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Deeplinks Blog by Corynne McSherry | November 3, 2025

Application Gatekeeping: An Ever-Expanding Pathway to Internet Censorship

Apple and Google use their app stores to shape what apps you can and cannot have on devices, but now more governments—including the U.S. government—are using legal and extralegal tools to lean on these gatekeepers in order to assert that same control. Google’s central registration system will be devastating for...
Deeplinks Blog by Jillian C. York | November 3, 2025

EFF Stands With Tunisian Media Collective Nawaat

When the independent Tunisian online media collective Nawaat announced that the government had suspended its activities for one month, the news landed like a punch in the gut for anyone who remembers what the Arab uprisings promised: dignity, democracy, and a free press.But Tunisia’s October 31 suspension of Nawaat—delivered...

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Deeplinks Blog by Thorin Klosowski, Lena Cohen, Christian Romero, Hayley Tsukayama, Bill Budington, Rindala Alajaji, Yael Grauer, Paige Collings | October 31, 2025

Opt Out October: Daily Tips to Protect Your Privacy and Security

Trying to take control of your online privacy can feel like a full-time job. But if you break it up into small tasks and take on one project at a time it makes the process of protecting your privacy much easier. This month we’re going to do just that.
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Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia | October 31, 2025

The Department of Defense Wants Less Proof its Software Works

When Congress eventually reopens, the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) will be moving toward a vote. This gives us a chance to see the priorities of the Secretary of Defense and his Congressional allies when it comes to the military—and one of those priorities is buying technology, ...

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Deeplinks Blog by Rindala Alajaji | October 30, 2025

Age Verification, Estimation, Assurance, Oh My! A Guide to the Terminology

Age verification, age assurance, age estimation, age gating—they get thrown around interchangeably, but they technically mean different things. And those differences matter a lot when we're talking about your rights, your privacy, your data, and who gets to access information online. So let's clear up the confusion. Here's your guide...
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Deeplinks Blog by Paige Collings, Katitza Rodriguez | October 27, 2025

Joint Statement on the UN Cybercrime Convention: EFF and Global Partners Urge Governments Not to Sign

EFF and a coalition of civil society organizations have urged UN Member States not to sign the UN Convention Against Cybercrime. For those that move forward despite these warnings, we urge them to take immediate and concrete steps to limit the human rights harms this Convention will unleash. These harms...
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Deeplinks Blog by Rory Mir | October 24, 2025

Science Must Decentralize

Knowledge production doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Every great scientific breakthrough is built on prior work, and an ongoing exchange with peers in the field. That’s why we need to address the threat of major publishers and platforms having an improper influence on how scientific knowledge is accessed—or outright suppressed...

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