Use a burner email address to #StopStalkerAds. ORG's investigation into Liveramp showed that adtech systems combine online and offline identifiers to profile people for advertising. ✅️ Use disposable email adresses when you're creating accounts online. ➡️ www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/how-to-...

⏰ The UK Government's consultation on the legal framework for police using facial recognition closes tomorrow at 11:59pm! 👉 www.gov.uk/government/c...

Signal video and voice calls are now supported for up to *75 participants*! Share your screen, raise your hand, react with the right emoji, and create easily shareable call links with Signal calls. signal.org/blog/call-li...

💜 We raised $1.2M during our end-of-year fundraising campaign–a huge win for internet freedom! With your support, Tor will continue to make it easier for people to exercise their right to privacy and access information with tools that keep us connected. blog.torproject.org/advancing-di...

“Free” surveillance is a trap. Vendor trials, private donors, and federal grants hand police no‑cost tools that quietly build massive databases on all of us and feed ICE and DHS pipelines. Cities can and should refuse the bait. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

The rise of #generativeAI has coincided with alarming reports of harm to kids from interacting with online chatbots. But #Section230 repeal wouldn't mitigate these harms – especially since AI outputs are not covered by the law anyway.

Wikipedia is written by volunteers—but defended by lawyers when necessary. We spoke with Wikimedia about legal threats, global takedown demands, and why Section 230 remains essential. www.eff.org/pages/inter...

EPIC is proud to endorse the ICE Out of Our Faces Act, a bill introduced by Senators Markey, Merkley, Wyden, and Jayapal that would ban any immigration officer, including ICE and CBP, from acquiring and using facial recognition and other biometric identification systems.

Got to this point really fast, didn't it. Time sure flies by

Is "buying European" enough to guarantee digital sovereignty? As the #EuropeanOpenSourceAcademy member Dries Buytaert writes, "sovereignty is not about where a company is headquartered or where software was originally written." 👉Find out more in the latest blog from Dries: dri.es/the-software...

More devastating news from Hong Kong, as authorities continue the campaign against Anna Kwok and her family, targeting them with harsh national security laws. Such punishment for for peaceful, pro-democracy activism now routinely crosses borders. Transnational repression must be stopped.

To consent or pay... that is the price tag on our privacy. We have the right to opt-out of being tracked and profiled. But Meta says you have to cough up to #StopStalkerAds. There should be an option that doesn't process personal data to use their services. www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/to-cons...

California must revoke permits allowing federal agencies such as CBP and the DEA to put automated license plate readers along border highways, a coalition of 38 groups led by EFF and the Imperial Valley Equity & Justice Coalition demanded today of @governor.ca.gov and the CA Dept of Transportation.

EU approves Google's acquisition of Wiz ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

🎉 Maine just took a big step toward preventing data-driven harms when the state's House of Representatives voted to pass a bill today that would provide real privacy protections for Mainers. Read more about Maine's privacy bill: epic.org/maine-house-...

We’re back with a new Speaking Freely Interview! Learn about developments in press freedom across the globe from Professor Yazan Badran, here: www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Police often won’t question other agencies’ access to their automated license plate readers, EFF’s @maassive.bsky.social told @the74.bsky.social. “You know how maybe your grandparents approve every friend request they get on Facebook? It’s like that. It’s always been like that.”

Ring has announced a new “Search Party” feature that could eventually bring mass biometric surveillance to our streets. It’s on by default. Shut it off. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Discord will make all profiles age restricted until you prove you’re an adult via a facial scan or a government-issued ID

Section 230, “the 26 words that created the internet,” was enacted 30 years ago this week. It was no rush-job—rather, it was the result of wise legislative deliberation and foresight, and it remains the best bulwark to protect free expression online. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

“With minor tweaks, Ring’s tool to search for lost dogs could be used by law enforcement to track people,” EFF’s @mariotrujillo.bsky.social told @Metro.co.uk. “Homeowners don’t have to participate and privacy regulators can investigate.” metro.co.uk/2026/02/09/...

For 30 years, Section 230 has protected the people who write and share information online—not just platforms. www.eff.org/pages/inter...

Even in stable times, rolling back protection for free speech online would be foolhardy and harmful, EFF’s @aaronmackey.bsky.social wrote for @talkingpointsmemo.com. In a moment when the Executive Branch seeks to censor speech online, it could be a nail in democracy’s coffin.

The Department of Homeland Security is issuing lawless subpoenas for online user data. Tech companies need to do more to fight back. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

In een nieuw rapport beschuldigt de Verenigde Staten Nederland van censuur op sociale media, zonder bewijs. 🤥 Onze directeur Evelyn Austin reageerde in het artikel van Follow the Money: https://www.ftm.nl/artikelen/vs-beschuldigt-nl-van-censuur-op-sociale-media

On 19 Feb (11:00 CET), join Beatrice Murch (@murchstudio.com) at the @knowledgerights21.org webinar launching a new 9-Point Action Plan to empower libraries in the digital age. 👉 Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 🔗 www.ourfuturememory.org #Libraries #KnowledgeRights #DigitalPreservation

Hacked Snapchat accounts and secret filming with smart glasses, this week served two reminders of how women’s privacy is still being violated.

