CDT Europe
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Centre for Democracy and Technology Europe 🇪🇺 Advancing EU law and tech policy with a focus on democracy and human rights.
Part of @cdt.org's Global team.
https://cdt.org/eu/
Part of @cdt.org's Global team.
https://cdt.org/eu/
✨ CDT Europe wishes you happy holidays! ✨
As 2025 ends, we reflect on progress and challenges in a shifting political landscape. We are proud of our continuous work safeguarding fundamental rights under EU #digital laws, and looking forward to an impactful 2026! 🌟
As 2025 ends, we reflect on progress and challenges in a shifting political landscape. We are proud of our continuous work safeguarding fundamental rights under EU #digital laws, and looking forward to an impactful 2026! 🌟
December 19, 2025 at 9:51 AM
✨ CDT Europe wishes you happy holidays! ✨
As 2025 ends, we reflect on progress and challenges in a shifting political landscape. We are proud of our continuous work safeguarding fundamental rights under EU #digital laws, and looking forward to an impactful 2026! 🌟
As 2025 ends, we reflect on progress and challenges in a shifting political landscape. We are proud of our continuous work safeguarding fundamental rights under EU #digital laws, and looking forward to an impactful 2026! 🌟
📢 Last but not least, here is the final member of our Advisory Council!
🟣 Dr @abeba.bsky.social founded and leads the AI Accountability Lab, while being an Assistant Professor of AI at the School of Computer Science and Statistics in @tcddublin.bsky.social
🌟 Excited to have her on board!
🟣 Dr @abeba.bsky.social founded and leads the AI Accountability Lab, while being an Assistant Professor of AI at the School of Computer Science and Statistics in @tcddublin.bsky.social
🌟 Excited to have her on board!
December 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
📢 Last but not least, here is the final member of our Advisory Council!
🟣 Dr @abeba.bsky.social founded and leads the AI Accountability Lab, while being an Assistant Professor of AI at the School of Computer Science and Statistics in @tcddublin.bsky.social
🌟 Excited to have her on board!
🟣 Dr @abeba.bsky.social founded and leads the AI Accountability Lab, while being an Assistant Professor of AI at the School of Computer Science and Statistics in @tcddublin.bsky.social
🌟 Excited to have her on board!
CDT Europe is releasing its first report on how the EU’s current approach to spyware is failing to protect democracy. Spyware is being used across the Union to target journalists, activists, political opponents and public officials. The risks keep escalating. 🧵
December 4, 2025 at 8:18 AM
CDT Europe is releasing its first report on how the EU’s current approach to spyware is failing to protect democracy. Spyware is being used across the Union to target journalists, activists, political opponents and public officials. The risks keep escalating. 🧵
📢 New week, new highlight of a member of our Advisory Council!
🟣 Dr. Sabine K. Witting, co-founder and CEO Africa&Europe of Tech Legality, with a background in the intersection of human rights, children’s rights, and digital technologies.
🌟 Excited to have her on board!
🟣 Dr. Sabine K. Witting, co-founder and CEO Africa&Europe of Tech Legality, with a background in the intersection of human rights, children’s rights, and digital technologies.
🌟 Excited to have her on board!
December 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
📢 New week, new highlight of a member of our Advisory Council!
🟣 Dr. Sabine K. Witting, co-founder and CEO Africa&Europe of Tech Legality, with a background in the intersection of human rights, children’s rights, and digital technologies.
🌟 Excited to have her on board!
🟣 Dr. Sabine K. Witting, co-founder and CEO Africa&Europe of Tech Legality, with a background in the intersection of human rights, children’s rights, and digital technologies.
🌟 Excited to have her on board!
Thank you to everyone who joined and helped advance a more rights-respecting digital environment in Europe ⭐
November 28, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Thank you to everyone who joined and helped advance a more rights-respecting digital environment in Europe ⭐
We opened with a fireside chat moderated by our Sec Gen, @ashaoallen.bsky.social, on #DSA Year Two and the multistakeholder approach to enforcement.
Panelists shared reflections on the state of the #CSO ecosystem, the challenges facing regulators and the evolving role of public interest actors.
Panelists shared reflections on the state of the #CSO ecosystem, the challenges facing regulators and the evolving role of public interest actors.
November 28, 2025 at 11:45 AM
We opened with a fireside chat moderated by our Sec Gen, @ashaoallen.bsky.social, on #DSA Year Two and the multistakeholder approach to enforcement.
Panelists shared reflections on the state of the #CSO ecosystem, the challenges facing regulators and the evolving role of public interest actors.
Panelists shared reflections on the state of the #CSO ecosystem, the challenges facing regulators and the evolving role of public interest actors.
