1/2 Amidst skyrocketing industry lobbying & the far-right surge in Europe, civil society's agenda is key.🚨 On 1 October, we'll open a dialogue with recently elected EU decision-makers at the #EUTechSociety Summit. The draft programme is out now: edri.org/take-action/ev…

We're joining Mozilla & 12 other gender justice, privacy, + public interest orgs to demand @Bumble be clear about their data practices! Data leaks can harm reproductive health seekers, IPV survivors & LGBTQ+ members. #BumblePrivacyStings Read it here ⬇️ foundation.mozilla.org/de/blog/mozill…

🏖️ While everyone was at the beach, here's what we got up to in July 📑 Our reaction to EU's #ROLReport24 😡 Understanding hate speech's nuances 📰 Op-Ed: Why #mediafreedom needs more than #EMFA Read here ➡️ link.liberties.eu/6d14df And subscribe now 👉 link.liberties.eu/4a11e7

Another Monday, but this one is different. Today would have been #DaphneCaruanaGalizia's 60th birthday. Her assassination on 16 October 2017 is why The Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation exists. Ensuring justice and change is why we do what we do. Photo: Pippa Zammit Cutajar

📢Join us for the launch of CASE's new Anti-SLAPP Guidebook! 📚 Learn how to protect yourself from malicious lawsuits & position your defense better. 🔆3 trainings on key issues: • Copyright & Trademark Laws • Defamation • Whistleblowing & Data Protection Laws Stay tuned!

📣Join a series of trainings on CASE's Anti-#SLAPP Guidebook to protect yourself better against abusive lawsuits. ⭐️First session dives into copyright & trademark laws. Stay tuned for other workshops on defamation, whistleblowing & more. 🔖Register: eventbrite.com/e/anti-slapp-t…

🚨 Today, CDT Europe and 30 civil society & journalists' organisations are taking a stance against the pervasive threat of spyware. We're calling on the incoming EU institutions to take decisive action in the new legislative term #StopSpyware 🧵 cdt.org/insights/civil…

💬 Election Monitoring Talks Liberties chatted w/ Fundacja Odpowiedzialna Polityka, our 🇵🇱 partner in our election monitoring project. PAF explains the tactics candidates and parties in Poland use to bypass campaign laws and escape accountability. Read it here ➡️ link.liberties.eu/41cd20

🤓 Meet Our Members: Using Creativity To Make A Positive Impact On Society 🇸🇪 Meet John Stauffer, Legal Director & Acting Executive Director of Civil Rights Defenders Sverige, who is trying to find innovative ways to positively impact society. Read the full interview ➡️ link.liberties.eu/ae71c3

Did you see what Liberties.EU got up to in August? 🧭Charter Litigation Briefing 👁️Spyware-stop 🇵🇱Election Monitoring: Poland 💡Explainer: Autocracy 👩‍🏭Internship opps 😊Read: link.liberties.eu/a35f5b 📨Sign up to get next month's newsletter: link.liberties.eu/80c98c

🚨Hungary: pro-government media launched a smear campaign vs 444.hu and its international partners Bellingcat Gazeta Wyborcza.pl Denník SME PressOne, accuseing them of serving foreign interests. Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) condemns the attack👇 buff.ly/3yWoAfW

🥂Join Liberties.EU & friends for a casual get-together to discuss the latest human rights and political developments. 🗓️Date:  18.00 - 20.00, Thursday 19th September 🗺️Venue: Ritchie's Cafe (Oranienstraße 174, 10999 Berlin) 🔁RSVP: …9DemocracyDrinksBerlin.eventbrite.com

1/4 📢Today, 64 orgs & experts urge the European Commission to halt proposals for using #AgeVerification tools when implementing #DigitalServicesAct & #eIDAS. Evidence & lived experiences show these tools are dangerous, discriminatory & unsafe. READ MORE: edri.org/our-work/open-…

Are you in #Berlin this Thursday? 🇩🇪 Let's meet @ #DemocracyDrinks. 🥂 Register here 👇 eventbrite.com/e/democracy-dr…

A new season of Democracy Drinks - in Berlin, Brussels, The Hague, Vilnius and more! Visit our website to join or help start a #DemocracyDrinks near you!