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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 28/09/2026

🚧 Brussels has enough endless construction works. Fixing spyware loopholes shouldn’t be one of them. EU export controls need human-rights checks, transparency and no intra-EU gap. Respond to the Commission’s consultation by 15 October: policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/consultation...

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 06/07/2026

@citizenlab.ca's Pegasus revelations show the EU's spyware crisis is far from over. CDT Europe, alongside 38 CSOs, is calling for an independent investigation, implementation of the PEGA recommendations, remedies for victims, stronger enforcement, and an end to EU support for spyware companies.

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 05/05/2026

🗓️ "Fight for Us, not for Them: A public interest vision for EU tech policy” summit is going to take place on 23 June 2026! 📢 With 10 other CSOs, we will convene European regulators, journalists & civil society to discuss the EU’s deregulation agenda and its impact on fundamental rights.

Fight for Us, Not for Them: A Public Interest vision for EU tech policy, 23.06.2026, Brussels/Online, Register Now!, blue background with arrows

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 21/04/2026

🚀 … and another one! We welcome a new member to the CDT Europe’s team. @lisabeatrice.bsky.social is our new Security, Surveillance & Human Rights Policy & Research Officer, supporting our work on #surveillance accountability, #encryption, #privacy and rule of law. Excited to have her on board!

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 10/04/2026

🚀 The CDT Europe team keeps on growing! We welcome our new Online Expression & Civic Space Programme Director, Christian Cirhigiri! Previously at Search for Common Ground Europe, he will now lead our policy advocacy around the implementation of the #DSA and online fundamental rights protection.

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 16/03/2026

📢 A new colleague joins the CDT Europe team! 🌟 @randham.bsky.social is the new Director of the Security, Surveillance and Human Rights Programme. Previously at @accessnow.org, she is an expert on #spyware, targeted #surveillance and the protection of human rights. Excited to have her on board!

Rand Hammoud in front of CDT Europe's banner

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 02/02/2026

🗓️On 19 Feb, join us for a webinar co-organised with Hermes Center on “Effective Redress for #AI Harms in Europe: Charting a Path Forward”. 👉🏻 Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/effective-...

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 28/01/2026

Happy (?) European Data Protection Day! 10 years after its adoption, the GDPR remains the backbone of the EU’s digital rulebook. But the proposed Digital Omnibus risks weakening its very core: the definition of personal data. 🛑 To co-legislators: Hold the line on the GDPR. cdt.org/insights/hol...

A picture of dominos falling, and stopped by a hand. The first domino has "Digital Omnibus" written on top, the hand has "GDPR" written on top and the remaining dominos still standing have "EU Digital Rulebook" on top.

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 22/01/2026

Big news, we’re designing a new website and we need your input! 👇🏻 Take a short survey to let us know what you want to see on our new website: www.surveymonkey.com/r/SP6WY2X

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 19/12/2025

✨ 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! 🌟

Dark blue background, with blue dots and yellow stars scattered around, and a drawing of a gift tag with a red ribbon at the centre, with "Happy Holidays from CDT Europe" written on it, and some text underneath reciting: "Looking forward to next year, we are already preparing for the work to be done, under the same vision and mission: to protect people’s and communities’ fundamental rights online and offline.

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 09/12/2025

📢 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!

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 04/12/2025

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. 🧵

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 02/12/2025

📢 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!

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 28/11/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined and helped advance a more rights-respecting digital environment in Europe ⭐

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 28/11/2025

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.

Asha Allen moderating a panel with speakers from CSOs, national regulators and the European Commission, with the CDT Europe banner on the side and screens with panel information in the background

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 28/11/2025

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 👇

Room view of the participants and speakers in the high-level panel at the DSA CSOs Roundtable Event

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 27/11/2025

📢 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!

Visual of Clare McGlynn on the left side of the image in colour, with the rest of the Advisory Council Members in black and white on the right side.

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 26/11/2025

✍🏻 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

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 25/11/2025

🟣💻 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

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 20/11/2025

📢 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!

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 13/11/2025

📢 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!

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 05/11/2025

📢 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 in the front and in colour, with the rest of the Advisory Council in the back in black and white

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 30/10/2025

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.

Visual of the Advisory Council with Andre Meister in the front on the right

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 29/10/2025

🗓️ 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.

Visual for MozFest, with pictures of Laura Lazaro Cabrera and Magdalena Maier and title of the session: "Imagining remedies for AI-induced harms in Europe: making laws work for people"

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 22/10/2025

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!

