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Executive Director Cindy Cohn Will Step Down After 25 Years with EFF

SAN FRANCISCO – Electronic Frontier Foundation Executive Director Cindy Cohn will step down by mid-2026 after more than 25 years with the organization and a decade as its top officer leading the fight for digital freedoms. EFF – defending digital privacy, free speech, and innovation since 1990 – is launching...

EFF Awards Spotlight ✨ Software Freedom Law Center, India

In 1992 EFF presented our very first awards recognizing key leaders and organizations advancing innovation and championing civil liberties and human rights online. Now in 2025 we're continuing to celebrate the accomplishments of people working toward a better future for everyone with the EFF Awards!All are invited to...
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Age Verification Is A Windfall for Big Tech—And A Death Sentence For Smaller Platforms

If you live in Mississippi, you may have noticed that you are no longer able to log into your Bluesky or Dreamwidth accounts from within the state. That’s because, in a chilling early warning sign for the U.S., both social platforms decided to block all users in Mississippi from their...
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EFF Joins 55 Civil Society Organizations Urging the End of Sanctions on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese

Following the U.S. government's overreaching decision to impose sanctions against Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, EFF joined more than 50 civil society organizations in calling for the U.S. to lift the sanctions. The...

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California Lawmakers: Support S.B. 524 to Rein in AI Written Police Reports

EFF urges California state lawmakers to pass S.B. 524, authored by Sen. Jesse Arreguín. This bill is an important first step in regaining control over police using generative AI to write their narrative police reports. This bill does several important things: It mandates that police reports written by AI...

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