Press Release: EU stands up to Big Tech with €120 million fine to X
The European Commission took aim at X for breaking the DSA, proof that Europe’s landmark law can bite. Despite political pressure and corporate pushback, the EU is showing that online platforms can and will be held accountable for practices that mislead users, cause harm, or undermine democracy.
The post Press Release: EU stands up to Big Tech with €120 million fine to X appeared first on European Digital Rights (EDRi).
Sembra uno scherzo, ma non lo è.
Se anche guerra e pace diventano soft skills
La reintroduzione della leva militare torna al centro del dibattito europeo mentre in Italia la consultazione del Garante per l’Infanzia sottopone gli adolescenti a un questionario che trasforma guerra e pace in soft skills da analizzare.ROARS
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The Kitten Project: A New Era of Coordinated Hacktivism
The cyber-world has always been a stage for activism and protest, but the rise of hacktivism offers something different – a blend of technical expertise and political expression.securebulletin.com
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On Friday, the @EUCommission hit X with a €120M fine for deceptive practices for violating the #DSA.
Even if the fine comes late, Musk's reaction on social media and the US government's irresponsible threats against the EU show that we're on the right path. X's decision to terminate the EU Commission's account on the platform also highlights how critics are processed by the platform & how risky our dependency on Big Tech has become.
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EU stands up to Big Tech with €120 million fine to X - European Digital Rights (EDRi)
The European Commission took aim at X for breaking the DSA, proof that Europe’s landmark law can bite.European Digital Rights (EDRi)
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Richiesta articoli per Rizomatica #8 – 2026
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📅 Gli eventi della settimana
🍹 Log Out @ Roma
🕒 18 dicembre, 18:30 - 18 dicembre, 21:30
📍 Sweet Bunch, Roma, Lazio
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Il mercato dello spyware: come Intellexa sopravvive alle sanzioni e continua a colpire - (in)sicurezza digitale
Apple e Google inviano ondate di notifiche di minaccia a centinaia di utenti in oltre 150 paesi, e il panorama della sorveglianza digitale mostra unaDario Fadda (inSicurezzaDigitale.com)
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A Sophisticated New Threat: FvncBot Strikes Again
A dangerous new banking malware called FvncBot is targeting unsuspecting users of Android devices, leveraging sophisticated techniques to steal sensitive financial information.securebulletin.com
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Live du 03/12 - Impossible neutralité de la tech : la fascisation est-elle inscrite dans le code ?
Cette semaine nous avons reçu @mathildesaliou, journaliste et auteure de L'envers de la tech et @p4bl0, maître de conférences en informatique. Pour voir la rediffusion du live en entier, rendez vous sur notre chaîne Peertube et Youtube ! video.lqdn.fr/w/f9PFNJMtPXQCtJ…
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C'EST PAS DE L'IA Quand on entend parler d'intelligence artificielle, c'est l'histoire d'un mythe moderne qui nous est racontée. Celui d'une IA miraculeuse qui doit sauver le monde, ou d'une IA douée de volonté qui voudrait le détruire.La Quadrature du Net
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Je n'ai pas vu la vidéo originale et le contexte associé avec ces propos.
Mais je ne suis pas tout à fait d'accord que le mouvement du logiciel libre est essentiellement centré sur la liberté individuelle; Richard Stallman lui-même le disait: Selon lui, la liberté n°1 est la liberté de donner des copies du logiciel à ses ami·es et la liberté n°3 est celle d'améliorer les logiciels pour aider sa communauté.
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La forza prevale sulla forma
Articolo pubblicato in origine il 19/11/2025 su Transform Italia. di M. Minetti Questa è la traduzione dall’inglese “force over form” (Nunes 2025 p. 100) che costituisce un capitolo nodale del libro di Rodrigo Nunes Né verticale né orizzontale, recentemente tradotto … Continua a leggere→
Democrazia in tempo di guerra?
Ecco la notizia come data da "La Repubblica".
Ed ecco Kant sui discorsi degli studiosi sulle condizioni della pubblica pace.
Kant, certamente, si riferiva a poteri statali e non privati. Però in un'epoca in cui gli spazi di comunicazione collettiva sono per lo più in mano a potenti privati, la questione della libertà dell'uso pubblico della ragione merita di essere riarticolata.
Negato il teatro all'evento “Democrazia in tempo di guerra”, le reazioni
Ferrero (PRC): la prima vittima della guerra è la democrazia! Ma noi non ci arrendiamo e pratichiamo una escalation di democratica. Martedì sit-in diRedazione Torino (Pressenza)
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#privacy by design!
