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EU Commission Agrees to Greater Transparency for Copyright Guidelines

February 18, 2020 • by Eva Simon, LibertiesEU

The European Commission has consented to Liberties’ request for greater transparency and agreed to share the draft guidelines on the implementation of the Copyright Directive with members of the stakeholder dialogue.
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Automation and Illegal Content: Can We Rely on Machines Making Decisions for Us?

February 17, 2020 • by LibertiesEU

While automation is necessary for handling a vast amount of content shared by users, it makes mistakes that can be far-reaching for your rights and the well-being of society.
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Clearview AI - The Privacy-Breaching App That Gives Us the Creeps

February 14, 2020 • by Orsolya Reich, LibertiesEU

If you are the sort of person who just cannot help but click on everything that gives you the creeps, like I am, you are likely to have already read a handful of articles on Clearview AI.
Experts Report on Gender-Based Violence in Italy

February 10, 2020 • by Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

Last January GREVIO published its first report on Italy's implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, known as the “Istanbul Convention”.
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About Those Self-Driving Cars - Can They Make the Right Decisions?

February 05, 2020 • by Orsolya Reich, LibertiesEU

As you may have already realized, there are numerous discussions taking place about the ethics of artificial intelligence - in governmental forums, in the industry, in academia and in the media.
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ECtHR: Lithuania Discriminated Against Men Based on Their Sexual Orientation

February 03, 2020 • by Human Rights Monitoring Institute

Last month the ECtHR delivered its judgment in Pijus Beizaras and Mangirdas Levickas v. Lithuania. By refusing to investigate hate speech on social media, Lithuanian authorities discriminated against two men based on their sexual orientation.
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Good News for Privacy: Mass Processing of Passenger Data Case goes to CJEU

January 30, 2020 • by Society for Civil Rights

A German district court has referred the European Passenger Name Record (PNR) Directive to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). This is a major step towards ending the mass processing of passenger data.
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Orbán's Media Empire Unlawfully Given Green Light

January 29, 2020 • by Gábor Medvegy, Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

An unlawful decision of the Hungarian Competition Authority allowed for the creation of Fidesz's media empire, stated the court.
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HFHR Submits Brief to Protect Rule of Law in Judicial Appointments

January 27, 2020 • by Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

Legal violations affecting the judicial appointment process, especially those appearing in circumstances suggesting the partisan complicity of the executive and legislature, pose a clear and present threat to human rights and the Poland’s legal system.
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Sea-Watch Captain’s Arrest Unlawful, Supreme Court Rules

January 23, 2020 • by Jascha Galaski, LibertiesEU

Italy’s highest court confirmed last Friday that the arrest of Carola Rackete in June was unlawful. To avoid similar mistakes happening in the future we need to reform the outdated Facilitation Directive.
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