On 20 June the European Parliament’s legal affairs committee (JURI) approved its report on the copyright directive, sending the controversial and dangerous copyright reform into its final stages of lawmaking. … Read more
For many years we have sought to lead the way in developing an internet that promotes human dignity, civil discourse, individual expression and collaborative problem-solving. Unfortunately, illegal content online – … Read more
In mid March, the European Commission published the final report of the High Level Expert Group (HLEG) on Fake News, “A Multi-Dimensional Approach to Disinformation”. The group was established in … Read more
The rising phenomenon of so-called ‘fake news’ and online misinformation has become a global political issue in recent times. We believe that the complex and multi-factor nature of the phenomenon … Read more
The European Commission recently released its new European Cybersecurity Strategy, which includes both a report and a legislative proposal. This new strategy comes four years after the Commission published its … Read more
Last week, I participated in the European Parliament’s Technical Roundtable regarding the draft e-Privacy Regulation currently under consideration – specifically, I joined the discussion on “cookies”. The Roundtable was hosted … Read more
This January, the European Commission introduced a proposal to update the current EU-wide legal framework regarding the privacy and security of communications online, known as the ePrivacy Directive. This effort … Read more
Spring in Berlin means re:publica. This year, we invite you to join us for an interactive exhibition, in talks, and hopefully in many personal conversations to discover what we call … Read more
On Thursday, April 20th a Rotterdam Court ruled that T-Mobile’s zero rated service “Data Free Music” is legal. The court declared that the Dutch net neutrality law, which prohibits zero … Read more
We are at RightsCon 2017 in Brussels this week with many of our friends and colleagues globally to discuss how to keep the Internet open, free, and secure. From Wednesday … Read more
Over the past 18 months, the debate around the free and open Internet has taken hold in countries around the world, and we’ve been encouraged to see governments take steps … Read more
Twenty four months from now, a new piece of legislation will apply throughout Europe: the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Broadly speaking, we see the GDPR as advantageous for both … Read more