Jolla è in preordine.
Lo smartphone #Linux completamente de-googlizzato, nessun tracciamento nascosto, nessuna connessione se non quelle autorizzate dall’utente.
Il pezzo più curioso è sicuramente il tasto fisico per “azionare” la privacy, con on/off su ciò che preferisce l’utente (microfono compreso).
Si torna ad avere il controllo completo sul dispositivo, su ogni sua caratteristica hardware o software, con possibilità appunto, di “spegnere” anche un insieme di app (se configurato).
Se il progetto prende piede, si può creare un ecosistema veramente alternativo e con logiche veramente incentrate sulla privacy.
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A me diverte tanto che chiamino Cacciari per dare sostegno alle loro teorie e accreditarle con le parole dell’uomo colto di sn e lui puntualmente li sputtana perchè oltre ad essere colto è intellettualmente onesto! 😂😂😂Nitter
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#antisemitismo definito politicamente: disegni di legge che non sorprendono, una volta che si sia accettato il principio del controllo politico su opinioni che dovrebbero essere lasciate alla libera discussione.
Anni fa Barbara Spinelli sollevò il dubbio che si fosse commesso un errore nell’avere monumentalizzato il ricordo della Shoah – detta anche il «male assoluto» – esponendone cosí i simboli agli insulti e ai vandalismi. Ed è pur vero che quel sollevare la Shoah al di sopra della storia umana era un modo per evitare di guardarla in faccia. Quell’intervento della Spinelli ebbe luogo nel contesto di una accesa discussione intorno alla proposta di fare del negazionismo un reato previsto e punito dal codice penale. La proposta suscitò la reazione negativa degli storici italiani che si appellarono alla Costituzione per difendere il diritto alla libertà d’opinione. Anche perché era prevedibile che i negazionisti si sarebbero presentati come le uniche vittime della limitazione di un diritto fondamentale. Gli studiosi richiamarono invece l’attenzione sul dovere di sottrarre la Shoah al pericolo della monumentalizzazione e di lasciare la materia aperta alla ricerca storica. (Adriano Prosperi, Un tempo senza storia, 2021, I.)
Censura e controllori universitari, tradimento del Pd: il DDL Delrio-Malpezzi-Casini criminalizza la critica a Israele
Che una proposta del genere venga dalla Lega di Salvini o da Gasparri non sorprende. Ma che arrivi da Delrio, Malpezzi, Casini, parlamentari che tanto più dovrebbero difendere le libertà...Eugenio Cardi (Il Giornale d'Italia)
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PPI board meeting on 09.12.2025, 20:00 UTC
Ahoy Pirates,
Our next PPI board meeting will take place on 09.12.2025, 20:00 UTC.
All official PPI proceedings, Board meetings included, are open to the public. Feel free to stop by. We’ll be happy to have you.
Where:jitsi.pirati.cz/PPI-Board
Agenda: Pad: https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/ppi-board-meeting-2025-08-05-vnly0cj
All of our meetings are posted to our calendar: pp-international.net/calendar/
We look forward to seeing visitors.
Thank you for your support,
The Board of PPI
Caving is out, suing is in
Dear Friend of Press Freedom,
Rümeysa Öztürk has been facing deportation for 255 days for co-writing an op-ed the government didn’t like, and journalist Ya’akub Vijandre remains locked up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement over social media posts about issues he reported on. Read on for more ongoing battles against government suppression of the free press.
And join us today at 2 p.m. EST for a conversation with leading immigration journalists about reporting truth and protecting communities. Register here.
New York Times fights back against Pentagon prior restraint
The newspaper President Donald Trump likes to call “the failing New York Times” somehow managed to scrounge up enough pocket change to take his administration to court. The Times and its Pentagon reporter, Julian Barnes, are suing the Pentagon over its censorial policy restricting journalists from publishing unauthorized information.
As Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) Executive Director Trevor Timm said, “The Pentagon’s absurd access pledge has been an affront to the First Amendment since the first day they proposed it. And we look forward to a federal judge throwing it out with the trash, where it belongs.”
FPF demands court lift secrecy in Catherine Herridge’s privilege case
A federal appellate court got it wrong by requiring journalist Catherine Herridge to disclose the sources for her reporting on scientist Yangping Chen’s alleged ties to the Chinese military while an online college Chen founded received federal funds. She’s rightly seeking a rehearing.
