EDRi-gram, 11 December 2025

What has the EDRi network been up to over the past few weeks? Find out the latest digital rights news in our bi-weekly newsletter. In this edition: 2025 might be almost over, but we aren’t done fighting for digital rights

By Chiara Miraglia · December 11, 2025

Dear supporters,

2025 is drawing to a close and, with that, we find ourselves looking back on a year shaped by profound political shifts and unprecedented challenges for the protection of rights and freedoms.

The year opened with tech corporations celebrating President Trump as he returned to office, and it is ending with the Digital Omnibus package, which has swept away years of hard-won progress on digital rights (this is why lawmakers must reject it!).

But the changes extend far beyond digital policy. Across Europe, a sweeping wave of deregulation – coupled with growing alliances between right-wing and far-right groups in the European Parliament – has increasingly shaped the direction of key legislative files. Many of the safeguards designed to protect people, democracy, and the planet are now under strain, making our collective work more urgent than ever.

From shrinking civic space to political intimidation and efforts to delegitimise NGOs, these pressures threaten not only our work but the very foundations of democratic participation and accountability.

This won’t to halt our efforts: civil society will continue to expose abuses of power, defend fundamental rights, and demand transparency and accountability where institutions fall short.

And for this, your support is crucial! We want to thank you for standing with us, for challenging entrenched power structures, and for defending the rights that underpin a free and open society. If you are able to, please support our work and your favourite digital rights newsletter with a donation. The road ahead will require strength, but solidarity remains stronger than the forces seeking to erode our freedoms.

See you in 2026 and, in the meantime, enjoy the latest edition of the EDRi-gram.

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