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What’s your trustworthiness according to Facebook? Find out!
On 21 August 2018 it was revealed that Facebook rates the trustworthiness of its users in its attempt to tackle misinformation.
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Women on Waves: how internet companies police our speech
Increasingly, internet companies decide which content we're allowed to publish and receive.
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ENDitorial: The European Commission is talking “tough on terror”. Again.
The European Commission plans to issue a Regulation on 12 September 2018 that will get tough on internet companies in the fight against terrorism.
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US companies to implement better privacy for website browsing
Important changes are underway for web users, as browser manufacturers are set to put domain name system (DNS) look ups in the hands of more predictable, trusted and transparent sources.
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New Protocol on cybercrime: a recipe for human rights abuse?
From 11 to 13 July 2018, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and European Digital Rights (EDRi) took part in the Octopus Conference 2018 at the Council of Europe together with Access Now to present the views of a global coalition of civil society groups on the negotiations of more than 60 countries on access to […]
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Member in the Spotlight: Hermes Center
Hermes Center for Transparency and Digital Human Rights is an Italian civil rights organisation focusing on the promotion and development of the awareness and attention to transparency, accountability, freedom of speech online and, more in general, the protection of rights and personal freedom in a connected world.
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Censoring Wikipedia in Turkey is censoring our collective knowledge
2018 will be a pivotal year for the internet.
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EU Council considers undermining ePrivacy
On 19 October 2017, the European Parliament’s LIBE Committee adopted its report on the ePrivacy Regulation.
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ENDitorial: The fake fight against fake news
The new danger is no longer yellow, but red once more: fake news. It helped getting Trump elected. It paved the highway to Brexit. Even local European elections are not safe. The greatest danger to our democracy in modern times must be fought by all possible means.
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Smart Borders: the challenges remain a year after its adoption
After the initial rejection of the Smart Borders package in 2013, the European Parliament voted again on 25 October 2017 to finally adopt it, including the Entry/Exit System (EES) and amendments to integrate it into the Schengen Borders Code.
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The EU gets another opportunity to improve copyright rules
The EU gets another opportunity to improve a copyright proposal that would have threatened the open web.
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Restoring freedom of expression in Spain: end the “gag law”
Spain has been one of the countries of the European Union that has most shamefully stood out for its government’s attitude against freedom of expression and information.
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