EDRi-gram, 11 September 2024
With the post-election shake-up and the upcoming appointment of new European Commissioners, both governments and tech giants are making moves that could threaten our rights. In Denmark, efforts to broaden the definition of antisemitism, including criticism of the Israeli state, may lead to the misuse of the Terrorist Content Online Regulation to silence pro-Palestinian voices. In France, legal action against Telegram’s co-founder has intensified calls for stricter enforcement of the Digital Services Act. At the EU level, we’ve seen a troubling decision by the European Commission to cut funding for free software projects. In light of these challenges, and as we prepare for the next EU mandate, we’ve launched a collective strategy process with our members and partners to ensure civil society’s voice is heard in shaping the future of EU digital legislation. On 1 October, over 40 organisations will meet at the Tech and Society Summit to bring our collective vision on the intersection of technology, society, and the environment closer to decision-makers.
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Age against the machine: the race to make online spaces age-appropriate
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Will the far right threaten Europe’s digital future?
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Glitter Meetup: What is happening in digital rights around the world?
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2024 EPIC Champions of Freedom Awards
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DisinfoCon 2024 – Taking stock of information integrity in the age of AI
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2024 Global Gathering
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Disinformation & Democracy Conference 2024
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EU DisinfoLab 2024 Annual Conference – open call, sumbit your ideas!
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News Impact Summit: Fighting climate misinformation
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BigBrotherAwards Germany 2024
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Webinar: “Countering climate disinformation: strengthening global citizenship education and media literacy”
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#TechPromCDT
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Freedom not Fear 2024: Registration open
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RigthsCon25
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2024 Digital Rights Summer School!
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Wikimania 2024
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Call for papers: Cambridge Disinformation Summit 2025
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Center for countering Digital Hate is hiring for various positions
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Global Disinformation Index is hiring for a Chief impact Officer
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Liberties is hiring for various positions
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Mozilla is hiring for various positions
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noyb is hiring for a Legal Trainee
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Open Rights Group is hiring for various positions
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Privacy International is hiring for a Legal Officer
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Stichting NLnet is hiring for a junior or senior technology assessor
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WHAT TO FIX is hiring for a Policy Lead
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