Electronic Frontier Foundation

Apple must resist the U.K. government’s attempts to create backdoors in its encryption. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/uks-demands-apple-break-encryption-emergency-us-all

The reality is that VPNs are mainly useful for one thing: routing your network connection through a different network. https://ssd.eff.org/module/choosing-vpn-thats-right-you

Examining government actions around content moderation is a good idea. But this week’s executive order on free speech lacks what is needed for an inquiry that would be in the public interest. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/protecting-free-speech-cant-just-be-about-targeting-political-opponents

Trying to explain internet freedom issues to family and friends this holiday season? Check out EFF's page of one-pager handouts to share! https://eff.org/onepagers

Supercharge online privacy and free expression for #GivingTuesday. Your contribution gets a 2X match during EFF's Power Up Your Donation Week! https://eff.org/power-up

As more people online have expressed their desire for social media platforms that respect their autonomy and that make them feel empowered, decentralization has become a hot topic. We’ve had a lot to say about it 🧵 (1/4)

“X is really teaching everyone the importance of who owns the sites that we use and rely on to communicate online,” EFF’s @falsemirror told @NBCNews. “What people are seeing with X is that it has subjectively deteriorated in value.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/x-sees-largest-user-exodus-musk-takeover-rcna179793

EFF has called on DHS to abandon its online social media surveillance program because it threatens to unfairly label individuals as a threat or otherwise discriminate against them on the basis of their speech. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/11/eff-lawsuit-discloses-documents-detailing-governments-social-media-surveillance

Aaron Swartz was a digital rights champion who believed deeply in keeping the internet open. The organizers of Aaron Swartz Day will celebrate his life at 2 pm PT on Nov. 9. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/11/celebrating-life-aaron-swartz-aaron-swartz-day-2024

We're accepting applications for legal fellows! If you care about digital rights and are looking for an organization to host your externally-funded post-law school fellowship, apply now. There are just two days left! https://www.eff.org/about/opportunities/legal-fellows