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https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/congress-passes-take-it-down-act-despite-major-flaws
Congress just passed the TAKE IT DOWN Act, a major threat to privacy and free speech.
It forces platforms to remove flagged content within 48 hours, using flawed automated filters, and pressures them to monitor even encrypted messages.
With vague rules and no real safeguards, it opens the door to censorship and abuse—all under the guise of protecting victims.
The Palestinian #digitalrights org @7amleh is collecting evidence from users based in Europe who have experienced content #takedowns, #shadowbanning, or account suspensions on #Instagram or #Facebook.
If you have encountered such things, you can provide the details here: https://form.jotform.com/250692597434063
@proscience I see what you mean and partly agree. I would not say "the EU's aim" is mass #surveillance though.
Hear me out:
The #EU is a complex, diverse political thing. Yes, some EU member state governments want mass surveillance, some #EUCommission officials, Commissioners and members of the European #Parliament want it, also.
In the end it's a question of majorities. And the mission of us #digitalrights and other #civilsociety folks in Brussels is to make sure they don't get those. 
Congress passes Take It Down act despite major flaws
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/congress-passes-take-it-down-act-despite-major-flaws
wrote to a digital rights foundation about sponsoring or working with Spark Space and got “not in line with our mission” and “we’re not a charity” no more than 16 minutes later
anyway if you run a community initiative that would like to partner with (no cost) or sponsor (whatever you can) this space—one of the last such spaces—supporting 40 uni students in Gaza with free internet & electricity for their studies, ping me
Read more: https://citizenlab.ca/2025/04/uyghur-language-software-hijacked-to-deliver-malware/
Political Party Platforms Compared – 2025 Edition
Our analysis of the different party platforms is complete and we can offer a quick rundown of each Canadian party platform.
https://www.freezenet.ca/political-party-platforms-compared-2025-edition/
Don't tell anyone I told you this, but I secretly run Tor relays because I *hate* shopping for clothes. 
The European Commission wants to mandate digital ID-based age verification — but at what cost?
#Privacy #DigitalRights #AgeVerification #DigitalID #EU
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/digital-identities-and-future-age-verification-europe
Canada’s Consequential Election Was Also a Snorefest
Canada's current election has huge ramifications for the future of the country. Somehow, it was also a really boring election.
https://www.freezenet.ca/canadas-consequential-election-was-also-a-snorefest/
This proposed legislation would:
Why it matters:
• Any “backdoor” for law enforcement becomes a vulnerability for everyone
• Teens need encryption too — for safety, support, and crisis communication
• Existing investigative tools already allow lawful access when needed
This bill doesn’t protect children — it weakens the privacy and safety of every user. And if it passes in Florida, it could become a model for nationwide surveillance creep.
#Privacy #Encryption #CyberSecurity #DigitalRights #Legislation #EndToEndEncryption #security #privacy #cloud #infosec
"Following a RightsCon 2025 session about the flaws and risks of such an interpretation, we are releasing this week a technical statement (see below) pointing out why Ecuadorean courts must reaffirm Bini’s innocence and repudiate misconceptions about technology and technical knowledge that only disguise the prosecutor’s lack of evidence supporting the accusations against Bini.
Let’s not forget that Bini was unanimously acquitted in early 2023. Nonetheless, the Prosecutor’s Office appealed and the majority of the appeals court considered him guilty of attempted unauthorized access of a telecommunications system. The reasoning leading to this conclusion has many problems, including mixing the concepts of private and public IP addresses and disregarding key elements of the acquittal sentence.
The ruling also refers to the use of Tor. Among other issues, the prosecution argued that Tor is not a tool known by any person except for technical experts since its purpose is to hide your identity on the internet while leaving no trace you're using it. As we stressed at RightsCon, this argument turns the use of a privacy-protective, security-enhancing technology into an indication of suspicious criminal activity, which is a dangerous extrapolation of the “nothing-to-hide argument.”"
#Ecuador #DigitalRights OlaBini #Tor #Privacy
Adobe's Content Authenticity App: A Game Changer for Creators in the Age of AI
As generative AI continues to blur the lines between reality and creation, Adobe's new Content Authenticity app emerges as a vital tool for artists. This innovative application not only protects creat...
Organized by: @X_net @puntcat
The Perils of Misunderstanding Technology: The Ola Bini Case and Its Implications for Digital Rights
The ongoing legal battle surrounding Ola Bini highlights critical misconceptions about technology and digital privacy that threaten the rights of software developers and users alike. As authorities mi...
Meta’s Oversight Board says Meta’s new hate speech policies were “announced hastily” in Jan 2025 and urges a full impact review on vulnerable groups. Calls for transparency, accountability, and stronger protections. #Meta #HateSpeech #ContentModeration #DigitalRights