Worse yet, the misguided ruling was informed by documents about the FBI’s investigation of Chen that were improperly filed under seal, and which the appellate court considered in a closed hearing. FPF, represented by Schaerr | Jaffe LLP, filed a motion to intervene and unseal the documents and hearing transcript.
Reckless federal agents are the threat, not cameras
The right to record law enforcement operations is well established. But immigration officers have repeatedly chased, assaulted, and even arrested people for recording them. This isn’t just unconstitutional. It’s dangerous.
FPF Senior Adviser Caitlin Vogus wrote for NC Newsline that “Federal agents don’t want cameras pointed at them because it can force accountability. When they lash out at people who record them, it’s not just those targeted who are in danger; everyone around them is at risk too.”
U.S. journalists abducted by Israel describe abuse and U.S. indifference
FPF Deputy Director of Audience Ahmed Zidan wrote for Jacobin about the online event we hosted with Defending Rights & Dissent last month featuring three U.S. journalists who were nabbed by Israel in international waters while on aid flotillas headed to Gaza.
It should’ve been an international scandal, but the administration hardly lifted a finger. As Jewish Currents reporter Emily Wilder said, “The abuses against us demonstrate how far [the Israeli] regime will go, how emboldened it’s been, and the absolute impunity they have to act this way.”
White House media bias tracker: Another tired gimmick
The White House launched a media bias tracker to catalog instances of supposedly distorted coverage. Predictably, the site is long on hyperbole and short on substance.
FPF Advocacy Director Seth Stern said, “If Trump thinks the media is getting stories wrong or being unfair to him, he should release the public records, correspondence, and legal memoranda that prove it, instead of wasting time and taxpayer money on silly websites. … The gimmick is wearing thin.” Media columnist Margaret Sullivan agrees.
Sen. Kelly: Read the boat strike memo into the Congressional Record
Sen. Mark Kelly told CNN that he has read the Justice Department’s classified legal rationale for destroying alleged drug boats and that it should be released.
Not only is the senator right, he has the power to make the document public himself, and he should do so without delay. FPF’s Daniel Ellsberg Chair on Government Secrecy, Lauren Harper, has more.
Censorship by invoice
Michigan’s Grand Blanc Township thinks it has discovered a trick to weasel out of accountability: charging a reporter more for records about a tragic church shooting than most people earn in two years.
FPF’s Stern wrote about why these tactics can’t be allowed to continue and why, rather than being deterred, reporters should take governmental evasiveness as a sign that they’re onto something.
What We're Reading
Photojournalist arrested at Miami immigration protest, gear seized
U.S. Press Freedom Tracker
Freelance photojournalist Dave Decker was unlawfully arrested by Miami-Dade Sheriff’s deputies while documenting anti-deportation protests. Read the objection letter we joined with Florida’s First Amendment Foundation and the National Press Photographers Association.
In ‘Cover-Up,’ Laura Poitras investigates Seymour Hersh
Columbia Journalism Review
The filmmaker and FPF’s founding board member discussed her 20-year project, the “crisis” in investigative journalism, and how truth-telling can still change the world.
How the feds used propaganda to frame their ‘war’ on Chicago: ‘They’re lying constantly’
Block Club Chicago
As Stern explained, propaganda doesn’t work when there’s a strong local media. “People know their local reporters. They see them on the street. They rely on them. That makes it harder for the administration to control the narrative.”
The SLAPP problem is worse than we thought
Columbia Journalism Review
CJR features our friends at First Amendment Watch’s new “SLAPP Back Initiative” to track strategic lawsuits against public participation.
This year, we’ve trained over 3,000 journalists in essential digital security skills, documented 240 press freedom violations, and filed over 250 Freedom of Information Act requests and 6 FOIA lawsuits. We can’t keep this up without your help. Donate online, via DAFpay, or our other ways to give. All donations are matched, up to $75,000.
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Live du 03/12 - Impossible neutralité de la tech : la fascisation est-elle inscrite dans le code ?
Cette semaine nous avons reçu @mathildesaliou, journaliste et auteure de L'envers de la tech et @p4bl0, maître de conférences en informatique pour questionner l'apparente « neutralité des technologies ». Pour voir la rediffusion du live, rendez vous sur notre chaîne Peertube et Youtube ! video.lqdn.fr/w/f9PFNJMtPXQCtJ…
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L’ultraportatile che (forse) non ti aspetti: Acer TravelMate P6 14 AI, il chilo di potenza
Quando le specifiche di un laptop riescono a farti alzare un sopracciglio, sai che stai guardando qualcosa di diverso. Un dispositivo da 14 pollici che pesa meno di un chilo, equipaggiato con un In…Spcnet.it
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@nuke@poliversity.itLa presenza di "AI" nel nome non mi attira, ma tant'è.
