📢 The latest EU Tech Policy Brief is here! In this edition: 👁️ New proposal on #CSAR 💬 The annual #DSA Civil Society Roundtable 🟣 16 Days of Activism ⚖️ Policy brief on the #AI Act obligations vs other EU laws ✂️ The Digital Omnibus Package rolling back on key protections 👇 More about EU tech policy:

Center for Democracy and Technology

EU Tech Policy Brief: November 2025

Welcome back to the CDT Europe’s Tech Policy Brief, covering the most pressing technology and internet policy issues in the EU.

Today, the Commission unveiled its Digital Omnibus Package, reopening and weakening key elements of the EU’s digital rulebook. The package introduces changes that would allow providers of high-risk AI systems to avoid core obligations, expand exemptions far beyond SMEs, and delay essential protections people most affected by AI. Europe’s digital future must remain grounded in rights, oversight & democratic accountability, not deregulation disguised as simplification.

Center for Democracy and Technology

CDT Europe’s Statement on the Digital Omnibus Package

On 19 November, the European Commission published the Digital Omnibus Package; a twinset of proposals suggesting amendments to crucial laws underpi...

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📢 Together with 30 CSOs, we sent a letter to the European Commission and MSs to urge them to uphold their commitment to swiftly implement the AI Act, without any delay or reopening of the legislation, and appoint national competent authorities. 👇🏻 Read the full statement:

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Joint CSOs Open Letter on Keeping the AI Act National Implementation on Track

CDT Europe, together with 30 other civil society organisations, wrote an open letter to the European Commission and Member States to express our co...

✍🏻 CDT Europe, together with the Steering Committee of the Global Encryption Coalition, wrote to express our concerns with the Danish Presidency’s Compromise Text on the EU Child Sexual Abuse Regulation (#CSAR), in particular relating to scanning & end-to-end #encryption. 👇🏻 Read the full statement:

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GEC Steering Committee Statement on 1 July Text of the European CSA Regulation

CDT Europe, together with the Steering Committee of the Global Encryption Coalition, wrote to express our concerns with the 1 July Danish Presidenc...

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Today, CDT Europe, with 51 civil society organisations & experts, sent a letter to the European Commission to express our concerns regarding the forthcoming #Digital Simplification package. We firmly oppose any attempt to delay or re-open the #AIAct particularly in light of the growing trend of deregulation. We call on the Commission to champion the proper enforcement and implementation of the Act & the wider EU digital rulebook. 👇🏻 Read the full letter on our website:

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Open Joint Letter Against the Delaying and Reopening of the AI Act

CDT Europe, alongside the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC), European Digital Rights (EDRi) and the European Centre for Not-for-Profit Law (ECN...

📢 Excited to share our Initial Analysis on the First Round of Risk Assessments under the EU Digital Services Act, in collaboration with the #DSA Civil Society Coordination Group! Read about key trends, practices, gaps and recommendations for better future reports 👇🏻

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Civil Society Responds to DSA Risk Assessment Reports: An Initial Feedback Brief

The DSA Civil Society Coordination Group, in collaboration with the Recommender Systems Taskforce and People vs Big Tech, has released an initial a...

Great to see so many join us for our first DSA Civil Society Coordination Group event of 2025! This afternoon was a valuable opportunity to strategise for the year ahead and strengthen our collective efforts. A key focus: DSA Risk Assessments, a crucial step towards a safer, more accountable digital space. A huge thank you to everyone who participated, shared insights, and contributed to the discussions. Looking forward to another impactful year together! #DSA #CivilSocietyCoordination

💥 A victory for privacy & civil society! The Hungarian Presidency's last-ditch effort to pass a problematic Child Sexual Abuse Regulation text backfired today. Blocking countries delivered strong statements, citing: 🔒 Risks of indiscriminate surveillance; ⚖️ Legal flaws; 💻 Technical concerns (e.g., client-side scanning). With the Polish Presidency unlikely to advance the file, the proposal faces serious hurdles unless overhauled. This is proof that persistent advocacy works. #CSAR #E2EE

Together with @EDRi and a broad coalition we warn in an open letter of the #InsecurityByDesign agenda presented by the High-Level Group (HLG) “#GoingDark”. 🌑 The HLG Going Dark report promotes maximum access for law enforcement to personal data: ⚠️ New #DataRetention rules across the EU ⚠️ Mainstreaming #backdoors in technologies ⚠️ Undermining #encryption Read the full letter and our proposals for a better approach now:

European Digital Rights (EDRi)

Shedding light: We address the flawed Going Dark Report - European Digital Rights (EDRi)

The HLG Going Dark presented its final report and recommendations for an agenda of maximal access to personal data.