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EFF Supports the PRESS Act to Protect Journalists
The Protect Reporters from Exploitive State Spying (PRESS) Act is the long overdue federal shield law that would, at last, provide strong protections to journalists against government surveillance and forced disclosure of their confidential sources. EFF strongly supports this bill, and hopes to see it become law. Several Senators and...
A Broad Federal Publicity Right Is a Risky Answer to Generative AI Problems
EFF Poker Tournament at DEF CON 31 ♠️
The summer is upon us and that means only one thing, the DEF CON hacking conference is almost here! We're thrilled to announce that security expert Tarah Wheeler will host EFF's second annual charity poker tournament at the Horseshoe Poker Room on Friday, August 11. Get ready for...
Ecuador's Judicial System Must Reaffirm Ola Bini's Innocence In the Face of Prosecutor's Office Appeal
On January 31, the Swedish computer security expert and free software developer, Ola Bini, was found not guilty by a unanimous verdict from a three-judge tribunal in Ecuador. This marked the culmination of an unfounded criminal prosecution that has persisted for over four years. The Prosecutor’s Office appealed the...
Even the Government Thinks It Should Stop Buying Corporate Surveillance Data
Intern Nicholas Wilson was the primary author of this post.U.S. government intelligence agencies are buying data about us. The danger to our civil liberties is so extreme that even the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) said things have gone too far in a detailed report released...
Victory! Ninth Circuit Allows Human Rights Case to Move Forward Against Cisco Systems
EU Media Freedom Act: A Media Privilege in Content Moderation Is a Really Bad Idea
Introduced in September 2022 by the European Commission as part of the “new push for European Union Democracy,” the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) seeks to promote media pluralism and independence across the EU. EMFA in a NutshellThe EMFA sets out rights and obligations for ‘media service providers’,...
Celebrating 33 Years of EFF
EFF's Comment to the Meta Oversight Board on United States Posts Discussing Abortion
This post was co-authored with EFF legal intern Virginia Kennedy.EFF recently submitted comments to the Meta Oversight Board’s call for submissions last month about posts in the United States discussing abortion that were removed under the company’s violence and incitement policy.EFF’s comments address the over-removal of abortion-related content and...
