founded in 2001. Until 2012 it managed the POUIX, an Internet exchange point based in Paris. It has several peering agreements with various operators.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 2001 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "2001". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1252014449

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.