LET’S TALK ABOUT DEMOCRACY (ONLINE) (March 24, 2026)
In 2008 a group of MIT scholars published a book focused on IT and how it is used to engage in politics, governance,…
Tag: Internet freedom
Scanning the Horizon: Where the EU’s Chat Control Proposal Stands Now (February 17, 2026)
As the European Union edges closer to rewriting the rules of users’ privacy online, debates surrounding the controversial ‘Chat Control’ legislative proposal reignite.…
Pirates Assembly (January 8, 2026)
International Pirates pay attention!We are pleased to announce that the 20th European Pirates Council Meeting will take place in Ljubljana, Slovenia, bringing together…
Protecting Minors Online: Can Age Verification Truly Make the Internet Safer? (November 7, 2025)
The drive to protect minors online has been gaining momentum in recent years and is now making its mark in global policy circles.…
Kolaja: the French implementation of the Copyright Directive counter the conclusions of the European Commission (December 9, 2019)
Brussels, 9/12/2019 – France started the implementation process of the copyright directive; however, the proposal as it stands currently goes against the original…
EU terror filter negotiations to begin: Here’s where we stand (September 24, 2019)
Today, the European Parliament’s civil liberties committee has recommended “Trilogue” negotiations on the EU scheme to “prevent the dissemination of terrorist content online”…
German copyright public consultation is open now: make your voice heard! (August 28, 2019)
Where we are in the process Despite the many controversial issues surrounding the Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive, the legislation got…
“Christchurch Call”: Internet censorship does not protect against terrorism! (May 14, 2019)
The Pirate Party of Germany warns governments and Internet platforms against signing the so-called “Christchurch Call for the Elimination of Terrorist and Violent…
Sad Day for the Internet: The Fight Continues (March 26, 2019)
Brussels/Strasbourg, March 26, 2019 – The European Parliament approved today the Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market, so called Copyright Directive.…
Tracking down license plate scanners (ANPR): Pirate Party publishes locations and presents detection device (February 4, 2019)
Automatic license plate reading systems (ANPR) are currently used in several German states to match the license plates of all passing cars with…