Results for BitsofFreedom

September 11, 2019 · On the ground | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online

The Netherlands, aim for a more ambitious copyright implementation!

All EU Member States are obliged to implement the newly adopted EU Copyright Directive, including its controversial Article 17. But how to interpret it, is up to them. In the Netherlands, there is currently a draft bill, which is unfortunately very disappointing. The government really needs to try much harder to protect the interests of […]

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December 18, 2019 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Equal access to the internet | Freedom of expression online | Online tracking industry / AdTech | Surveillance and data retention

Bits of Freedom celebrates its 20th anniversary

EDRi member Bits of Freedom celebrates its 20 year anniversary. Bits of Freedom believes an open and just society is only possible when people can participate in public life without fear of repercussions. For this, every person needs to be free to share information and their private life needs to be respected. The right to […]

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February 13, 2019 · On the ground | Open internet and inclusive technology | Equal access to the internet

Time for better net neutrality rules

A Dutch court struck a blow against strong net neutrality protections. According to the court, the mobile operator T-Mobile may continue to provide certain music services with preferential treatment to its customers in the Netherlands − a disappointing judgment showing the need for better rules.

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September 26, 2018 · On the ground | Open internet and inclusive technology | Equal access to the internet

Will the evaluation of the net neutrality rules be balanced?

In our open letter we expressed our concerns about the study of the implementation of the net neutrality rules. Our letter focused on the possible conflicts of interest of the lawyers in charge of the study, as well as the risk of an unbalanced report.

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January 28, 2019 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Online tracking industry / AdTech | Privacy and confidentiality

Period tracker apps – where does your data end up?

More and more women use a period tracker: an app that keeps track of your menstrual cycle. However, these apps do not always treat the intimate data that you share with them carefully. An app that notifies you when to expect your period or when you are fertile can be useful, for example to predict […]

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March 13, 2019 · Blogs | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online

What will happen to our memes?

In Europe, new rules concerning copyright are being created that could change the internet fundamentally. The consequences that the upload filters included in the EU copyright Directive proposal will have for our creativity online raise concerns. Will everything we want to post to the internet have to pass through “censorship machines”? If the proposed Directive […]

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May 22, 2019 · On the ground | Information democracy | Disinformation and electoral interference

Facebook lies to Dutch Parliament about election manipulation

On 15 May 2019, Facebook’s Head of Public Policy for the Netherlands spoke at a round table in the House of Representatives about data and democracy. The Facebook employee reassured members of parliament that Facebook has implemented measures to prevent election manipulation. He stated: “You can now only advertise political messages in a country, if […]

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May 22, 2019 · Blogs | Information democracy | Platform regulation

Hey Google, where does the path lead?

If you do not know the directions to a certain place, you use a digital device to find your way. With our noses glued to the screen, we blindly follow the instructions of Google Maps, or its competitor. But do you know which way you are being led?

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July 3, 2019 · Blogs | Information democracy | Alternatives to dominant digital services | Freedom of expression online

Regulating online communications: Fix the system, not the symptoms

Our digital information ecosystem fails to deliver the communications landscape needed to sustain our democracies. In a problem analysis, EDRi member Bits of Freedom introduces and disentangles some of the key concepts and issues surrounding the dominant role of platforms and the resulting harms to our freedom of expression.

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October 24, 2018 · On the ground | Information democracy | Alternatives to dominant digital services | Freedom of expression online | Platform regulation

ENDitorial: YouTube puts uploaders, viewers & itself in a tough position

A pattern is emerging. After blocking a controversial video, YouTube nonpologises for doing so, and reinstates the video... just to block it again a few months later. The procedures around content moderation need to improve, but that's not all: more needs to change.

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November 21, 2018 · Blogs | On the ground | Information democracy | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Inclusive technologies | Platform regulation

Whom do we trust with the collective good?

Wittingly and unwittingly, we increasingly leave the care of society to tech companies. This trend will prove detrimental to us.

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November 21, 2018 · Blogs | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online | Platform regulation

ENDitorial: Facebook can never get it right

In 2017, a man posted live footage on Facebook of a murder he was committing. The platform decides whether you get to see this shocking footage or not – an incredibly tricky decision to make. And not really the kind of decision we want Facebook to be in charge of at all.

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