Advisory Council Picture, with Sophie in 't Veld in the front and in colours

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 21/10/2025

🚀 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.

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 13/10/2025

👁️ 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.

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 01/10/2025

💻 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!

Screenshot of the Stop Chat Control Webinar with Asha Allen and other speakers

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 25/09/2025

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! 💫

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 25/09/2025

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.

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 25/09/2025

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.

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 25/09/2025

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.

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 25/09/2025

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. 🧵👇

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 23/09/2025

📆 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

Privacy Camp 25 Description of the Event "Under Fire: Resisting spyware in Europe"

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 19/09/2025

Join CDT Europe’s team! 🌍✨ We’re #hiring our next Policy & Research Officer for the Security, Surveillance & Human Rights programme based in Brussels. 👁️ Are you passionate about EU tech policy, and an expert in #spyware & #encryption issues? This might be the right position for you! 👇🏻

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 08/08/2025

📆 Today marks the full entry into application of the European Media Freedom Act (#EMFA), a landmark step towards strengthening media pluralism and independence across the EU.

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 25/06/2025

Yesterday, together with MEPs @birgitsippel.bsky.social and @krzysztofbrejzamep.bsky.social, we co-hosted a panel discussion with journalists, policymakers and civil society on “Securing Democracy & Media Freedom: EU Action on Spyware and Surveillance” in the European Parliament. #StopSpyware

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 18/06/2025

⏰ Last day to register to attend in person the event on “Securing Democracy & Media Freedom: EU Action on Spyware and Surveillance” in the European Parliament! 👉🏻 Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1372198134... #StopSpyware

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 16/06/2025

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

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 28/05/2025

👁️ Rounding off the programme, our Security & Surveillance Director @silvperez.bsky.social and Policy Officer @joannatricoli.bsky.social led a workshop on the EU #spyware trade and the risks it poses to security and fundamental rights.

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 28/05/2025

⚖️ On Friday, Equity and Data Programme Director @lauralazc.bsky.social started off the day by moderating a panel of experts on effective remedies for #AI-induced harms & sharing lessons from #GDPR enforcement by data protections authorities.

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 28/05/2025

🗣️ During the evening, we convened a private networking drinks and an informal discussion on security, surveillance and human rights, introduced by EDPS Plamen Angelov’s remarks.

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 28/05/2025

💬 On Day 1, our Secretary General @ashaoallen.bsky.social a spoke on a panel exploring how the #DSA can be used as a tool to tackle gender-based violence

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 28/05/2025

🌟 A great #CPDP2025 edition! 3 days of powerful talks & connections. Once again, a big thank you to @cpdpconferences.bsky.social, all the speakers & participants! 👇 Here is what CDT Europe has been up to:

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 23/05/2025

🔜 Happening today at #CPD2025! 📝 10:30, Class Room: “Effective Remedies for #AI-Induced Harms: Lessons Learned from #GDPR Enforcement by Data Protection Authorities” 👁️ 14:15, Music Room: ”Balancing Security and Fundamental Rights: Curbing the #Spyware Trade in the EU Market” See you there! 🌟

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 21/05/2025

🔛 #CPDP2025 is here! 📍 Where to find us? 📆 21 May, 14h15: Panel about the #DSA in the fight against #GBV. 📆 23 May, 10h30: Panel on effective remedies for #AI-induced harms. 📆 23 May, 14h15: Workshop on curbing the EU #spyware trade. 👇🏻 Links to the events! @cpdpconferences.bsky.social

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 20/05/2025

🔜 #CPDP2025 is starting tomorrow! On Friday, CDT Europe is hosting a panel with experts & policymakers on “Effective Remedies for #AI-Induced Harms: Lessons Learned from #GDPR Enforcement by Data Protection Authorities”. If you’re attending @cpdpconferences.bsky.social, join the discussion!

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 20/05/2025

Last Thursday, CDT Europe & @techpolicypress.bsky.social‬ hosted a gathering of tech policy experts & enthusiasts to discuss the future of tech policy in Europe. Thanks to everyone who attended for the great discussion! 🌟 @markscott.bsky.social @ramshajahangir.bsky.social @ashaoallen.bsky.social

Asha Allen speaking at the Tech Policy drinks in front of participants, CDT Europe's banner on her side.

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 15/05/2025

Huge thanks to all the speakers, participants, and civil society colleagues who joined us for this vital conversation — and to our partners @opengovpartnership.org for their continued collaboration. #StopSpyware

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