The French Detention: Why We’re Watching the Telegram Situation Closely
By David Greene and Eva Galperin EFF is closely monitoring the situation in France in which Telegram’s CEO Pavel Durov was charged with having committed…
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EFF Statement on Assange Plea Deal
By David Greene The United States has now, for the first time in the more than 100-year history of the Espionage Act, obtained an Espionage…
Win for Free Speech! Australia Drops Global Takedown Order Case
By David Greene and Hudson Hongo As we put it in a blog post last month, no single country should be able to restrict speech…
U.S. Supreme Court Does Not Go Far Enough in Determining When Government Officials Are Barred from Censoring Critics on Social Media
By Sophia Cope and David Greene After several years of litigation across the federal appellate courts, the U.S. Supreme Court in a unanimous opinion has…
Preliminary Injunction Limiting Government Communications with Platforms Tackles Illegal “Jawboning,” But Fails to Provide Guidance on What’s Unconstitutional
By David Greene A July 4 preliminary injunction issued by a federal judge in Louisiana limiting government contacts with social media platforms deals with government…
The Broad, Vague RESTRICT Act is a Dangerous Substitute for Comprehensive Data Privacy Legislation
By Jason Kelley and David Greene The recently introduced RESTRICT Act (S. 686, Sen. Warner and Sen. Thune) rightfully is causing a lot of concern….
Jewel v. NSA: Americans (Still) Deserve Their Day in Court
By David Greene With little explanation, the Ninth Circuit today affirmed the district court’s decision dismissing our landmark challenge to the US government’s mass communications…
President Biden Revokes Unconstitutional Executive Order Retaliating Against Online Platforms
By Aaron Mackey and David Greene President Joe Biden on Friday rescinded a dangerous and unconstitutional Executive Order issued by President Trump that threatened internet…
Proposed New Internet Law in Mauritius Raises Serious Human Rights Concerns
By Jillian C. York and David Greene As debate continues in the U.S. and Europe over how to regulate social media, a number of countries—such…
Political Satire Is Protected Speech — Even If You Don’t Get the Joke
By David Greene Should an obviously fake Facebook post—one made as political satire—end with a lawsuit and a bill to pay for a police response…
Americans Deserve Their Day in Court About NSA Mass Surveillance Programs
By David Greene EFF continues our fight to have the U.S. courts protect you from mass government surveillance. Today in our landmark Jewel v. NSA…