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Centre for Democracy and Technology Europe 🇪🇺 Advancing EU law and tech policy with a focus on democracy and human rights. Part of @cdt.org's Global team. https://cdt.org/eu/

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⚖️ When #AI systems cause harm, where can people turn for redress? 📢 In our new report, CDT Europe examines whether the EU legal framework truly delivers effective remedies for AI-related harms, and what needs to change.

cdt.orgA Long Road Ahead: Effective Remedies for Artificial Intelligence Harms in the European UnionThe Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) aims to ensure a high level of protection of fundamental rights against the harmful effects of AI systems. Due to its recent nature, the law’s potential to ach...
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📩 The new edition of the #AIBulletin is out! This issue features: 🔹 International AI Summit hosted by the Irish Presidency 🔹 Council agreeing on the Digital Omnibus 🔹 European Parliament calling for global AI governance & new AI liability rules … and more! 👇🏻 Read & sign up:

cdt.orgCDT Europe’s AI Bulletin: October 2026Welcome back to the Centre for Democracy & Technology Europe’s AI Bulletin! From the AI Summit hosted in Dublin by the Irish presidency of the Council of the European Union to strong calls in the Euro...

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Commission’s guidelines undermine the 🇪🇺Dual-Use Regulation: ➡️Human rights considerations for the export of listed surveillance tech are not addressed, risking exports to abuse-prone countries. ➡️Transparency guidelines weaken member states’ reporting obligations, limiting public scrutiny of exports.

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🚨 The EU is evaluating its Dual-Use Regulation. CDT Europe & 8 human rights orgs have sent a joint letter to urge the Commission to strengthen surveillance-export rules, ensure transparency, and align demands for meaningful human rights due diligence. 👇🏻 Read the full letter:

cdt.orgCivil Society Urges the Commission to Close Loopholes in Surveillance Export RulesThis is a joint letter that CDT Europe and civil society partners are sending to the European Commission, calling it to close the gaps that allow surveillance technology made in the EU to end up in th...
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🚨 The EU is evaluating its Dual-Use Regulation. CDT Europe & 8 human rights orgs have sent a joint letter to urge the Commission to strengthen surveillance-export rules, ensure transparency, and align demands for meaningful human rights due diligence. 👇🏻 Read the full letter:

cdt.orgCivil Society Urges the Commission to Close Loopholes in Surveillance Export RulesThis is a joint letter that CDT Europe and civil society partners are sending to the European Commission, calling it to close the gaps that allow surveillance technology made in the EU to end up in th...
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Imagine a world without #encryption: no private messages, no secure banking, no safe way for journalists or activists to communicate. 👇🏻 Join @cdt.org, @internetsociety.org, @mozilla.org, and @gpdigital.bsky.social on Oct. 21 for the Global Encryption Day Summit. #GED2026 @globalencryption.org

globalencryption.orgGlobal Encryption Day Summit 2026 – Global Encryption CoalitionImagine a World Without Encryption: Defending the Foundation of Digital Trust Join the Internet Society, the Center for Democracy and Technology, Mozilla, and Global Partners Digital for the Global En...
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ℹ️ Gendered disinformation is a political tool designed to silence women and gender-diverse people, and push them out of democratic life. The EU already has tools to respond: the DSA and the Directive on Violence Against Women. 👇🏻 Listen to our recommendations to tackle gendered disinformation.

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Our EU Tech Policy Brief is back for the rentrée, with a new look! 🍂 🖥️ EU Kids Act's rights gaps 🔎 Spyware & encrypted message scanning 🍃 AI Act enforcement & its environmental blind spot ⚖️ Why criminal law alone won't fix TFGBV Read more 👇 cdt.org/insights/eu-...

cdt.orgEU Tech Policy Brief: September 2026Welcome back to the Centre for Democracy & Technology Europe’s Tech Policy Brief! We’re doing things differently for this 2026 rentrée: our team will still be updating you on the most pressing techn...