Last Friday we hosted our annual roundtable with the #DSA CSO Coordination Group in Brussels 🎉
Civil society organisations, academics, policymakers and regulators joined us for a full day focused on Year Two of the Digital Services Act.
It was an energising and thoughtful exchange 👇
Civil society organisations, academics, policymakers and regulators joined us for a full day focused on Year Two of the Digital Services Act.
It was an energising and thoughtful exchange 👇
November 28, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Last Friday we hosted our annual roundtable with the #DSA CSO Coordination Group in Brussels 🎉
Civil society organisations, academics, policymakers and regulators joined us for a full day focused on Year Two of the Digital Services Act.
It was an energising and thoughtful exchange 👇
Civil society organisations, academics, policymakers and regulators joined us for a full day focused on Year Two of the Digital Services Act.
It was an energising and thoughtful exchange 👇
📢 New week, new highlight of a member of our Advisory Council!
🟣 @claremcglynn.bsky.social is a Professor of Law at @durham.ac.uk, working on #TFGBV and influencing laws on image-based and #deepfake sexual abuse with her research.
🌟 Excited to have her on board!
🟣 @claremcglynn.bsky.social is a Professor of Law at @durham.ac.uk, working on #TFGBV and influencing laws on image-based and #deepfake sexual abuse with her research.
🌟 Excited to have her on board!
November 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
📢 New week, new highlight of a member of our Advisory Council!
🟣 @claremcglynn.bsky.social is a Professor of Law at @durham.ac.uk, working on #TFGBV and influencing laws on image-based and #deepfake sexual abuse with her research.
🌟 Excited to have her on board!
🟣 @claremcglynn.bsky.social is a Professor of Law at @durham.ac.uk, working on #TFGBV and influencing laws on image-based and #deepfake sexual abuse with her research.
🌟 Excited to have her on board!
✍🏻 On day 2 of the #16Days, we are glad to join UN Women’s campaign “UNiTE to End Digital Violence against All Women and Girls”.
🟣 At CDT Europe, we focus on several aspects of Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence #TFGBV
👇🏻 Learn more
#NoExcuse #ACTtoEndViolence
🟣 At CDT Europe, we focus on several aspects of Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence #TFGBV
👇🏻 Learn more
#NoExcuse #ACTtoEndViolence
November 26, 2025 at 10:09 AM
✍🏻 On day 2 of the #16Days, we are glad to join UN Women’s campaign “UNiTE to End Digital Violence against All Women and Girls”.
🟣 At CDT Europe, we focus on several aspects of Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence #TFGBV
👇🏻 Learn more
#NoExcuse #ACTtoEndViolence
🟣 At CDT Europe, we focus on several aspects of Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence #TFGBV
👇🏻 Learn more
#NoExcuse #ACTtoEndViolence
🟣💻 For the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we’re proud to bring CDT Europe’s long-standing work on #TFGBV into the spotlight, starting with a new webpage gathering all our research and advocacy.
👇🏻 Check it out: bit.ly/3Xh6Cxa
#NoExcuse #16Days
👇🏻 Check it out: bit.ly/3Xh6Cxa
#NoExcuse #16Days
November 25, 2025 at 8:44 AM
🟣💻 For the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we’re proud to bring CDT Europe’s long-standing work on #TFGBV into the spotlight, starting with a new webpage gathering all our research and advocacy.
👇🏻 Check it out: bit.ly/3Xh6Cxa
#NoExcuse #16Days
👇🏻 Check it out: bit.ly/3Xh6Cxa
#NoExcuse #16Days
📢 New week, new highlight of a member of our Advisory Council!
Charlotte Webb is Associate Director at Unthinkable, helping organisations reimagine technology’s role in creating equitable impact.
She is also a co-founder of the collective Feminist Internet.
🌟 Excited to have her on board!
Charlotte Webb is Associate Director at Unthinkable, helping organisations reimagine technology’s role in creating equitable impact.
She is also a co-founder of the collective Feminist Internet.
🌟 Excited to have her on board!
November 20, 2025 at 12:47 PM
📢 New week, new highlight of a member of our Advisory Council!
Charlotte Webb is Associate Director at Unthinkable, helping organisations reimagine technology’s role in creating equitable impact.
She is also a co-founder of the collective Feminist Internet.
🌟 Excited to have her on board!
Charlotte Webb is Associate Director at Unthinkable, helping organisations reimagine technology’s role in creating equitable impact.
She is also a co-founder of the collective Feminist Internet.
🌟 Excited to have her on board!
📢 New week, new highlight of a member of our Advisory Council!
@jvh.bsky.social is Professor of Information Law at @ivir-uva.bsky.social
He works on law and digital infrastructure, including the intersection of fundamental rights protection & platform governance.
🌟 Excited to have him on board!
