📢Happening NOW: Center for Democracy & Technology's panel “Navigating Content Moderation In a World Embracing Encryption” at The Encryption Summit #GED2023 Centre for Democracy & Technology Europe

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✉️ We join Access Now, ARTICLE 19, AlgorithmWatch, EDRi, ECNL | @[email protected] & Mozilla +23 CSOs in a letter to Thierry Breton demanding respect for due process & the law in enforcement of the #DSA

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In WIRED - Asha Allen comments on Thierry Breton's letters to X & Meta
🚫 the conflation of illegal content & #disinformation .
🚫 #DSA requirements for the 'crisis mechanism' to be enacted haven’t been initiated, indicating overreach by the Commission
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Who will enforce the DSA in the EU member states?

These 19 countries have already designated/nominated their respective DSC to enforce the new rules for online platforms.

Source: German government, see p. 94 in dserver.bundestag.de/btd/20/077/200… (= answer to an MP's question)

#HumanRights defenders & journalists are frequent targets of government crackdowns. Pair this with the fact that we know AI can have discriminatory impacts or used to turbocharge unlawful surveillance. It’s a frightening thought @Iverna1 w/Financial Times
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Our EU tech policy brief is out! #SummerEdition 🏖
➡️Op-Ed from @Iverna1 on CSA Regulation
👉Joint letter to Thierry Breton on #InternetShutdowns
🗣️CSO dialogue with UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk & European Economic and Social Committee
📣 2 new positions Centre for Democracy & Technology Europe
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Arbitrarily blocking online platforms is not justified under the #DSA !
Internet shutdowns pose a grave threat to free expression, access to info & freedom of association
Centre for Democracy & Technology Europe joins 60+ CSO partners in demanding clarification on Thierry Breton recent comments
#fundamentalrights

Mentioned by panelists of the #HumanRights75 Talk notably Carole Cadwalladr & Asha Allen, UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 & International Center for Journalists's research project #TheChilling has provided insightful data, testimonies & recommendations on violence against #women journalists.

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👁️Online Event!
Our own Asha Allen will be speaking tomorrow at the 2nd edition of UN Human Rights EUR #humanrights75 Talk to share reflections on measures to better ensure the #safety of women journalists online.
👉 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭
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Yesterday at the Digital EU 🇪🇺 #DSA StakeholderEvent #GBV & #cyberviolence panel Centre for Democracy & Technology Europe's Asha Allen calls for:
👉CSOs to be included in #DSA enforcement
🔎Meaningful transparency with risk assessments
📄Proportionate, effective & harmonised regulatory measures on online GBV.

During the #DigitalServicesAct Stakeholder Event we asked...

....is the EU doing enough to tackle #GBV and #cyberviolence ? 💪🏻🇪🇺

Great experts from academia, CSO and EU replied 🤓

#DSA Digital EU 🇪🇺
Asha Allen EIGE
sarettadv Noeline Blackwell