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The European Commission’s Cloud and AI Development Act #CADA weakens rather than strengthens environmental protection, according to a new article from @cdteu.org cdt.org/insights/the...

cdt.orgThe Environmental Impact of AI - A Poorly Regulated Tipping Point in the EU - Center for Democracy and TechnologyAt an EU-level, the environmental footprint of AI is addressed in a number of recent legislative proposals, including the AI Act. As we show in this blog post, existing legal obligations largely sides...
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📩 The rentrée edition of the #AIBulletin is out! This edition features: 🔹 VdL addressing #AI risks in her #SOTEU speech 🔹 AI-related changes in the Digital Omnibus 🔹 AI Act’s key provisions becoming enforceable 👇🏻 Read more & sign up: cdt.org/insights/cdt...

cdt.orgCDT Europe's AI Bulletin: September 2026 - Center for Democracy and TechnologyWelcome back to the AI Bulletin! Rentrée season is in full swing in Brussels, with the State of the Union address, significant developments in the Digital Omnibus process, and crucial implementation m...
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🔌 After a summer of deadly heatwaves and wildfires throughout Europe, the EU is planning to fund and build major #AI data centres. In this article, we explore how AI’s environmental footprint is mentioned in recent EU legislative proposals, but never substantively addressed. 👇🏻 Read more:

cdt.orgThe Environmental Impact of AI - A Poorly Regulated Tipping Point in the EU - Center for Democracy and TechnologyAt an EU-level, the environmental footprint of AI is addressed in a number of recent legislative proposals, including the AI Act. As we show in this blog post, existing legal obligations largely sides...
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📆 Happening tomorrow! 🎧 CDT Europe’s Sec Gen @ashaoallen.bsky.social is going to join the Computer Says Maybe live podcast recording, hosted by @themaybe.org in partnership with @luminategroup.bsky.social. 👇🏻 Learn more and register to attend here:

luma.comRegulator or Accomplice? How New Laws May Support Old Ambitions · LumaEurope is a world “laboratory” for technology regulation. It is known globally for its bold regulatory experimentation in protecting user privacy and…

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Tech Policy Press
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France's Constitutional Council struck down the country's under-15 social media ban on Aug. 14. Christian Cirhigiri and Sabine Witting unpack the ruling and what it means for Europe's approach to social media bans.

techpolicy.pressFrance’s Constitutional Council Ruling Tests the Limits of Social Media BansChristian Cirhigiri and Sabine Witting unpack France’s ruling against an under-15 social media ban and what it means for future bans across Europe.
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On 14 August, the French Constitutional Council struck down the proposed under-15s social media ban. 👇🏻 In this @techpolicypress.bsky.social piece, our Christian Cirhigiri & Advisory Council member Sabine Witting analyse the legal and policy significance of the decision on age restriction debates.

techpolicy.pressFrance’s Constitutional Council Ruling Tests the Limits of Social Media BansChristian Cirhigiri and Sabine Witting unpack France’s ruling against an under-15 social media ban and what it means for future bans across Europe.

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Tech Policy Press
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CDT Europe's Christian Cirhigiri and Marie Seck welcome the EU panel's focus on children's rights and platform responsibility—but argue "safety by design" is left undefined, with no clarity on who decides when a platform is actually safe.

buff.lyDoes the EU's Special Panel Succeed in Charting a Third Path for Child Safety?CDT Europe's Christian Cirhigiri and Marie Seck consider the Special Panel on Child Safety Online's July report.
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📩 New edition of the #AIBulletin out now! This month features: 🔹 Discussions on frontier #AI models 🔹 New EC guidelines on transparency obligations under the AI Act 🔹 EU leaders agreeing to talk about AI & safety at the next summits … and more! 👇 Read more & sign up: cdt.org/insights/cdt...

cdt.orgCDT Europe’s AI Bulletin: July 2026Welcome to the last edition of the AI Bulletin before the summer break! As Brussels starts emptying for the summer, the risks of frontier AI models continue to capture the attention of policymakers as...