Ho letto la recensione per vedere se fosse comunque una macchina interessante e... non ho trovato la risposta all'unica domanda che subito mi faccio quando mi viene proposto uno strumento tecnologico: è compatibile col software libero? Domanda che per un portatile diventa: ci si installa senza difficoltà Linux e tutto funziona?
O è uno di quei tipici mattoni che luccicano, ma che ti imprigionano?
Non ho trovato la risposta, quindi giudico la recensione una banale pubblicità per un prodotto. Prezzolata? Forse.
Ah, ma da quando in qua pure le ciliegine son diventate maschili? O c'è qualcuno mette sulle torte dei piccoli alberi da frutto? Mah...
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No @Cincia, il ciliegino è il pomodorino. Quello rosso come una ciliegina, ma che messo sulla torta forma un pessimo accostamento.
Quindi quando il recensore dice di alcune cose che "sono il ciliegino sulla torta" intende dire che sono una fregatura: cose che sembrano allettanti, ma quando le provi ti rendi conto che sono inaspettatamente sgradevoli.
O magari è solo un sintomo del fatto che quell'articolo pubblicitario è scritto con l'AI che il prodotto porta nel nome.
@informatica @nuke
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The Sophisticated ClickFix Sting: How Calisto Disguises Itself to Steal Credentials
Calisto, a cyberespionage campaign attributed to the Russian FSB’s Center 18 for Information Security (military unit 64829), has been making waves in the cybersecurity community.securebulletin.com
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Spunti attuali e inattuali sul ruolo del comportamentismo nell’evoluzione del capitalismo digitale
Articolo pubblicato in origine il 26/11/2025 su Transform Italia. di P. Nicolosi (Rattus) Negli ultimi dieci anni, quell’area di pensiero critico che si occupa, in modo più o meno sistematico, di tecnologie digitali, ha iniziato a prendere sul serio il … Continua a leggere→
: oui ! Merci pour ce que vous faites.
"La VideoSurveillance Algorithmique (VSA) dans ton supermarché, l'eusses-tu cru ?"
17 juillet 2025 - Les CRIs.
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"VSA - Illustrations - Vigilance sourire-artificiel !"
18 juillet 2025 - Les-CRIs.
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"Ouvrez les yeux sur la colonisation-2_0... parce qu'elle, en tout cas, elle vous a à l'œil !"
16 juillet 2025 - Les CRIs.
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On peut en sourire... aussi...
Dans la société du souriez-vous-êtes-protégé,
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Les-CRIs, articles de Constat-Reflexion-Impulsion (CRI), tous domaines du monde, de l'évolution des sociétés, de la nouvelle-civilisation qui démarre.
Publication Les-CRIs.com, des Constats - Réflexions - Impulsions sur les évolutions de la société, l'argent, l'agricole, les institutions, le Kravail, l'énergie, le commerce, le numérique,... la nouvelle civilisation,...Les-CRIs
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Sexualisierte Gewalt - Illegale Aufnahmen sollen im Netz bleiben
Betroffene von Kindesmissbrauch wollen, dass die Polizei illegale Bilder und Videos löschen lässt. Vier Jahre rangen Innenminister in Bund und Ländern um eine Lösung. Doch nun steht offenbar fest: Die Missbrauchsaufnahmen bleiben vorerst online.Robert Bongen (tagesschau.de)
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was ich nicht verstehe: wenn durch polizeiliche Ermittlungen die URLs von Missbrauchsdarstellungen bekannt geworden sind (weil sie als Links in beschlagnahmten/observierten Foren genannt werden), dann ist die Löschung doch nicht mehr proaktiv? Wie kann sie da noch optional sein?
Das ist etwa wie wenn ein Container mit Koks gefunden wird, und es wird zwar der Container - also das Gefäß - beschlagnahmt, aber das Koks vorher ausgeladen und stehen gelassen! Ein Unding!
From paper to practice: Can the EMFA be the turning point for real protections for journalists?
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Before we can take a critical look at the repercussions and possible positive strides forward that the
From paper to practice: Can the EMFA be the turning point for real protections for journalists?