@jvh.bsky.social is Professor of Information Law at @ivir-uva.bsky.social
He works on law and digital infrastructure, including the intersection of fundamental rights protection & platform governance.
🌟 Excited to have him on board!
November 13, 2025 at 10:26 AM
📢 New week, new highlight of a member of our Advisory Council!
@jvh.bsky.social is Professor of Information Law at @ivir-uva.bsky.social
He works on law and digital infrastructure, including the intersection of fundamental rights protection & platform governance.
🌟 Excited to have him on board!
@jvh.bsky.social is Professor of Information Law at @ivir-uva.bsky.social
He works on law and digital infrastructure, including the intersection of fundamental rights protection & platform governance.
🌟 Excited to have him on board!
📢 New week, new highlight of a member of our Advisory Council!
Oyidiya Oji Palino is the Policy and Advocacy Advisor for Digital Rights at @enareurope.bsky.social.
With a background in data science, she focuses on welfare automation, migration control & EU law enforcement.
Oyidiya Oji Palino is the Policy and Advocacy Advisor for Digital Rights at @enareurope.bsky.social.
With a background in data science, she focuses on welfare automation, migration control & EU law enforcement.
November 5, 2025 at 10:35 AM
📢 New week, new highlight of a member of our Advisory Council!
Oyidiya Oji Palino is the Policy and Advocacy Advisor for Digital Rights at @enareurope.bsky.social.
With a background in data science, she focuses on welfare automation, migration control & EU law enforcement.
Oyidiya Oji Palino is the Policy and Advocacy Advisor for Digital Rights at @enareurope.bsky.social.
With a background in data science, she focuses on welfare automation, migration control & EU law enforcement.
New week, new highlight of a member of our Advisory Council!
@andre.netzpolitik.org is an investigative journalist for @netzpolitik.org, focusing on #encryption, data retention & state #surveillance in Europe.
He is also a founding member of @digiges.bsky.social & @freiheitsrechte.org.
@andre.netzpolitik.org is an investigative journalist for @netzpolitik.org, focusing on #encryption, data retention & state #surveillance in Europe.
He is also a founding member of @digiges.bsky.social & @freiheitsrechte.org.
October 30, 2025 at 10:48 AM
New week, new highlight of a member of our Advisory Council!
@andre.netzpolitik.org is an investigative journalist for @netzpolitik.org, focusing on #encryption, data retention & state #surveillance in Europe.
He is also a founding member of @digiges.bsky.social & @freiheitsrechte.org.
@andre.netzpolitik.org is an investigative journalist for @netzpolitik.org, focusing on #encryption, data retention & state #surveillance in Europe.
He is also a founding member of @digiges.bsky.social & @freiheitsrechte.org.
🗓️ On 7 Nov, our Equity & Data team is participating to @mozilla.org's #MozFest 2025!
Our session will focus on current limitations of the #AIAct in terms of available redress and remedies for AI-induced harms.
Our session will focus on current limitations of the #AIAct in terms of available redress and remedies for AI-induced harms.
October 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🗓️ On 7 Nov, our Equity & Data team is participating to @mozilla.org's #MozFest 2025!
Our session will focus on current limitations of the #AIAct in terms of available redress and remedies for AI-induced harms.
Our session will focus on current limitations of the #AIAct in terms of available redress and remedies for AI-induced harms.
Last week, CDT Europe announced the creation of its new Advisory Council. Today, we present the Council’s Chair: @sophieintveld.bsky.social
Former MEP & rapporteur of the PEGA Committee,she has collaborated with our Security & Surveillance team in events on #spyware
🌟 Excited to have her on board!
Former MEP & rapporteur of the PEGA Committee,she has collaborated with our Security & Surveillance team in events on #spyware
🌟 Excited to have her on board!
October 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Last week, CDT Europe announced the creation of its new Advisory Council. Today, we present the Council’s Chair: @sophieintveld.bsky.social
Former MEP & rapporteur of the PEGA Committee,she has collaborated with our Security & Surveillance team in events on #spyware
🌟 Excited to have her on board!
Former MEP & rapporteur of the PEGA Committee,she has collaborated with our Security & Surveillance team in events on #spyware
🌟 Excited to have her on board!
🚀 We are excited to welcome a new team member!
@selisegraham.bsky.social is the new EU Schuman Fulbright Fellow, joining the Security & Surveillance programme to work on EU #cybersecurity policies about intrusive and harmful uses of technologies, ranging from #spyware to social media platforms.
@selisegraham.bsky.social is the new EU Schuman Fulbright Fellow, joining the Security & Surveillance programme to work on EU #cybersecurity policies about intrusive and harmful uses of technologies, ranging from #spyware to social media platforms.
