December 13, 2022

Protests under threat- Article 19 Asia Event

Article 19 will host an evening examining human rights violations in relation to protests in Thailand in conjunction with the launch of their report "THAILAND: Denying the demand for democracy".

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January 27, 2021 · Blogs

Member in the Spotlight: Alternatif Bilişim Derneği

The Alternative Informatics Association (Turkish: Alternatif Bilişim Derneği, Alternatif Bilişim acronym) is a Turkey based civil society organisation focusing on the issues of media literacy, internet censorship and mass surveillance since 31 December 2010.

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March 31, 2025

Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute 2025

For over two decades, the Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute has convened scholars, regulators, technologists, and activists to explore the global impact of media and technology. Organised by the Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy at the University of Oxford, the Institute offers an intensive academic experience combining expert seminars, critical debate, and global networking.

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June 26, 2023

Virtual School on Internet Governance

Registrations are open for the Virtual School on Internet Governance. The format of this online course is a massive open online course (MOOC), with the goal of networking with peers across the world.

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March 31, 2025

EPR Summer Course on European Platform Regulation 2025

Organised by the Institute for Information Law (IViR) at the University of Amsterdam, this five-day summer course offers an in-depth look at the legal and policy framework governing online platforms in the EU. With a particular focus on the Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA), the course combines academic rigour with practical insights, delivered by a distinguished international faculty of experts in law, government, civil society, and academia.

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September 13, 2022

Digital Freedom Fund organises workshops on digital rights litigation

DFF will host two workshops on 5 and 25 October aimed at bridging gaps between the digital rights and technologist communities working to stop “track and target” practices and algorithmic promotion of unlawful or harmful online content.

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March 31, 2025

Defending Your Organization Against Rage Farming

Organised by PWorld, this live webinar offers a deep dive into the mechanics of rage farming — a digital strategy where malicious actors provoke public outrage to distort narratives and damage reputations. This 3-hour interactive session provides strategic frameworks, case studies, and tools to detect, neutralise and prevent coordinated misinformation attacks. Led by crisis communication expert Philippe Borremans, the webinar is designed for professionals in communications, public relations, crisis response, and policy.

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February 15, 2024

Digital rights virtual law clinic: litigation application

The first DFF digital rights virtual drop-in law clinic is taking place in March and April 2024. The clinic will host sixteen sessions during which you will have the opportunity to interact with digital rights strategic litigation experts from across Europe.

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February 24, 2021 · Blogs | EDRi-gram | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Platform regulation | Privacy and confidentiality

Italy proposes age verification and digital identities for accessing social media

EDRi member Hermes Center sheds light on the current case against TikTok in Italy, where three solutions are circulating on how to make sure that children will not access certain online contents unless supervised by their guardians.

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March 25, 2020 · Document pools | Open internet and inclusive technology | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics | Profiling practices | Surveillance and data retention

Facial Recognition & Biometric Mass Surveillance: Document Pool

Despite evidence that public facial recognition and other forms of biometric mass surveillance infringe on a wide range EU fundamental rights, European authorities and companies are deploying these systems at a rapid rate. This has happened without proper consideration for how such practices invade people's privacy on an enormous scale; amplify existing inequalities; and undermine democracy, freedom and justice.

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March 11, 2020 · On the ground | Privacy and data protection | Cross border access to data | Privacy and confidentiality | Profiling practices | Surveillance and data retention

Germany: Invading refugees’ phones – security or population control?

In its new study, EDRi member Society for Civil Rights (GFF) examines how German authorities sniff out refugees’ phones. The aim of “data carrier evaluation” is supposed to be determining a person’s identity and their country of origin. However, in reality, it violates refugees’ rights and does not produce any meaningful results.

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November 25, 2022

Digital Justice House

This is a great opportunity for both managers and employees to learn about practical things they can do right now to improve the health of their teams and organizations.

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