
Chaining the Media in the European Union—the Reality of the Media Freedom Act
In the name of an Orwellian notion of freedom, we risk creating a fragile and dependent market where global platforms remain the uncontested masters.

In the name of an Orwellian notion of freedom, we risk creating a fragile and dependent market where global platforms remain the uncontested masters.

Despite pledging media freedom, the Media Freedom Act carves out sweeping exceptions that let states target journalists under vague legal justifications.

Chinese researchers have patented a ‘mind-reading’ helmet that responds to brainwaves triggered by pornographic material. While this sounds like the next step in China’s dystopia, practical questions about its usefulness remain unanswered.

Suspecting that the five cases of spying on Catalans revealed by WhatsApp only scratched the surface, Elies Campo turned to The Citizen Lab, where he led the investigation that discovered approximately sixty more cases of spying with Pegasus.