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December 16, 2020 · Blogs | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online

Terrorist Content Online: Is this the end?

On 10 December, the European Parliament and the German Presidency acting on behalf of the Council reached a provisional agreement on the Regulation addressing the dissemination of terrorist content online.

November 30, 2021 · Blogs | Campaigns | Highlights | Open internet and inclusive technology | Privacy and data protection | Platform regulation

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Imagine we live in a world where online platforms enable you to change society, are following your choices for online experience and are accountable to society about how their negative effect on society should be tackled.

June 4, 2021 · Blogs | Press releases | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online | Platform regulation

European Commission ignores civil society concerns and sides with creative industries

Today is a sad day for Europe. Instead of listening to reason and arguments, the European Commission itself brought up in front of the CJEU, the backroom political influence of the entertainment industry has won once again. Clearly “earmarking” content means preferring the economic interests of a few powerful actors over the fundamental rights of a whole generation.

February 17, 2021 · Blogs | Campaigns | Press mentions | Information democracy | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics | Data protection standards | Privacy and confidentiality | Profiling practices | Surveillance and data retention

Mass facial recognition is the apparatus of police states and must be regulated

Scientists have shown the inherent structural discrimination embedded in biometric systems. Facial analysis algorithms consistently judge black faces to be angrier and more threatening than white faces. We also know that biometric systems are designed with a purportedly “neutral” face and body in mind, which can exclude people with disabilities and anybody that does not conform to an arbitrary norm.

November 17, 2021 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Disinformation and electoral interference | Online tracking industry / AdTech | Platform regulation | Privacy and confidentiality

What you need to know about the Facebook Papers

Facebook is now undergoing what may be the tech giant’s biggest crisis in its 17-year history. In October, The Washington Post reported that a second Facebook whistleblower came forward to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, alleging that the company prioritises growth over combating hate speech, disinformation, and other threats to the public. The whistleblower’s testimony follows that of former Facebook employee Frances Haugen, whose legal counsel released what’s known as the Facebook Papers — a 10,000-page collection of internal reports, memos, and chat logs leaked to more than a dozen major news outlets.

January 29, 2020 · Highlights | On the ground | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

AG’s Opinion: Mass retention of data incompatible with EU law

May 25, 2021 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Freedom of expression online | Privacy and confidentiality

Antiterrorists in a bike shed – policy and politics of the Terrorist Content Regulation

The short story: an ill-fated law with dubious evidence base, targeting an important modern problem with poorly chosen measures, goes through an exhausting legislative process to be adopted without proper democratic scrutiny due to a procedural peculiarity. How did we manage to end up in this mess? And what does it tell us about the power of agenda setting the name of the “do something” doctrine?

December 14, 2022 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology | Alternatives to dominant digital services | Disinformation and electoral interference | Freedom of expression online | Online tracking industry / AdTech | Platform regulation

Everyone is on Mastodon now, but why?

Millions of people and organisations are flocking to Mastodon in the wake of Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. EDRi is among those who recently started using the decentralised and free social network. What does Mastodon do better, and why does it get digital rights groups all excited?

October 4, 2019 · Highlights | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online | Platform regulation

CJEU ruling on fighting defamation online could open the door for upload filters

Today, on 3 October 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) gave its ruling in the case C‑18/18 Glawischnig-Piesczek v Facebook. The case is related to injunctions obliging a service provider to stop the dissemination of a defamatory comment. Some aspects of the decision could pose a threat for freedom of expression, in particular that of political dissidents who may be accused of defamatory practices.

October 1, 2019 · Highlights | Information democracy | Privacy and data protection | Online tracking industry / AdTech | Privacy and confidentiality

CJEU on cookies: ‘Consent or be tracked’ is not an option

European Digital Rights (EDRi) welcomes the CJEU's confirmation that under the current data protection framework, cookies can only be set if users have given consent that is valid under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

December 7, 2021

Online discussion “The Impact of Internet Platforms on Human Rights”

As part of Human Rights Film festival, a discussion will be held on the impact of the Internet platform on human rights and the challenges of protecting human rights – the right to freedom of expression, participation, non-discrimination, the right to privacy and workers’ rights.

December 14, 2022 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Privacy and confidentiality | Profiling practices

Back to the Future: Activism, the copyright Directive and lessons for the present

The Copyright Directive marked a key moment in internet history. Civil society, and EDRi in particular, have reflected on the role we played in the political debate and what would that mean for future digital policy fights. In this blogpost, we look back to assess the success of the strategies we adopted and what are the takeaways we should keep in mind when challenging current human rights threats like chat control and facial recognition.