December 2, 2009

Stockholm programme adopted by the European Parliament

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europäisches Parlament nimmt Stockholmer Programm an| http://www.unwatched.org/node/1610] After six months of preparation, the European Union has almost reached agreement (somewhat behind schedule) on its 5-year plan for policy in the area of “freedom, security and justice”, better known as the “Stockholm Programme”. Discussions on this proposal took place […]

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July 17, 2013 · Blogs

ENDitorial:Leaked telecoms Regulation with or without net neutrality?

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Geplante Telekom-Regulierung mit oder ohne Netzneutralität? | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.14_ENDitorial_Geplante_Telekom-Regulierung_mit_oder_ohne_Netzneutralitaet?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130717] Last week, an internal draft of a regulation for a “telecoms single market” was leaked in Brussels. We published an initial reaction to this document. But what are the details of the text and what do they mean? The […]

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July 16, 2014 · Blogs

ENDitorial: Commission Communication on IP Enforcement

On 1 July, 2014, the European Commission launched an oddly-named Communication entitled “Towards a renewed consensus on the enforcement of intellectual property rights.” It is good to see the Commission being ambitious, but renewing something that never existed appears to be quite challenging. The document opens by referring to the impressive statistic that a “recent […]

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June 3, 2015 · Blogs

Turkey blocks political websites

Engelli Web is an independent monitoring website that lists websites blocked by the Turkish government. Currently it lists over 80 000 domains and the number keeps rising. The real figure is probably much higher, because the government does not disclose the exact list of banned sites. Although the majority of the sites are blocked on […]

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May 7, 2014 · Blogs

Turkey: Twitter ban lifted, YouTube still blocked

Twitter and YouTube were banned at the end of March in Turkey, after recordings that raised allegations of corruption towards the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and some of the members of his cabinet were posted to the social media platforms. Turkish government justified the blocking by social media platforms’ refusal to remove offensive content […]

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May 26, 2014 · Blogs

We promised to recruit digital rights-friendly MEPs – we delivered

WePromise.eu was an innovative campaign that sought to bring digital rights to the agenda of the European elections. It gathered wide support from throughout the political spectrum as well as from civil society and citizens, exceeding all expectations. With 434 candidates having signed up to the Charter of digital rights – including two top EU […]

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October 8, 2014 · Blogs

Turkey: Constitutional Court overturns Internet law amendment

On 8 September, the Turkish Government passed an amendment to the existing Internet law (#5651). On 2 October, however, Turkey’s Constitutional Court annulled the most crucial parts of the amendment. The amendment that was passed “aims to protect the dignity and privacy of individuals who become victims of defamation on the Internet.” It provided a […]

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March 3, 2011 · Blogs

Hug your MEP

The European Parliament needs support in negotiations on web blocking On 14 February, the Civil Liberties Committee adopted a text on Internet blocking. While not perfect, this text rejected populism and focussed squarely on child protection and a harmonised approach to respect for fundamental rights. The Committee’s approach is now being opposed by almost all […]

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October 10, 2007

EDRI Campaign on CoE Recommendation Failing to Uphold Freedom of Expression

On October 10, 2007, EDRI issued a statement to express its serious concerns over a new Council of Europe Recommendation on ‘promoting freedom of expression and information in the new information and communications environment’. As other related instruments are currently in preparation by the CoE, EDRI calls for NGOs and groups from all over the […]

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October 30, 2020

Computer Vision: Who Benefits and Who Is Harmed?

Gunda-Werner-Institut für Feminismus und Geschlechterdemokratie organises a talk with the participation of Dr. Timnit Gebru to discuss the biases in computer vision.

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November 10, 2011 · Blogs

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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November 14, 2011 · Publications

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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