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Center for Democracy & Technology
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Gendered disinformation is more than misinfo. It's a coordinated effort to silence women, trans, non-binary, & other gender-diverse people participating in public life, threatening democracy & free expression. @cdteu.org's Giulia Papapietro examines how the EU can do better.

cdt.orgSilenced by Design: Gendered Disinformation and its Threat to DemocracyCDT Europe's latest paper on gendered disinformation and the EU's response to this growing democratic challenge.
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📢 The EU Tech Policy Brief’s summer edition is out now! In this issue: 👁️ News on Pegasus reviving calls for #spyware accountability 💬 EU Parliament’s hearing on online protection of minors #OPM ⚖️ #AI Omnibus final text analysis … and much more! 👇 Read more & sign-up:

cdt.orgEU Tech Policy Brief Summer 2026Welcome back to the Centre for Democracy & Technology Europe’s Tech Policy Brief! This edition covers the most pressing technology and internet policy issues under debate in Europe and gives CDT’s per...
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🔻 Today's vote on #ChatControl 1.0 marks a disappointing step backwards. The European Parliament has approved the revival of the interim #ePrivacy derogation, despite having rejected a virtually identical proposal only a few months ago.

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Protecting children online is a shared objective, but measures affecting the privacy and security of communications should be grounded in evidence, necessary, proportionate, and respecting fundamental rights.

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With negotiations on the permanent #CSAM Regulation set to resume after the summer, we will continue to advocate for a durable legal framework that effectively combats child sexual abuse while safeguarding #encryption, #privacy, and other fundamental rights. 👇🏻 Read our full reaction:

cdt.orgReturn of Mass Scanning of Private Communications through Undemocratic ProcedureThe Evidence for Urgency is Lackingardising-the-long-term-framework" class="toc-anchor">Jeopardising the Long-term Framework re-is-specific" href="#the-timing-of-this-procedural-manoeuvre-is-specific"...
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🔻 Today's vote on #ChatControl 1.0 marks a disappointing step backwards. The European Parliament has approved the revival of the interim #ePrivacy derogation, despite having rejected a virtually identical proposal only a few months ago.

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“Reviving an already rejected law through an emergency procedure, timed for the last day before recess, is a questionable way of lawmaking, which risks undermining confidence in the democratic process itself.”, commented our Security & Surveillance Director, Rand Hammoud.

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‼️ Today, MEPs will vote on whether to fast-track #ChatControl 1.0 back into law. The renewed push for an urgent procedure to reinstate the interim ePrivacy derogation follows an unprecedented intervention by Roberta Metsola, who urged the Council to move the file forward.

politico.euMetsola heads for clash with her own Parliament over child abuse billParliament president and EU countries are playing procedural politics to pass a law to scan internet services for child abuse material.
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MEPs have already spoken on this. They should not be forced to vote again under a rushed procedure to get a different answer. This move raises political and democratic concerns, adding to the already well-documented legal, technical, privacy and security risks the proposal entails.

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The fight against #CSAM is vital, but it cannot justify undermining privacy, security, freedom of expression, or the democratic mandate of the Parliament. We urge MEPs to uphold the March decision and reject both the urgency request and the text it would fast-track.

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5/ @accessnow.org and 30+ civil society orgs & individuals, incl. @cdteu.org & EDRi, are calling on the EU to: 🔹 Launch an independent investigation 🔹 Provide effective remedies to victims 🔹 Fully implement the EU PEGA Committee recommendations Read our full PR and recommendations below:

t.cohttps://www.accessnow.org/press-release/same-government-more-victims-access-now-calls-for-an-urgent-investigation-into-hacking-of-mep/

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A forensic analysis by Citizen Lab revealed that former 🇬🇷 MEP & investigative journalist Stelios Kouloglou was infected with #Pegasus in 2022/23. This latest revelation should be treated as a #RuleOfLaw emergency: EU must act now to ensure #spyware abuse is met with accountability, not impunity.

europeanjournalists.orgPegasus in the European Parliament, the EU must act nowOn 3 July, 2026, a forensic analysis by the Citizen Lab revealed that Stelios Kouloglou, former Member of the European Parliament and investigative ...

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Access Now
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Pegasus strikes again! Access Now alongside more than 30 human rights orgs + individuals demand a full investigation into the hacking of Stelios Kouloglou, a Greek journalist and former Member of the European Parliament. Read more: www.accessnow.org/press-releas...

accessnow.orgSame government, more victims: Access Now calls for an urgent investigation into hacking of MEP - Access NowAccess Now joins more than 20 human rights organizations and individuals in condemning Pegasus spyware attack against Stelios Kouloglou, Greek journalist and then-Member of the European Parliament

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Vas Panagiotopoulos
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⚠️Following @citizenlab.ca's revelations that Stelios Kouloglou was surveilled with NSO Group's #Pegasus, a coalition of leading civil society organisations has published a joint statement calling on the 🇪🇺EU institutions to regulate #spyware technologies & strengthen protections against their abuse.

