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EDRi is the biggest European network defending rights and freedoms online. We work to to challenge private and state actors who abuse their power to control or manipulate the public. We do so by advocating for robust and enforced laws, informing and mobilising people, promoting a healthy and accountable technology market, and building a movement of organisations and individuals committed to digital rights and freedoms in a connected world.
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Stop(ped) ACTA!
On 4 July, the European Parliament has rejected ACTA with an overwhelming majority (478 against, 39 in favour, 165 abstentions). If you want to see who voted what you can either have a look here on Votewatch or all the details per groups and countries on here. Our first reaction to the vote is here. […]
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Booklet: Why you should care about ACTA
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is a plurilateral agreement which proposes international standards for enforcement of intellectual property rights. The Agreement, negotiated by a handful of countries1 in coordination with certain parts of industry, is controversial in both process and substance. If ratified, it will have major implications for freedom of expression, access to culture […]
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Why you should care about ACTA
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is a plurilateral agreement which proposes international standards for enforcement of intellectual property rights. The Agreement, negotiated by a handful of countries1 in coordination with certain parts of industry, is controversial in both process and substance. If ratified, it will have major implications for freedom of expression, access to culture […]
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EDRi-gram – Number 9.21, 2 November 2011
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Four strikes against web blocking in Brussels
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Brüssel: “Four Strikes” gegen Netzsperren | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.21_Bruessel_Four_Strikes_gegen_Netzsperren?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111110] Last week, the European Parliament took its final vote on the proposed Directive on Child Sexual Exploitation. Parliamentarians voted for a compromise text which rejected the European Commission’s proposal to make web blocking mandatory across the EU. The final text creates […]
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The Russian Government plans to control the online media
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Russische Regierung will Kontrolle über Online-Medien übernehmen | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.21_Russische_Regierung_plant_Online-Medien_zu_kontrollieren?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111110] Roskomnadzor, Russia’s federal supervisory agency for communications, information technology and mass media, is presently testing a search software to trace “extremist” content on the Internet, planning to start using it in December 2011. The software will check text, audio […]
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EU-Australia agreement on travel data transfers adopted by EP
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EP: Fluggastdaten-Abkommen mit Australien beschlossen | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.21_EP_Fluggastdaten_Abkommen_mit_Australien_beschlossen?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111110] As expected, the European Parliament (EP) gave its consent to the agreement on Passenger Name Records with Australia (yes 463, no 96, abstentions 11) on 27 October 2011. It had already been signed by the Australian Ambassador, Brendan Nelson, and Ambassador […]
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Finnish ISP ordered to block The Pirate Bay
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Finnischer Provider soll “The Pirate Bay” sperren | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.21_Finnischer_Provider_soll_The_Pirate_Bay_sperren?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111110] Hot on the heels of a Belgian court decision obligating two ISPs to block the Pirate Bay, the Helsinki District Court ruled on 26 October 2011 that the large Finnish ISP Elisa must block access to The Pirate Bay […]
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Ukraine draft law on decency threatens freedom of speech
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Ukraine: Gesetz zum Schutz der öffentlichen Ordnung bedroht Redefreiheit | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.21_Ukraine_Gesetz_zum_Schutz_der_oeffentlichen_Ordnung_bedroht_Redefreiheit?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111110] The Ukrainian Parliament approved on 18 October 2011, in first reading, a draft law that proposes amendments to the present law on the Protection of Public Decency Law, which puts freedom of speech at risk. The draft […]
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Vote on Net neutrality in the European Parliament
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Abstimmung zur Netzneutralität im Europäischen Parlament | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.21_Abstimmung_zur_Netzneutralitaet_im_Europaeischen_Parlament?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111110] The industry committee (ITRE) of the European Parliament unanimously adopted the resolution on the open Internet and net neutrality on 20 October 2011. All compromise amendments as well as amendments 7, 8, 45, 46, 47, 56, 57 (from the full […]
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Austrian Big Brother Awards 2011
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Österreichische Big Brother Awards 2011 | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.21_Oesterreichische_Big_Brother_Awards_2011?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111110] The 13th consecutive Austrian Big Brother Awards were held in Vienna’s Rabenhof Theatre on 25 October 2011. Entrance had to be closed an hour before starting, the theatre was already packed then. 350+ people watched the show inside, many more saw […]
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Higher numbers of content removal requests from governments to Google
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Google: Deutlich mehr Löschanfragen von Regierungen | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.21_Google_Deutlich_mehr_Loeschanfragen_von_Regierungen?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111110] Macedonian: [Сè поголем број владини барања за отстранување содржини од Google | Сè поголем број владини барања за отстранување содржини од Google] A Transparency Report issued by Google shows an increasing level of government requests of private data and content […]
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