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Babiš To Support Social Media Ban for Minors

Eszter Balogi February 8, 2026

The Czech Republic has joined a growing list of countries weighing a social media ban for children, reigniting debate over digital safety and personal freedom.

Brussels Hits Pause—for Now—on Chat Control

Javier Villamor October 31, 2025

The Danish presidency backtracks and drops the obligation to spy on private communications, but leaves the door open to a future EU-wide mandate.

“Chat Control betrays Europe’s self-professed image as a protector of human rights”—Free Speech Advocate Yaël Ossowski

Rafael Pinto Borges September 5, 2025

“Once Chat Control is implemented, it will mean that there is a legal process to mandate that all information be made available to authorities at all times.”

Reichstag building front with German flags

Germany To Curtail Civil Liberties in Pandemic Power Grab

Zolta Győri August 21, 2025

The Merz government is moving forward with proposed legislation to restrict individual rights, without explanation for why that is needed.

Spanish Teens Distrust Government; Fine With Limits on Civil Liberties

Bridget Ryder December 6, 2023

Young people who experienced the COVID pandemic in a country with some of the toughest restrictions in Europe were mostly supportive of the measures they lived through.

Prying Eyes: France Set To Pass Remote Surveillance Bill

Tristan Vanheuckelom July 10, 2023

As multiple civil rights groups are sounding the alarm, Justice Minister Éric Dupond-Moretti tries to allay concerns. The emergence of a surveillance state as described in George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984, he said, was a “far-off” prospect.

Tag: civil liberties

Brussels Hits Pause—for Now—on Chat Control

“Chat Control betrays Europe’s self-professed image as a protector of human rights”—Free Speech Advocate Yaël Ossowski

Germany To Curtail Civil Liberties in Pandemic Power Grab

Spanish Teens Distrust Government; Fine With Limits on Civil Liberties

Prying Eyes: France Set To Pass Remote Surveillance Bill

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