European Council
EU Council Pushes Overhaul to Expand Speech Regulation, Target Influencers, and Tighten Control Over Online Platforms
The AVMSD’s mission creep is turning media reform into a velvet-gloved power grab over the EU’s digital public square.
EU Agencies Propose Encryption Backdoors and Cryptocurrency Surveillance
The EU’s proposals dangerously undermine citizens’ privacy and security.
European Council Makes Countering “Disinformation and Hate Speech” Part of Its Strategic Agenda
New agenda. New censorship concerns.
European Council Approves the AI Act — a Law Accused of Legalizing Biometric Mass Surveillance
The EU’s European Council has followed the European Parliament (EP) in approving the AI Act – which opponents say is a way for the bloc to legalize biometric mass surveillance. More than that, the EU is touting the legislation as first of its kind in the world, and seems hopeful it will serve a
World Health Organization zero draft pandemic treaty pushes for increased surveillance powers
The global, unelected health agency is inching closer to being granted new, legally binding powers.
WHO releases international pandemic treaty zero draft that targets “misinformation” and “disinformation”
The unelected global health agency will get new legally binding censorship powers if the treaty passes.
World Health Organization meets to discuss granting of increased surveillance powers under pandemic treaty
The global health agency could get new surveillance powers by May 2024.
World Health Organization meets to plot censorship of “misinformation” under international pandemic treaty
The unelected health agency inches closer toward being granted unprecedented, legally-binding censorship powers.
EU wants more speech control laws to tackle online “misogyny” and more
Drafting new laws.
Members
European Council considers extensive EU-wide mass surveillance program
The Council has told the European Commission to prepare a comprehensive study into retaining more electronic data in the EU.
European Council passes Articles 11 and 13 of the EU Copyright Directive in final vote
19 countries backed the Directive, six voted against it, and three abstained. All EU member states will now be required to write the Directive into their national law by 2021.