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🛑 CDT Europe welcomes last week’s European Parliament’s vote not to extend #ChatControl 1.0, which should serve as an important opportunity to reset the direction of the #CSAM trilogue negotiations.

👇🏻 Read our full statement: https://cdt.org/insights/cdt-europes-response-to-the-european-parliament-rejection-of-the-chat-control-1-0s-extension/

#Privacy #Surveillance

📢 April’s EU Tech Policy Brief is out now!

👁️ End of “#ChatControl 1.0”
⚖️ Concerns around the AI Act omnibus & the need for stronger oversight
🛡️ Why the EU Age Verification App isn’t a standalone solution for protecting minors
… and more

👇 Read the full newsletter: https://cdt.org/insights/eu-tech-policy-brief-april-2026/

📢 A new colleague joins the CDT Europe team!

🌟 Rand Hammoud is the new Director of the Security, Surveillance and Human Rights Programme.

Previously at Access Now, she is an expert on #spyware, targeted #surveillance and the protection of human rights.

Excited to have her on board!

📢 Our first EU Tech Policy Brief of the year is out!

👁️ Defending end-to-end encryption in the EU CSA Regulation

💬 New analysis on tech-facilitated gender-based violence

⚖️ Gender equality & rights in #AI governance

🛑 Why weakening the #GDPR puts privacy at risk

👇🏻 https://cdt.org/insights/eu-tech-policy-brief-january-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.

Happy (?) European Data Protection Day!

Nearly 10 years after its adoption, the #GDPR remains the backbone of the EU’s digital rulebook.

But the proposed #DigitalOmnibus risks weakening its very core: the definition of personal data. This would shrink GDPR protections, enable data sharing without safeguards, and trigger a domino effect across the EU digital acquis, from the DSA to the AI Act.

🛑 To co-legislators: Protect privacy & hold the line on the GDPR.

https://cdt.org/insights/holding-the-line-preserving-the-core-features-of-the-eus-gdpr/

📢 March’s edition of our EU Tech Policy Brief is out now!

In this issue:

👁️ First meeting of the Community of Practice on Human Rights Defenders Protection for Europe.

💬 Our brief on EU law to combat #deepfakes.

⚖️ #AI Act Explainer on GPAI models.

👉 Read more & sign up: https://cdt.org/insights/eu-tech-policy-brief-march-2026/?_thumbnail_id=113222

After X’s Grok new feature led to floods of non‑consensual deepfakes, targeting mostly women and minors, our new brief explores how EU laws - from the AI Act to the DSA - can curb AI‑generated #NCII & #CSAM.

A multi‑pronged, enforced approach is crucial.

👇🏻 Read the full brief on our website: https://cdt.org/insights/from-risk-mitigation-to-app-bans-assessing-eu-legislations-potential-to-combat-ai-generated-image-abuse/

📢 February’s edition of our EU Tech Policy Brief is out now!

👁️ CSOs letter against #ePrivacy directive’s derogation

💬 Our participation to events on the #DSA and #gender

⚖️ Our new report on effective remedies for #AI harms

👉 Read more & sign up: https://cdt.org/insights/eu-tech-policy-brief-february-2026/

📢 CDT Europe, as part of the steering committee of the Global Encryption Coalition, joined 88 other civil society organisations, companies, and cybersecurity experts in a letter to the European Commission, raising serious concerns about the future of #encryption in Europe.

🔒 Strong encryption is not a barrier to security, it is a fundamental pillar of it. We need to defend it, not undermine it.

https://cdt.org/insights/joint-letter-on-encryption-and-the-european-internal-security-strategy-protecteu/

#E2EE #ProtectEU

📢 The latest EU Tech Policy Brief is here!

Featuring:

👁️ Our research on the EU Dual-Use Regime for #spyware

💬 Brief on #GBV on pornographic platforms in the #DSA RA reports

⚖️ New Tech Talks podcast episode on fair & accountable #AI

✂️ Analysis of the Digital Omnibus

👇 More about EU tech policy: https://cdt.org/insights/eu-tech-policy-brief-december-2025/

📩 February’s edition of the #AIBulletin is out now!

This month:

🔹 European Parliament’s amendments to the #AI Omnibus

🔹 Whatsapp’s AI update potentially breaching EU competition law

🔹 European Ombudswoman’s inquiry on AI use in EU funding proposals’ evaluation

👇 Read more & sign up: https://cdt.org/insights/cdt-europes-ai-bulletin-february-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:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/effective-redress-for-ai-harms-in-europe-charting-a-path-forward-tickets-1981779083587?aff=oddtdtcreator

📩 Our first 2026 edition of the #AIBulletin is out now!

The start of 2026 brings mounting pressure points in EU AI policy, from new transparency rules to deepening debates on deepfakes and the future of the #AIAct.

This month:
🔹 Draft Code of Practice on labelling AI-generated content
🔹 #Grok deepfake scandal on X & calls to ban nudification apps
🔹 Resistance to the #AI #omnibus with pushback from EDPB & EDPS

👇 Read the full newsletter & sign up

https://cdt.org/insights/cdt-europes-ai-bulletin-january-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: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SP6WY2X

✨ 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! 🌟

📩 The latest #AIBulletin is out!

This edition covers:

🔹 The Digital Omnibus’s timeline

🔹 EDPS’s mapping of high-risk #AI systems used by EU authorities

🔹 The new AI Act Whistleblower Tool

Read more & subscribe 👇
https://cdt.org/insights/cdt-europes-ai-bulletin-december-2025/

📩 March’s edition of the #AIBulletin is out now!

This month:

🔹 The EP and Council finalising their #AI Omnibus positions

🔹 Recommendations by the EP on protecting copyrights from AI

🔹 2nd draft of the AI Act’s CoP on AI-generated content labels

👇 Read more & sign up:
https://cdt.org/insights/cdt-europes-ai-bulletin-march-2026/

📩 The latest edition of our #AIBulletin is out now! This month:

🔹 AI Omnibus saga’s final steps

🔹 Anthropic’s Mythos model sparking concerns

🔹 Dutch court prohibiting NCII and CSAM on X & Grok

… and more!

👇 Read & sign up: https://cdt.org/insights/cdt-europes-ai-bulletin-april-2026/