The European Commission has just published its new EU Democracy Action Plan (EDAP). This is an important step forward in the efforts to better protect democracy in the digital age, … Read more
On 29 October, Mozilla will host the next installment of Mozilla Mornings – our regular breakfast series that brings together policy experts, policymakers and practitioners for insight and discussion on … Read more
As in many parts of the world, EU lawmakers are eager to get greater insight into the ways in which digital technologies and online discourse can serve to both enhance … Read more
UPDATE: On 30 June 2020, the Brazilian Senate passed “PLS 2630/2020” (the fake news law) with some key amendments that made government identity verification for accounts optional, excluded social media … Read more
In April 2019 the UK government unveiled plans for sweeping new laws aimed at tackling illegal and harmful content and activity online, described by the government as ‘the toughest internet … Read more
We’ve written a lot recently about the dangers that the EU Terrorist Content regulation poses to internet health and user rights, and efforts to combat violent extremism. One aspect that’s … Read more
UPDATED: February 7, 2019 Last year we released Ad Analysis for Facebook, part of our solution to the lack of transparency around political advertising on the web. We wanted to … Read more
The Aadhaar judgment holds important lessons (and warnings) for how courts and the polity should respond to the technological vision of the state. The task before the Supreme Court was … Read more
At the upcoming 40th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners, we’re convening a timely high-level panel discussion on the future of advertising in an open and sustainable internet … Read more
Lawmakers in the EU have proposed a new legal framework that will make it easier for police in one country to get access to user data in another country (so-called … Read more
We’ve argued for many years that governments should implement transparent processes to review and disclose the vulnerabilities that they learn about. Such processeses are essential for the cybersecurity of citizens, … Read more
Update: “We’re pleased to see California passed a sweeping privacy law to protect your data and right to choose how it’s used. It’s still not perfect, but we’re not letting … Read more