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Deeplinks on in internet
#ProtectPrivacy #FightSurveillance #SaveTheInternet #DigitalRights #Europe #DataProtection #GDPR #DSA #DigitalFairness #OnlineHarms #SafetyInAction #TechForJustice #InnovationWithoutExploitation #FreeAndOpenInternet #SecureByDesign

Discussion Points

  1. Balancing Online Safety with Individual Rights: How can regulations like the Digital Services Act and the Online Safety Act strike a balance between protecting users from online harms and respecting individual rights to freedom of expression and data protection?
  2. The Impact of Age Verification Tools on Free Speech: What are the potential consequences of implementing age verification tools, such as the UK's Online Safety Act, on free speech and online expression, particularly for minors?
  3. Enforcement and Effectiveness of Data Protection Regulations: How can we ensure that regulations like the GDPR are enforced effectively in preventing corporations from collecting and processing sensitive user data for their own financial gain?

Summary

EFF is working to expand its efforts in Europe to promote digital rights and fight online harms. The organization's mission is to ensure that technology supports freedom, justice, and innovation for all people worldwide.

EFF is highlighting the need to reduce data collection and processing by corporations, strengthening GDPR enforcement, and promoting a "privacy first" approach. However, age verification tools have raised concerns about free speech and individual rights, particularly in the UK's Online Safety Act.

EFF must balance these competing interests and ensure effective regulation that respects human rights while preventing online harms.

This post is part three in a series of posts about EFF’s work in Europe. Read about how and why we work in Europe here.  EFF’s mission is to ensure that technology supports freedom, justice, and ...

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Deeplinks on in internet
#CopyrightMatters #InternetFreedomNow #StopBackdoorSolutions #DigitalRightsMatter #TechForThePeople #NoToCensorshipLaws #InnovationOverRegulation #CreativeIndustrySupport #FreeAndOpenInternet #ProtectUserPrivacy #GlobalStandAgainstCopyrightAbuse #TechCommunityUnite #StopTheBackroomDeal #EmpoweringTheFutureOfTheWeb

Discussion Points

  1. The importance of transparency and public input in the creation of new copyright laws, highlighting the concerns surrounding behind-closed-doors negotiations.
  2. The impact of current copyright laws on online freedoms, innovation, and the daily lives of internet users, particularly in relation to website-blocking and censorship.
  3. The need for a balanced approach to copyright policy that addresses both creators' rights and users' needs, ensuring that the internet remains a platform for creativity, innovation, and free expression.

Summary

The push for new copyright laws that would allow for vast censorship on the US internet is a threat to online freedoms and innovation. The movie studios' efforts to revive SOPA/PIPA-style legislation highlight the need for transparency and public input in lawmaking.

Current copyright laws already have a profound impact on the internet, affecting every online activity. Users must fight back against these attempts to create a censorship regime, emphasizing the importance of balancing creators' rights with users' needs.

The internet's future depends on ensuring that copyright policy promotes creativity, innovation, and free expression, rather than stifling them.

We're taking part in Copyright Week, a series of actions and discussions supporting key principles that should guide copyright policy. Every day this week, various groups are taking on differen...

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