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December 20, 2016 · Press mentions

EDRi’s Press Review 2016

During the past year, our work to defend citizens’ rights and freedoms online has gained an impressive visibility – we counted nearly four hundred mentions! – in European and international media. Below, you can find our press review 2016.

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November 5, 2008

One more step for France in adopting the graduated response

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Despite all opposition and debates, on 30 October 2008, a crushing majority of the French Senate voted in favour of the anti-piracy law, the so called Hadopi law, introducing the graduate response against illegal content downloading. The law enabling the introduction of three-strikes measure against file-sharers and […]

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February 27, 2013 · Blogs

The British Phonographic Industry pushes ISPs to block more sites

The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) continues its offensive against torrent websites that are accused of copyright infringement. Based on the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act from 1998, the group obtained in 2012, from the High Court, the blocking of Newzbin2 and The Pirate Bay through several big UK ISPs and in October 2012, asked again […]

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April 21, 2010

Asociación de Internautas goes to EC against court decision

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Asociación de Internautas wendet sich wegen Gerichtsurteil an Europäische Kommission | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1873] Asociación de Internautas (the Spanish Association of Internet Users – AI) has recently denounced to the European Commission (EC) the Spanish Supreme Court decision in the case introduced by SGAE (the General Society of Authors and […]

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February 25, 2021

The 2nd DSA Conference – The new rulebook for the digital economy

Forum Europe is currently organising its 2nd DSA Conference to discuss the proposals and will cover liability around content and goods, emerging competition rules, and the future of advertising online.

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May 6, 2009

Reclaim your DNA from the UK database

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Fordern Sie Ihre DNA aus der britischen Datenbank ein! | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1392] Macedonian: [Акција за повлекување на профили од британската ДНК база на податоци | http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/content/view/1449/4/lang,mk/] A coallition of Human rights groups in UK has launched “Reclaim your DNA” website that helps innocent people contact the police to seek […]

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May 5, 2010

EDRi and partners launch copyright declaration

EDRi, as part of a broad based coalition of European groups, representing consumers, creators, libraries, civil society and technology companies today released Copyright for Creativity, a declaration calling for a European copyright law truly adapted to the Internet age. Copyright for Creativity calls for a copyright regime fostering digital creativity, innovation, education, and access to […]

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February 16, 2023 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Surveillance and data retention

Is the EU protecting people from Pegasus spyware?

Spyware is an extremely invasive surveillance tool and a global threat to human rights and democracy. Since the initial Pegasus Project revelations, we’ve learned that governments and private actors in over 46 countries worldwide, including EU member states, have used invasive spyware to target and silence journalists, human rights defenders, political opponents, and dissidents.

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April 6, 2011

Website blocking and suspension discussions in the UK

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Diskussion um Netzsperren im Vereinigten Königreich | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.7_Diskussion_um_Netzsperren_im_Vereinigten_Koenigreich] UK Minister Ed Vaizey is involved in discussions for private blocking schemes to prevent access to copyright infringing websites. This follows the delays in implementing the Digital Economy Act. It is believed by the EDRi-member Open Rights Group and others […]

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December 6, 2023 · Blogs | EDRi-gram | Highlights | Information democracy | Open internet and inclusive technology | Privacy and data protection

EDRi-gram, 6 December 2023

In this edition, we reflect on how our movement of human rights organisations and supporters influenced the European Parliament to reject the mass scanning of private messages in the CSA Regulation. And as we approach the final negotiations on the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, we are raising the voices of 16 organisations, calling on the Council to effectively regulate the use of AI systems by law enforcement, migration control, and national security authorities in the law. Read on to learn more about digital exclusion in Europe, the expansion of the EURODAC database, and the EU's plans for facial recognition.

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September 11, 2024 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Disinformation and electoral interference | Platform regulation

Croatian TikTok: A battleground between pro-EU and anti-EU narratives

Gong, a Croatian democracy watchdog organisation and EDRi member, published an analysis of the political narratives on TikTok during the national 2024 election campaign. The research explores the political narratives and environment on TikTok in the pre-campaign and campaign period for the Croatian parliamentary elections. It highlights a vibrant and intricate political landscape on TikTok in Croatia, marked by a division between democratic and anti-democratic narratives aimed at swaying the platform's younger audience.

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March 14, 2012

First vote in the EP on PNR Agreement with the USA

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Erste Abstimmung im EU-Parlament über PNR-Abkommen mit den USA | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.5_Erste_Abstimmung_im_EU-Parlament_ueber_PNR-Abkommen_mit_den_USA] The latest chapter in the collection and processing of passenger data to cover all flights arriving in and departing from the US was opened when, in 2011, the European Commission tabled a renegotiated proposal for an air […]

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