The targeting options offered on Meta for political parties may further weaken Hungarian democracy, Liberties’ investigation into online political advertising during the 2022 Hungarian parliamentary elections finds.
Freedom of information is recognised by the United Nations as a fundamental right which obligates the state to share information with citizens that is of public interest. It improves transparency, accountability and increases citizen engagement.
The Digital Services Act is a new law that will tame the wild west of the online world in the EU. It affects companies that provide online services in the EU or to EU citizens, who must follow rules about illegal content, cookie banners and transparency.
Targeted political advertising poses a threat to free & fair elections across Europe. The EU’s proposal to fix this fails to set up effective safeguards. This is why we shared a few ideas to make the upcoming European rule better and stronger.
Do you know the 7 principles of GDPR and why they are important? Here's what we all need to know about these principles.
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Providing context from a human rights perspective for the Twitter-Musk thread.
Journalists and watchdogs deserve better protection against the ‘lawfare’ of powerful politicians or businesses. The new EU anti-SLAPP initiative could turn the worrying trend of weaponizing laws and courts to silence critical voices in Europe.
Baseless libel lawsuits are used by powerful actors to silence their critics. Whether or not they win the case is less important: exorbitant legal fees and psychological trauma does enough damage. But who uses this tactic, who do they target, and why?
We all share our data with big tech companies to access certain services. This article looks at why giving away this information is problematic, as well as the impact of the world's strongest data protection - the General Data Protection Regulation
On 5th January 2022, the Lithuanian government decided against extending the state of emergency on the border with Belarus.
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