EDRi-gram, 30 April 2026
What has the EDRi network been up to over the past few weeks? Find out the latest digital rights news in our bi-weekly newsletter. In this edition: Young people across Europe say social media bans won’t fix broken platforms
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EDRi-gram, 30 April 2026
What has the EDRi network been up to over the past few weeks? Find out the latest digital rights news in our bi-weekly newsletter. In this edition: Young people across Europe say social media bans won’t fix broken platforms
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Greece’s AI Smart Policing system ruled unlawful after €4 million public spending\
A 4 million EUR “Smart Policing” programme enabling the use of AI technologies, including facial recognition software, which was deployed by the Hellenic Police has been ruled unlawful by Greece’s data protection authority. The decision confirmed long-standing concerns raised by EDRi member Homo Digitalis about facial recognition and data protection violations.
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EDRi responds to European Commission’s consultation call on the Digital Omnibus
The European Commission opened consultations for the Digital Omnibus, EDRi responded by urging the Commission not to prioritise corporate interests and deregulation over privacy, transparency, and fundamental rights, ultimately putting people at greater risk of data misuse and discrimination.
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The EU AI Office must prioritise setting up the Advisory Forum
35 organisations and researchers call on the EU AI Office to provide clear information on the timeline and process of the establishment of the Advisory Forum, the only formal mechanism ensuring civil society voices are part of AI Act implementation.
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EDRi-gram, 15 April 2026
What has the EDRi network been up to over the past few weeks? Find out the latest digital rights news in our bi-weekly newsletter. In this edition: Cracking the egg shells: what's inside the latest in EU digital rights?
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Europe shouldn’t “move fast and break things” with fundamental rights
The Digital Omnibus proposals, presented as “simplification,” risk weakening essential safeguards in the GDPR, the ePrivacy Directive, and the AI Act. By reducing protections and delaying obligations for high-risk systems, they introduce a logic reminiscent of the tech industry’s “move fast and break things” approach. In digital infrastructures built on large-scale data processing and automated decision-making, however, mistakes do not simply disappear. They become part of the system. This is why regulation is essential to protect people’s rights.
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Open Letter: EU lawmakers must safeguard the AI Act
41 organisations and experts are calling on the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the Council to reject the AI Omnibus, and honour their responsibility in upholding and safeguarding the integrity of the AI Act and its implementation without delay.
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The Court of Justice of the European Union condemns France’s police profiling practices
On 19 March 2026, the EU court ruled that France's law allowing law enforcement data collection is disproportionate and in violation of EU rules, as raised by public interest groups like La Quadrature du Net. This is another illegal feature in the French police databases, which must be urgently dismantled.
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The Digital Omnibus reopens the EU data acquis before it has even been tested
The Digital Omnibus not only targets the GDPR, ePrivacy and AI rules, but also rewrites the EU’s data acquis by merging recent laws into the Data Act. These changes risk weakening safeguards, concentrating power, and creating uncertainty before the framework has even been implemented in practice.
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How can the EU protect children online while dismantling the very rules designed to keep them safe?
Protecting children online has become one of the most powerful political narratives in Brussels, yet proposals like the Digital Omnibus risk weakening the very safeguards that make this protection possible. This is a contradiction: can children truly be protected if the rules designed to keep them safe are being dismantled?
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#PrivacyCamp25: Event summary
On 30 September 2025, policymakers, activists, human rights defenders and academics from Europe and beyond gathered in Brussels and online for Privacy Camp 2025. Together, we explored the theme Resilience and Resistance in Times of Deregulation and Authoritarianism.
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A practical guide to joint investigations: lessons learned from one year of the Civic Journalism Coalition
One year ago, EDRi, European Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ECNL) and Lighthouse Reports launched the Civic Journalism Coalition with the aim of connecting investigative journalists with digital rights and civil society organisations. Today, that partnership is yielding tangible results, from journalistic investigations to a new practical guide for collaboration. Here is an overview of the activities - investigations, workshops and community-building efforts - that have shaped the Coalition.
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