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• UN Human Rights Committee Criticizes Germany’s NetzDG for Letting Social Media Platforms Police Online Speech

  By electronicfrontierfoundation on November 23, 2021 • ( 0 )

  A UN human rights committee examining the status of civil and political rights in Germany took aim at the country’s Network Enforcement Act, or NetzDG, criticizing the hate speech law in a recent report for enlisting social media companies to… Read More ›

• Podcast Episode: The Revolution Will Be Open Source

  By electronicfrontierfoundation on November 23, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Episode 102 of EFF’s How to Fix the Internet The open source movement focuses on collaboration and empowerment of users. It plays a critical role in building a better digital future, but the movement is changing as more people from… Read More ›

• EU Parliament Takes First Step Towards a Fair and Interoperable Market

  By electronicfrontierfoundation on November 23, 2021 • ( 0 )

  The EU’s Proposal for a Digital Market Act (DMA) is an attempt to create a fairer and more competitive market for online platforms in the EU. It sets out a standard for very large platforms, which act as gatekeepers between… Read More ›

• Manifest V3: Open Web Politics in Sheep's Clothing

  By electronicfrontierfoundation on November 22, 2021 • ( 0 )

  When Google introduced Manifest V3 in 2019, web extension developers were alarmed at the amount of functionality that would be taken away for features they provide users. Especially features like blocking trackers and providing secure connections. This new iteration of… Read More ›

• Police Aerial Surveillance Endangers Our Ability to Protest

  By electronicfrontierfoundation on November 22, 2021 • ( 0 )

  The ACLU of Northern California has concluded a year-long Freedom of Information campaign by uncovering massive spying on Black Lives Matter protests from the air. The California Highway Patrol directed aerial surveillance, mostly done by helicopters, over protests in Berkeley,… Read More ›

• Indonesian Court Allows Internet Blocking During Unrest, Tightening Law Enforcement Control Over Users’ Communications and Data

  By electronicfrontierfoundation on November 22, 2021 • ( 0 )

  Indonesia’s Constitutional Court dealt another blow to the free expression and online privacy rights of the country’s 191 million internet users, ruling that the government can lawfully block internet access during periods of social unrest. The October decision is the… Read More ›

• From Bush to Obama, and Trump to Biden, U.S. Militarism Is the Great Unifier

  By theintercept on November 21, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Many Democrats, liberals, traditional conservatives, and even some leftists continue to tell themselves that the election of Joe Biden was the first step toward restoring U.S. standing in the world after the damage caused by Donald Trump. And in a… Read More ›

• Interpol’s Upcoming Election Raises Fears About Authoritarian Influence

  By theintercept on November 21, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Tiina Jauhiainen knows the reach of the United Arab Emirates firsthand. In 2018, Jauhiainen helped her friend and skydiving partner Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed al-Maktoum escape the country after accusing her father, the ruler of Dubai, of restricting her basic freedoms and… Read More ›

• Digital Rights Updates with EFFector 33.7

  By electronicfrontierfoundation on November 19, 2021 • ( 0 )

  Want the latest news on your digital rights? Then you’ve come to the right place! Version 33, issue 7 of EFFector, our monthly-ish newsletter, is out now! Catch up on the latest EFF news, from how Apple is listening and… Read More ›

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