Before we can take a critical look at the repercussions and possible positive strides forward that the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) regulation presents, it is important to understand what it means first.
What is the EMFA?
The European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) is an EU regulation designed to protect media freedom, editorial independence and media pluralism across the EU by setting EU-level rules that national laws must respect. With initial proposals for implementing changes starting in 2022, the European Parliament reached an agreement in December 2023. The agreement, however, only entered force in May 2024, with most of the provisions becoming applicable in August 2025.
What are the practical changes?
- The EMFA accounts for explicit rules preventing public authorities from interfering in editorial decisions to protect the editorial independence. It thus creates safeguards against political interference and for public service media governance.
- It creates stronger legal protection for sources and rules limiting unjustified access to the communications of journalists. It further constrains the indiscriminate surveillance of journalism and the use of spyware. Meaning it protects journalistic sources and confidentiality.
- It creates rules to avoid distortive state advertising practices and to ensure that public advertising does not become a tool of influence. Meaning it creates rules pertaining to state advertising and funding transparency.
- Transparency is further extended to the ownership of media, with tighter rules to monitor concentration and plurality.
- It also includes requirements for transparency when it comes to the platform’s restrictions on media content, giving media outlets better access to the platform’s audience and data. These obligations ensure that there is media visibility on large online platforms.
- In order to enforce the measures, the EMFA allocates enforcement responsibilities to national authorities and creates the Media Board so that communication related to coordinating efforts and peer reviewing is possible across member states.
The EMFA as a turning point
The act emerges as a point for various potential benefits for journalism. With stronger legal protections in place for sources and against surveillance, investigative journalists and whistleblowers face reduced risks. This becomes especially the case when considering member states that have weak national safeguards in place. The EMFA represents possibilities for reduced financial leverage used by governments to influence the media. Once limits are imposed on manipulative state advertisement and obligations are created for clearer ownership transparency, the financial power governments can have on media can be lessened. By imposing platform transparency and data access, the act could positively contribute to a media outlet’s ability to reach its audiences and analyse their distribution. This is important for the commercial sustainability of outlets as well as their editorial strategies. If widely and properly implemented, the provisions of the EMFA can have a wide impact on journalistic practices.
Possible practical constraints
Despite its promising impact on journalism, the EMFA could have some risks and face practical constraints. The protections as outlined by the regulation can only be implemented if the Member States enact national law and administrative reform. The possible implementation gap is a current concern of civil society and journalist organisations that have warned that there is a possibility that some countries may be slow or resistant to the changes. Therefore, a focus on enforcement and incentive for political will is crucial for the regulation to have a real impact.
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Cloudflare Dashboard Goes Down Again
Cloudflare, a well-known player in the world of web security and delivery, is currently facing a significant service outage. This disruption has been affecting users relying on the company’s dashboard for website management and automation.securebulletin.com
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ClayRat: A New Breed of Android Spyware with Unprecedented Control
A closer look at the sophisticated threat and its tactics. The mobile device landscape is under a constant barrage of new threats, with cybercriminals becoming increasingly adept at exploiting vulnerabilities in our everyday technology.securebulletin.com
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Dentro la finta normalità dei developer di Lazarus: un APT che lavora in smart working - (in)sicurezza digitale
L’immaginario collettivo sugli hacker nordcoreani è ancora legato a stanze buie e monitor lampeggianti. La realtà, come spesso accade nella cybersecurity,Dario Fadda (inSicurezzaDigitale.com)
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🟢 No Impact from Cloudflare Global Outage
We’re aware of the major #Cloudflare #outage recurrently affecting a large portion of the internet. Many services worldwide are experiencing disruptions, but we’re proud to report that Didroom remains fully operational and unaffected.
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Nous recevrons Romain Lanneau de @statewatch, une organisation britannique qui documente et analyse ces thématiques ainsi que Paloma et Pauline de Human Rights Observers, une association qui dénonce les violences étatiques perpétrées à l'encontre des personnes déplacées à la frontière franco-britannique.
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C'EST PAS DE L'IA Quand on entend parler d'intelligence artificielle, c'est l'histoire d'un mythe moderne qui nous est racontée. Celui d'une IA miraculeuse qui doit sauver le monde, ou d'une IA douée de volonté qui voudrait le détruire.La Quadrature du Net
#RaidForums torna online con stesso dominio clearnet e nuovo onion.
PS: anche qui c'è #cloudflare, quindi dipende...
