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Austria Proposes Censorship Law to Ban Anonymous Online Comments

The draft law is intended to tackle hateful comments on online forums, but digital rights advocates and opposition politicians call it a direct attack on fundamental rights and the freedom of the internet.

censorship , digital rights , internet , online , Free Speech , hate speech , Privacy
April 25, 2019 • LibertiesEU
Some Censorship With Your Schnitzel? Get a CLUE. Have a Laugh.

​Anonymous online comments could soon be impossible in Austria. A new draft law targeting online hate speech will require far more than a nickname to post online. Unless you are posting on a neo-Nazi platform.

Free Speech , censorship , hate speech , internet , Austria
April 25, 2019 • LibertiesEU
Sexual Violence Law Causes Row in Italy

Politicians from Italy's ruling populist coalition have clashed over a major new sexual violence bill. The law seeks to strengthen the fight against sexual crimes like rape and revenge porn on the internet, but a...

Italy , sexual abuse , assault , rape , internet
April 01, 2019 • LibertiesEU
UK Residents Make 170,000 Anti-Semitic Google Searches Each Year

At least 170,000 anti-Semitic Google searches are made in the UK every year, a new study shows. Roughly 10% of the searches involve violent phrases such as “Jews must die” or “kill Jews”. The study, conducted by the...

Anti-Semitism , UK , Vinter and others v. the United Kingdom , Google , internet , racism
January 14, 2019 • LibertiesEU
Mass Data Attack Hits German Politicians

The personal data of hundreds of German politicians, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, has been published online. Contacts, private chats and financial details were released on Twitter over the holiday period,...

Germany , data breach , internet , Twitter , hacking
January 07, 2019 • LibertiesEU
Civil Rights Groups Call on Facebook Leaders to Step Down

In a letter sent on Monday to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, twenty-nine civil rights groups call on him and COO Sheryl Sandberg to step down, citing years of the company's role in "generating bigotry and hatred...

Privacy , Data , internet , Facebook
December 18, 2018 • LibertiesEU
There’s No Hope for Freedom Where There Is No Free Press

Although the attitudes of authoritarians haven't changed all the much over time, the media landscape has. It's now more accessible – and ripe for abuse – than ever before.

media , internet , authoritarianism , authoritarian survival guide , journalists , fake news
November 06, 2018 • LibertiesEU
Hackers Attempt to Sell Private Facebook Messages

Hackers have published private messages from some 81,000 Facebook accounts, and may have access to 120 million users' accounts in total. The group of hackers had been attempting to sell the private messages from...

Facebook , Privacy , data protection , digital rights , internet
November 05, 2018 • LibertiesEU
Google Staff Stage Walkout Over Treatment of Women

An unprecedented series of walkouts have hit Google offices around the world in protest of how women are treated at the company. Protesters are calling for changes in how sexual misconduct allegations are dealt with...

womens rights , Google , internet , equality , gender
November 01, 2018 • LibertiesEU
Faking Action: EU to Fine Social Media Firms Over Extremist Posts

Social media companies must remove extremist content within one hour or face hefty fines, according to a new proposal unveiled by the head of the European Commission. But is the motivation for the regulation rooted in politics rather than security?

terrorism , extremism , internet , online , European Commission , Juncker
September 14, 2018 • LibertiesEU
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