Asha Allen
ashaoallen.bsky.social
Asha Allen
@ashaoallen.bsky.social
Secretary General, Centre for Democracy and Technology Europe @cdteu.bsky.social
Human rights advocate in EU Tech Policy
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Next Tuesday 24 June, CDT Europe will host in collaboration with MEPs @birgitsippel.bsky.social & @krzysztofbrejzamep.bsky.social a panel discussion in the EP on “Securing Democracy & Media Freedom: EU Action on Spyware and Surveillance”.

Register 👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/1372198134...

#StopSpyware
June 16, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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📢 Excited to share our Initial Analysis on the First Round of Risk Assessments under the EU Digital Services Act, in collaboration with the #DSA Civil Society Coordination Group!

Read about key trends, practices, gaps and recommendations for better future reports 👇🏻

cdt.org/insights/dsa...
Civil Society Responds to DSA Risk Assessment Reports: An Initial Feedback Brief
The DSA Civil Society Coordination Group, in collaboration with the Recommender Systems Taskforce and People vs Big Tech, has released an initial analysis of the first Risk Assessment Reports submitte...
cdt.org
March 17, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Busy days around #IWD2025! A year after the Directive on violence against women, I joined @feps-europe.eu to discuss #OGBV & platform accountability

At #EqualityInDigital, we explored women's role in tech, keeping in mind that innovation must respect rights, not fuel a race to the bottom
#IWD2025
March 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Ahead of #IWD2025, listen to new ep of FEPS Talks w/ Laeticia Thissen & @ashaoallen.bsky.social @cdteu.bsky.social!
🔗 bit.ly/FEPSTalks166

They discuss
🟪 increasing censorship of feminist & LGBTQ+ advocacy by Meta, X & more
🟪 rollback of #DEI by #BigTech
🟪 growing wave of online #GenderBasedViolence
March 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Hello Bluesky! I've recently returned from parental leave and back with the brilliant @cdteu.bsky.social team. Excited for the year ahead and all that we've set out to do!
Thrilled to kick off 2025 with our full team back in action! 🎉

A big welcome to @joannatricoli.bsky.social & @magdm.bsky.social, and welcome back to our Secretary General @ashaoallen.bsky.social!

This year, we’re ready to continue championing #DigitalRights in #TechPolicy & drive change.
January 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM