1/3 Registrations for #PrivacyCamp25 are now open! βœ… Tick this off your to-do list before the summer - secure your spot now at one of Europe's flagship #DigitalRights gatherings. Together, we'll explore ✊🏾 Resilience and Resistance in Times of Deregulation and Authoritarianism ✊🏾 πŸ—“οΈ 30 September 2025, online and in Brussels. Register now ‡️
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#PrivacyCamp25: Registrations open and call for sessions deadline!
Registrations for Privacy Camp 2025 are now open! Make sure you tick that off your to-do list this summer before you log off.
😎 Out-of-office replies might be piling up, but the fight for #DigitalRights never clocks out. Before the #EDRigram goes on summer break, here's a packed edition for you: πŸ’ͺ🏾 Resisting EU's #deregulation agenda that is threatening the #GDPR & #AIAct πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™€οΈ @Bits of Freedom's new research on manipulative design by online platforms πŸ“’ Call for sessions for #PrivacyCamp25 is now open ➑️
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EDRi-gram, 10 July 2025 - European Digital Rights (EDRi)
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πŸ“¨ Today, EDRi and 51 civil society organisations, academics, and experts have written to the European Commission to oppose any attempts to suspend or delay the #ArtificialIntelligence #AI Act. These attempts, especially in light of the growing trend of #deregulation of #FundamentalRrights and environmental protection, could undermine accountability and hard-won rights for people, the planet, justice and democracy 🚨 Read the open letter ➑️
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European Commission must champion the AI Act - European Digital Rights (EDRi)
Instead of unraveling the EU rulebook, the Commission should focus on the full implementation and proper enforcement of its rules.
1/2 πŸŽ‰ We're back! #PrivacyCamp25 will take place on September 30, 2025. Our rights and freedoms – online and offline – are facing unprecedented threats. Recognising this context, we want to explore ✊🏾 Resilience and Resistance in Times of Deregulation and Authoritarianism ✊🏾 in this edition of Privacy Camp. Call for session proposals is now OPEN πŸ“¬ Submit your session ‡️ https://framaforms.org/submission-privacy-camp-2025-resilience-and-resistance-in-times-of-deregulation-and-authoritarianism
⚠️ WATCH OUT! European Commission's questionnaire for public consultation on #DataRetention has some really tricky and misguiding questions! ⚠️ But don't worry - we'll be publishing an answering guide in early August to help you understand the questions and avoid the traps. Well in time for the September 12 deadline! 😌 Stay tuned for the guide! πŸ—ΊοΈ image
🚨 #BudapestPride is just days away but Hungary has criminalised Pride marches and is using real-time #FacialRecognition to identify protesters ❌ We, together with 46 other civil society organisations, are urging the European Commission to take IMMEDIATE action to defend human rights in Hungary. People at Budapest Pride should be able to safely exercise their right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression ✊🏽 πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ Read our call to the Commission ‡️
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The European Commission must act now to defend fundamental rights in Hungary - European Digital Rights (EDRi)
With Budapest Pride set to take place on June 28, EDRi and 46 organisation are urging the European Commission to defend fundamental rights.
πŸ”₯ Just dropped: a fresh #EDRigram in your inbox! #Surveillance is rising, fascism is spreading, democracy is gasping. How do we resist? We’ve got plans. Big ones: ⛰️ EDRi’s strategy for 2025–2030 is locked and loaded πŸ‘οΈβ€πŸ—¨οΈ Our position paper which calls for a BAN on commercial #spyware πŸ“Œ #PrivacyCamp is back! September 30: save the date for the 2025 edition and get hyped Read about this (and much more) in our latest edition. Dive in ‡️
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EDRi-gram, 25 June 2025 - European Digital Rights (EDRi)
What has the EDRis network been up to over the past two weeks? Find out the latest digital rights news in our bi-weekly newsletter.
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🚨 One year after first raising the alarm, @EDRi, Access Now, and 16 other civil society organisations have sent a second letter urging the European Commission to urgently reassess Israel’s adequacy status under the #GDPR. Since the Commission reconfirmed Israel’s status in January 2024, the situation has only worsened ❌ The letter outlines six concerns linking Israel’s data practices to escalating #HumanRights violations in #Gaza and the #WestBank. Read the letter ‡️
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Civil society urges EU to reassess Israel’s adequacy status - European Digital Rights (EDRi)
The letter urges the European Commission to reassess Israel’s data protection adequacy status under the GDPR.
In November 2023, @EDRi, @npub1d2az...gtj2, Access Now, ARTICLE 19, and @npub1gqyj...gvf8 filed a complaint against the French decree implementing the EU regulation addressing the dissemination of 'terrorist content' online. ❌ This regulation is incompatible with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights ❌ On Monday, the French supreme administrative court rejected our arguments and refused to refer the case to the Court of Justice of the European Union. Read more why we're disappointed ‡️
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French Administrative Supreme Court illegitimately buries the debate over internet censorship law
In November 2023, La Quadrature du Net, Access Now, ARTICLE 19, European Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ECNL), European Digital Rights (EDRi) and W...
The EU wants to expand deportations, including of children 🚨 The new Deportation Regulation fuels detention, criminalisation, and digital surveillance. As the #ProtectNotSurveil coalition, we call on the EU to withdraw its proposal ❌ Read more:
The EU must stop the digitalisation of the deportation regime and withdraw the new Return Regulation - Access Now