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@citizenlab.ca's Pegasus revelations show the EU's spyware crisis is far from over. CDT Europe, alongside 38 CSOs, is calling for an independent investigation, implementation of the PEGA recommendations, remedies for victims, stronger enforcement, and an end to EU support for spyware companies.

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📩 New edition of the #AIBulletin out now! This month features: 🔹 New AI Act oversight bodies and guidance on AI-generated content 🔹 EU Commission’s Tech Sovereignty Package, including CADA & Chips Act 2.0 🔹 Irish Presidency’s programme and forthcoming AI Summit and more! 👇 Read more & sign up

cdt.orgCDT Europe’s AI Bulletin: June 2026After various months of delays in the AI Act implementation, June saw major milestones in the constitution of oversight bodies and publication of guidance, as well as the publication of the European U...
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📢 May’s edition of our EU Tech Policy Brief is out now! In this issue: 👁️ Discussions on #CSAM, age-verification & #OPM 💬 The #DSA against #TFGBV ⚖️ Exchanges on the #AI Omnibus … and much more! 👇 Read more & sign-up:

cdt.orgEU Tech Policy Brief: May 2026Welcome back to the Centre for Democracy & Technology Europe’s Tech Policy Brief! This edition covers the most pressing technology and internet policy issues under debate in Europe and gives CDT’s per...
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🗓️ "Fight for Us, not for Them: A public interest vision for EU tech policy” summit is going to take place on 23 June 2026! 📢 With 10 other CSOs, we will convene European regulators, journalists & civil society to discuss the EU’s deregulation agenda and its impact on fundamental rights.

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📢 April’s EU Tech Policy Brief is out now! 👁️ End of “Chat Control 1.0” ⚖️ Concerns around the AI Act omnibus & the need for stronger oversight 🛡️ Why the EU Age Verification App isn’t a standalone solution for protecting minors … and more 👇 Read the full newsletter: cdt.org/insights/eu-...

cdt.orgEU Tech Policy Brief: April 2026Welcome back to the Centre for Democracy & Technology Europe’s Tech Policy Brief! This edition covers the most pressing technology and internet policy issues under debate in Europe and gives CDT’s per...
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📩 The latest edition of our #AIBulletin is out now! This month: 🔹 AI Omnibus saga’s final steps 🔹 Anthropic’s Mythos model sparking concerns 🔹 Dutch court prohibiting NCII and CSAM on X & Grok … and more! 👇 Read & sign up: cdt.org/insights/cdt...

cdt.orgCDT Europe's AI Bulletin: April 2026April saw Europe’s AI policy debate reach a critical juncture, with final negotiations on the AI Omnibus underway and key disagreements still unresolved around scope and safeguards. Rapid technologica...
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🚀 … and another one! We welcome a new member to the CDT Europe’s team. @lisabeatrice.bsky.social is our new Security, Surveillance & Human Rights Policy & Research Officer, supporting our work on #surveillance accountability, #encryption, #privacy and rule of law. Excited to have her on board!

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Aída Ponce Del Castillo
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We are at the final countdown to the AI omnibus, regulatitsz need to ensure that AI systems are indeed governed and that obligations in the AI Act are enforceable

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📢 In the context of the ongoing trilogue negotiations on the #AI Omnibus proposal, together with 32 other organisations and individuals, we contributed to an open letter to EU institutions, expressing our concerns about current proposals that could weaken the scope and effectiveness of the AI Act.

cdt.orgJoint Open Letter: Preserving the Scope and Integrity of the AI ActCDT Europe joined civil society organisations and individuals in a public letter raising concerns about proposed changes to Annex I of the AI Act.
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🚀 The CDT Europe team keeps on growing! We welcome our new Online Expression & Civic Space Programme Director, Christian Cirhigiri! Previously at Search for Common Ground Europe, he will now lead our policy advocacy around the implementation of the #DSA and online fundamental rights protection.