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Who Should Decide What We See Online?

Online platforms rank and moderate content without letting us know how and why they do it. There is a pressing need for transparency of the practices and policies of these online platforms.

Free Speech , freedom of expression , data protection , internet freedom
February 20, 2020 • LibertiesEU
Copyright Directive Passes, But Fight Against Upload Filters Isn’t Over

The European Parliament has passed a new copyright regulation promising to give content creators fair pay for their work, but a controversial part of the law also threatens free speech and the free and open internet in Europe.

copyright , Free Speech , internet freedom , censorship , Article 13 , digital rights
March 26, 2019 • LibertiesEU
Web Inventor Starts New Project to Liberate Personal Data

Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, announced a new technology with the promise to give back control to people over their data. The new service, called Solid, aims to put your personal information...

Tim Berners-Lee , internet freedom , data protection
October 03, 2018 • LibertiesEU
​Rapporteur's Version of Article 13 Will Still Kill Free Speech on the Internet

Liberties read the amendments tabled for the EU Copyright Directive. The amendment that seems to enjoy most well support from by MEPs is also the one that presents the greatest threat to our fundamental rights.

copyright , Free Speech , internet filter , internet freedom , analysis
September 07, 2018 • LibertiesEU
The New York Times Is Now Available Via Tor Onion Browser

To serve readers of The New York Times from countries with internet censorship in place, it's now made available via Tor Onion Service. "Some readers choose to use Tor to access our journalism because they’re...

Tor Onion , internet freedom , censorship
November 01, 2017 • LibertiesEU
Nighat Dad Receives Dutch Human Rights Tulip for 2016

Pakistani internet freedom advocate Nighat Dad has been awarded the 2016 Human Rights Tulip for her work to support the digital rights of women in her country.

Human Rights Tulip , Netherlands , Bert Koenders , Nighat Dad , human rights , internet freedom , freedom of speech , Digital Rights Foundation , Minister of Foreign Affairs
November 15, 2016 • Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten
Over 500,000 Europeans Signed the Save the Internet Petition

Over half a million citizens from across the European Union have signed the Save the Internet campaign asking for clear net neutrality guidelines to protect our freedoms and rights online. In 2015, the EU adopted...

Save the internet , Net neutrality , internet , internet freedom , BEREC
July 20, 2016 • LibertiesEU
Neutral Internet Faces Major Threat in Europe – Act Now Before It’s Too Late!

Europe urgently needs clear net neutrality guidelines to protect our freedoms and rights online. Sign the Save the Internet petition to show your support for a free and just internet.

Save the internet , campaign , BEREC , internet freedom
July 13, 2016 • LibertiesEU
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