October 21, 2025 at 7:55 AM
🚀 We are excited to welcome a new team member!
@selisegraham.bsky.social is the new EU Schuman Fulbright Fellow, joining the Security & Surveillance programme to work on EU #cybersecurity policies about intrusive and harmful uses of technologies, ranging from #spyware to social media platforms.
@selisegraham.bsky.social is the new EU Schuman Fulbright Fellow, joining the Security & Surveillance programme to work on EU #cybersecurity policies about intrusive and harmful uses of technologies, ranging from #spyware to social media platforms.
👁️ Today, our Secretary General @ashaoallen.bsky.social participated in MFRR Summit on “Safeguarding Journalism, Defending Democracy”, speaking on a panel on #spoofing, #surveillance, and #spyware against journalists.
October 13, 2025 at 1:19 PM
👁️ Today, our Secretary General @ashaoallen.bsky.social participated in MFRR Summit on “Safeguarding Journalism, Defending Democracy”, speaking on a panel on #spoofing, #surveillance, and #spyware against journalists.
💻 Yesterday, our Sec Gen @ashaoallen.bsky.social took part in a webinar on #ChatControl, stressing how the proposed legislation undermines #privacy, freedom of expression & rule of law.
Thank you to @greens-efa.eu & MEP @marketkag.bsky.social & all participants for the important discussion!
Thank you to @greens-efa.eu & MEP @marketkag.bsky.social & all participants for the important discussion!
October 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
💻 Yesterday, our Sec Gen @ashaoallen.bsky.social took part in a webinar on #ChatControl, stressing how the proposed legislation undermines #privacy, freedom of expression & rule of law.
Thank you to @greens-efa.eu & MEP @marketkag.bsky.social & all participants for the important discussion!
Thank you to @greens-efa.eu & MEP @marketkag.bsky.social & all participants for the important discussion!
The day closed with a high-level panel on the AI Act’s global impact. A huge thanks to all speakers & participants and to @opengovpartnership.org for making this space possible! 💫
September 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The day closed with a high-level panel on the AI Act’s global impact. A huge thanks to all speakers & participants and to @opengovpartnership.org for making this space possible! 💫
A fireside chat with @mcnamaramep.bsky.social
reflected on the shifting political landscape: “It’s appropriate to have discussions about simplification and implementation but we shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that these laws were introduced to protect citizens,” he underlined.
reflected on the shifting political landscape: “It’s appropriate to have discussions about simplification and implementation but we shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that these laws were introduced to protect citizens,” he underlined.
September 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A fireside chat with @mcnamaramep.bsky.social
reflected on the shifting political landscape: “It’s appropriate to have discussions about simplification and implementation but we shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that these laws were introduced to protect citizens,” he underlined.
reflected on the shifting political landscape: “It’s appropriate to have discussions about simplification and implementation but we shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that these laws were introduced to protect citizens,” he underlined.
In the afternoon, the first high level panel explored the AI Act’s next phase: guidance, standardisation, enforcement and the protection of fundamental rights. Two parallel break-out sessions then dived deeper into the Member State and EU institutional perspectives.
September 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
In the afternoon, the first high level panel explored the AI Act’s next phase: guidance, standardisation, enforcement and the protection of fundamental rights. Two parallel break-out sessions then dived deeper into the Member State and EU institutional perspectives.
The day began with a closed-door Civil Society Roundtable – a chance for CSOs to reconnect after the summer and reflect on enforcement and implementation challenges ahead.
September 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The day began with a closed-door Civil Society Roundtable – a chance for CSOs to reconnect after the summer and reflect on enforcement and implementation challenges ahead.
On Monday, together with @opengovpartnership.org, we hosted the latest edition of our Civil Society Roundtable Series on one of the most urgent issues in European tech policy: how to ensure the effective implementation of the EU AI Act. 🧵👇
September 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
On Monday, together with @opengovpartnership.org, we hosted the latest edition of our Civil Society Roundtable Series on one of the most urgent issues in European tech policy: how to ensure the effective implementation of the EU AI Act. 🧵👇
📆 On 30 September, our Security & Surveillance Policy Officer Joanna Tricoli will be participating in #PrivacyCamp25, facilitating a conversation on #spyware trade & regulation in Europe, together with representatives from EDRi & SHARE Foundation.
👇🏻 Find more and register here: privacycamp.eu
👇🏻 Find more and register here: privacycamp.eu
September 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
📆 On 30 September, our Security & Surveillance Policy Officer Joanna Tricoli will be participating in #PrivacyCamp25, facilitating a conversation on #spyware trade & regulation in Europe, together with representatives from EDRi & SHARE Foundation.
👇🏻 Find more and register here: privacycamp.eu
👇🏻 Find more and register here: privacycamp.eu