RaidForums is back online with same domain name and new onion URL
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Appeasing the administration hasn’t worked. The Times is suing instead
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
The New York Times and its Pentagon reporter, Julian Barnes, are taking the Trump administration to court over the Department of Defense’s unconstitutional requirement that journalists pledge not to report unauthorized information as a condition of gaining access to the Pentagon.
The following statement can be attributed to Trevor Timm, executive director for Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF).
“In an era where news networks seem to be caving to Trump’s censorious tactics left and right, it’s refreshing to see The New York Times leading by example and sticking up for the First Amendment in court.“An attack on any journalist’s rights is an attack on all. And the only way to put an end to the Trump administration’s multipronged assault on press freedom is for every news outlet to fight back at every opportunity. We urge other news outlets to follow the Times’ lead.
“These days, the government has countless platforms of its own to tell the public what it wants it to know. A free and independent press isn’t needed for that. The Constitution guarantees one anyway precisely because the public needs the information the government does not want it to know. The Pentagon’s absurd access pledge has been an affront to the First Amendment since the first day they proposed it. And we look forward to a federal judge throwing it out with the trash, where it belongs.”
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FPF demands appellate court lift secrecy in reporter’s privilege case
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
The federal appellate court for the D.C. Circuit recently affirmed a ruling requiring investigative journalist Catherine Herridge to disclose the sources for her reporting on scientist Yangping Chen’s alleged ties to the Chinese military while an online college Chen founded received federal funds.
The court got it wrong by holding Herridge in contempt for not burning her sources, and Herridge is rightly seeking a rehearing. Worse yet, the misguided ruling was informed by documents about the FBI’s investigation of Chen that were filed under seal, even though the investigation is over and the documents aren’t classified. The appellate court even held a portion of its hearing to decide whether to order Herridge to testify in closed court.
Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF), represented by Schaerr | Jaffe LLP, filed a motion to intervene and unseal the documents and hearing transcript yesterday.
The following statement can be attributed to Seth Stern, director of advocacy for FPF.
“Journalist-source confidentiality is about safeguarding the public’s right to be informed. Its fate should not be decided in secret hearings about secret documents. Americans deserve to know whether the damages Chen claims to have suffered were because of alleged leaks to Herridge or because of the outcome of the government investigation she reported on. If the latter, it raises the question of whether the court is ordering Herridge to out her sources to aid Chen in pursuing a baseless lawsuit. Surely the bar for compelled disclosure of journalistic sources must be higher than that.“Opponents of the reporter’s privilege often dream up convoluted hypothetical scenarios to call it a national security risk. But here we see someone suspected of ties to a foreign military able to use the courts to try to find out who in the government U.S. reporters are talking to and the content of those conversations. It goes to show that the real national security risk is the lack of a statutory privilege, which allows courts to issue misguided rulings. Congress should step up and reintroduce and pass the PRESS Act.”
H. Christopher Bartolomucci, a partner at Schaerr | Jaffe, added:
“Public access and government accountability are fundamental to the rule of law, and the notion of ‘secret law’ is anathema to our system of justice. By denying the public access to important judicial records in this case, the court is keeping members of the public from judging for themselves the strength or weakness of the court’s reasoning.”
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When data relate to us?
The EDPS vs. Single Resolution Board judgment goes to the heart of the EU’s fundamental right to data protection, shaping how artificial intelligence, data spaces and so-called privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) will be governed in practice. The ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) arrives at a crucial time to reiterate what counts as personal data, reinforcing the importance of the protection that the GDPR was designed to guarantee.
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in reply to EDRi • • •The EU is showing that powerful platforms are not above the law: they must take responsibility for the harms they inflict on users, communities & democracy.
✊🏾 And it must go further: scale up enforcement power, protect its digital rule of law, and refuse to let political or corporate actors weaken accountability. Anything less leaves our digital space vulnerable to those who profit from its erosion.
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in reply to EDRi • • •viva supeR
in reply to EDRi • • •Right now they influence public opinion and elections by manipulating the visibility of posts. Personally, I’ve been silenced — I’ve even recorded as few as four views.
To begin with, institutions and anyone using public funds should delete their accounts from non-transparent social platforms that lack proper rules and oversight.
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in reply to EDRi • • •zetabeta
in reply to EDRi • • •what about other big tech?!
like, alphabet inc's android, apple devices and microsoft windows. what these underlying operating systems are doing on our back.
we need actually open systems, preferably made in europe.