Reclaim The Net: Free Speech, Privacy, Digital Rights

European Commission Says TikTok Recommendation Algorithm Breaches Censorship Law
The algorithm’s offense is doing what users asked of it, slightly too well.
Nov 6

Tools for digital freedom

Follow legislation threatening privacy and free speech, and measures that defend them.

See where US states are introducing identity checks and where these laws stand.

Find private browsers, encrypted messaging, and alternatives to Big Tech.

Understand the threats to digital freedom and find ways to push back.

Age checks put anonymous access at risk. See how identity demands are spreading and what you can do.

Explore the systems making proof of identity a condition of everyday life, and the risks to your freedom.

Understand the EU’s push to scan private messages and how to oppose Chat Control.

Tell your representatives to defend privacy, free speech, and digital freedom.

Europe Is Not Rethinking Online Age Checks, Only Who Gets To Run Them
What looks like a retreat from national laws is really a queue forming for one European system.
Nov 5
45 Attorneys General Urgently Want Congress to Push Platforms Toward Age Checks
Washington is being asked to referee the internet’s most persistent identity check.
Nov 5
LAPD Pilot Will Track Vehicles In San Fernando Valley
The safeguards are department policy, which means the department can also change them.
Nov 5
The Digital Euro Is Being Built Before Europe Approves It
The ECB calls it strategic autonomy. Critics may call it a new layer of financial visibility.
Nov 5
Michigan Bills Target Personalized Prices Based on Consumer Data
Personalization was supposed to make shopping easier. Now it may be making it costlier.
Nov 5
Flock License Plate Camera Density by State, Ranked
Georgia leads the US in Flock Safety cameras per capita, with one device for every 1,200 people.
Nov 4