Congress seems to think that by getting rid of #Section230, they can help protect kids online — but it's much more likely that doing so will only have the opposite effect. Read the latest from Director of Government Affairs Sara Collins:

Stop before setting up a new account using your Google, Facebook or Apple sign-in. This gives 3rd party sites access to information connected to your account that could be sold on. ✅️ Create a new account with a separate email/password. ➡️ www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/how-to-... #StopStalkerAds

The US House of Representatives’ Committee on the Judiciary has launched a fresh attack on EU & civil society’s platform governance work. ARTICLE 19 is committed to supporting digital rights, and building an open, fair, free internet. Read the EDRi network statement: edri.org/our-work/sta...

Anti-abortion activists have grown their recruitment and propaganda efforts on TikTok in recent years, our latest analysis found. Feeling empowered by the Trump Administration, many are taking sharper aim at abortion clinics. openmeasures.io/anti-abortio...

The “ICE Out of Our Faces Act” would ban ICE and CBP agents, and some local police working with them, from acquiring or using biometric surveillance systems, including face recognition technology, or information derived from such systems. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

#Section230 turned 30 yesterday! Over the past few weeks, we've explained what the law does, highlighted positive outcomes it enables for independent creators & marginalized voices, established our principles for evaluating reform, and explored what thoughtful changes could look like.

@Wikipedia.org gets hundreds of legal demands every year to remove user-written content. Less than 1% get granted. We spoke with @wikimediafoundation.org about how they protect editors, and how Section 230 makes that possible. www.eff.org/pages/inter...

Another day, another AI app leaks user data.

“Trying to control what algorithms are able to show people is a bad idea, because whenever you put the government in the position of what they can or cannot show, you end up limiting First Amendment rights,” EFF’s Tori Noble told @courthousenews.bsky.social. www.courthousenews.com/generative-...

“Today’s technologies— high-definition cameras, microphones, digital data harvesting & AI-driven analysis— are being used to create an environment of mass surveillance that ensnares almost all individuals within the US,” EFF’s Beryl Lipton told @themarshallproject.org.

Section 230 turns 30 this month. It helps ensure your honest review can stay online—even when businesses object. We spoke with Yelp’s Chief Legal Officer about protecting consumer speech.

ARTICLE 19 condemns the cruel, unacceptable 20-year sentence for Jimmy Lai, the heartbreaking culmination of Hong Kong's war on free expression. Instead of being celebrated, he is labelled a threat to national security and forced to live out his life in prison. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...

China’s role in digital repression in Iran ⬇️ Our new report reveals how China has helped build Iran’s surveillance, censorship, and infrastructure of information control inside the country.

The European Commission is investigating a breach after finding evidence that its mobile device management platform was hacked.

What have passwords got to do with cookies? Opting for 'remember me' when logging into sites uses persistent session cookies that allow your behaviour to be tracked over a long time. ✅️ Use a password manager to log-in quickly each time. ➡️ www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/how-to-... #StopStalkerAds

Can governments modernize collaboration without losing control of their data? Austria’s Ministry of Economy moved beyond Microsoft and onboarded 1,200 users on Nextcloud in months. Hear the full story at the Nextcloud Enterprise Day Vienna, on March 24 📆 nextcloud.com/enterprise-d...

📢 Register now for the next Data & AI public engagement community of practice where we'll be joined by Louis Horsley (National Voices) and Rachel Astall (Beam). 📅 Wednesday 11 Feb 🕑 2pm - 3:15pm UK time 💻 Online, free of charge More info and to register: connectedbydata.org/events/2026...

Nearly 100 000 users trust Murena and /e/OS. You could be one of them, up to you to choose. 👉 Choose freedom: murena.com

A Revolutionary Court in Iran has jailed Nobel laureate and human rights defender Narges Mohammadi to a further 7.5 years in jail. As she continues to inspire with her dedication and strength, the global community must keep her case in the spotlight. #FreeNarges www.en-hrana.org/narges-moham...

Yeah.... how about no Back to TeamSpeak we go... 🤣

Though Congress claims it wants to protect kids online, the kids safety bills been moving forward do far more to restrict kids' online freedom than anything else. Read the latest from Director of Government Affairs Sara Collins: publicknowledge.org/congress-is-...

Roger Dingledine on the protection of metadata—who you talk to and where you go online—should be baseline infrastructure. Not a privilege for people power already protects. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bdu...

EPIC alum and @consumerfed.bsky.social Director of AI and Privacy @benwinters.bsky.social discusses our recent collaboration on a model People-First Chatbot Bill: