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EDRi is the biggest European network defending rights and freedoms online. We work to to challenge private and state actors who abuse their power to control or manipulate the public. We do so by advocating for robust and enforced laws, informing and mobilising people, promoting a healthy and accountable technology market, and building a movement of organisations and individuals committed to digital rights and freedoms in a connected world.
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EDRi-gram, 29 October 2026
What has the EDRi network been up to over the past few weeks? Find out the latest digital rights news in our regular newsletter. In this edition: Celebrating end-to-end encryption, and the digital justice community in Europe and beyond
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The internet should not demand constant self-defence: Fairness starts before the click
A fair digital environment cannot – and should not – depend on everyone being permanently alert. Fairness must be built into the environment itself, not left to the skills of the people using it. In practice, that means rules, not appeals: cancelling must be as easy as subscribing, protection must be the default rather than a setting, and a system that detects a moment of weakness must not be allowed to act on it.
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What the new Convention on Decent Work in the Platform Economy means for workers – and what’s next for implementation
In June 2026, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) adopted a new Convention on Decent Work in the Platform Economy. Following in the footsteps of the EU’s Platform Work Directive, this Convention extends data protection rights for platform workers and contains innovative provisions to protect against the adverse effects of automated decision-making globally. But this is only the beginning. In this article, EDRi member Privacy International explores what’s next for ratification, implementation and the future of regulating worker surveillance in the EU and around the world.
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Draconian access block orders in Turkey
Court orders to block access to X accounts in Turkey reached an unprecedented number in September 2026. In this blog, EDRi-member Alternatif Bilisim detail the crackdown on civil rights defenders and independent media in the country, and call on public authorities to reconsider block orders and protect fundamental rights.
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Surveillance in times of insecurity: a wicked and stupid strategy
Sweden has been grappling with crime-related challenges in the past years. The difficulty to address violent crimes in cities notably has triggered extensive legislative reforms to increase surveillance and repression, including that of children. Tougher criminal penalties, widespread videosurveillance, mass electronic monitoring and government hacking are just a few examples illustrating the Swedish government’s attempt to counter public safety threats.
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EDRi celebrates Global Encryption Day 2026
On 21 October 2026, we celebrate the Global Encryption Day! Part of EDRi’s KISS campaign, we celebrate this day with our partners, online, in Brussels and in different European capitals.
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EDRi-gram, 8 October 2026
What has the EDRi network been up to over the past few weeks? Find out the latest digital rights news in our regular newsletter. In this edition: Turning up the heat – Commission backs social media bans, Apple held accountable, summer to-dos, & more!
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The Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA) represents everything that’s wrong with Europe’s approach to digital sovereignty
The EU’s Tech Sovereignty Package is supposed to jump-start Europe’s “sovereign AI” ambitions. But due to fundamental misunderstandings about the technology behind ‘AI’ and the blind trust in Big Tech’s AI doomer and boomer narratives, it is more likely to instead hurt digital rights and the environment instead, and waste valuable public resources that should have been invested in actually increasing Europe’s digital resilience. The Cloud and AI Development (CADA) Act, a part of the Tech Sovereignty Package, adds up to an aggressive policy push to impose “European AI”.
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No human required: Austria’s plan for AI-only government decisions
A sweeping change to Austria's administrative law would let authorities issue binding decisions using AI systems with no human ever reviewing the outcome. EDRi member epicenter.works has sent an open letter to parliament, and is looking for input from readers elsewhere in Europe about how other countries are handling, or planning to handle, the same issue.
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Your data, their decision: the hidden surveillance infrastructure behind Europe’s digital borders
A new report by ARTICLE 19 examines how the European Union is presiding over the most significant expansion of border surveillance in its history. Much of this development is being outsourced to private companies – with profound consequences for privacy and freedom of expression.
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D3 brings class actions on addictive design against Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube
The Portuguese digital rights organisation and EDRi member D3 announces that it has brought four class actions lawsuits against Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube over the use of addictive design practices. The cases challenge design practices that can encourage compulsive use of online platforms and seek to hold platforms accountable for the way their services affect users. Similar initiatives might come up in other EU Member States as part of a broader European response.
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The KIDS Act will make the internet less safe
On 16 September, the European Commission presented the KIDS ACT, its plan for making online experiences safer for young people. Far from being a move to lead the EU towards better digital environments, this move is a missed opportunity to address the root cause of why online platforms are harmful to children – and everyone else. This blog analyse the proposal’s shortcomings.
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