No to backdoors, data retention, and weakening encryption! EFF joins more than 50 organizations in calling out a report laundering dangerous policies as new ideas for for EU institutions and Member States to implement edri.org/wp-content/upl…

European lawmakers have been highly active in regulating online services and emerging technologies, and we can expect the EU 2024–2029 mandate to continue shaping global tech standards. Check out new EFF proposals for a user-centered EU digital policy⬇️ eff.org/deeplinks/2024…

Want to learn more about what EFF does in Europe? Check out the first post of our new series on saving the internet in Europe eff.org/deeplinks/2024…

Judgment Patrascu v. Romania - civil judgment against the applicant for publication and hosting of comments on his Facebook page breached his freedom of expression hudoc.echr.coe.int/app/conversion… #ECHR #CEDH #ECHRpress

CJEU: Judgment of the General Court in Case T-354/22 | Bindl v Commission The @ec.europa.eu is ordered to pay damages to a visitor to its ‘Conference on the Future of Europe’ website as a result of the transfer of personal data to the United States. 👀 curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/do…

U.K. orders Apple to let it spy on users’ encrypted accounts: This is a serious development that UK groups warned about for a long time. These orders undermine the security of users and will lead to indiscriminate surveillance. washingtonpost.com/technology/202…

Interested in how EFF is saving the internet in Europe? Check out this blog post series about: -How EFF works in Europe -Defending Free Expression -Defending Privacy and Fighting Surveillance -Fostering Choice, Competition and the Right to Innovate eff.org/deeplinks/2024…

We support Wikimedia Foundation's challenge to the UK’s Online Safety Act. The OSA endangers Wikipedia and the global community of volunteer contributors. It also poses a serious threat to freedom of expression and privacy online, both in the U.K. and globally. eff.org/deeplinks/2025…

There's a real danger in pretending that social media bans and age verification will make the internet a safer space for young people. eff.org/deeplinks/2025…

The UK's Online Safety Act isn’t working. action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-o…