Defend Democracy

19/11/2023

We are leaving Facebook. We refuse to pay to get our rights respected.

"Adding financial insult to privacy rights injury, Facebook will make social media users pay for the privilege of being spied on."

Defend Democracy, November 2023

08/11/2023

“You are fighting not only for your freedom, your democracy & your future, but for ours too,” EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told Ukraine. “You are fighting for Europe. This is something we are painfully aware of.”

As US support for Ukraine risks waning and the EU pulls Kyiv closer, Brussels could have to shoulder a much larger share of the burden.

05/11/2023

End denial on foreign interference, says report by France Parliament. High threat level from foreign interference - Russia, China, Turkey & Iran of greatest concern - is linked to “radical change in geopolitical context” and “digital & tech revolution”.

By Davide Basso | EURACTIV.fr Est. 6min 03-11-2023 (updated: 03-11-2023 ) Content-Type: News Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. The report also highlights the special case of China and the extraordinary size of....

25/10/2023

Undermining EU's democratic process is not "standard normal practice" ❌ We call on President VonDerLeyen to investigate allegations of conflicts of interest, undue lobby influence and ad micro-targeting by EU Commission's home affairs unit.

10/10/2023

Why democracies must urgently invest in defending . Join us in podcast : 'Mastering the — grand strategy for liberal democracies'.

This episode deals with grand strategy and why liberal democracies like Germany now need a new strategic approach. First with Alice Stollmeyer and then with Chris Alexander, we identify internal and extrernal threats to liberal democracies and how to counteract them.

07/10/2023

News: Defend Democracy joins the coalition of politicians, biz & civil society orgs that are committed to ending the intrusive tracking industry that dominates our .

" harms democracy, journalism & security."

https://trackingfreeads.eu/the-costs-of-tracking-ads/

03/10/2023

Honoured to welcome NATO ASG Marie-Doha Besancenot & EU EEAS Head of StratCom Lutz Guellner to our . Together with EU, NATO, and country delegates we discussed building democratic resilience.

https://defenddemocracy.eu/projects/transatlantic-democracy-dialogue/

02/10/2023

We, Defend Democracy, together with 23 other civil society groups, urge European Parliament to protect our democracies from foreign disinformation campaigns in tomorrow’s vote on the European Media Freedom Act.



https://peoplevsbig.tech/civil-society-calls-on-eu-parliament-to-close-disinformation-loophole

29/09/2023

Mounting concerns over social media and 2024 elections.

“What we’re going to see is platforms, again, asleep at the wheel.”

A least 65 national-level elections will take place across more than 50 countries in 2024, writes Gabby Miller.

22/09/2023

Germany 1923 and its lessons for today. Hi**er failed in 1923 but succeeded in 1933. The erosion of democratic norms can be fatal, even if its effects are delayed. The price of freedom & democracy is eternal vigilance.

Crisis bred crisis in the Weimar Republic. On the centenary of the turbulent period, two books offer a reminder of the vigilance required to sustain democracy

06/09/2023

Together with 20 organisations, we call on international bodies to hold Russia accountable for deliberately targeting journalists in Ukraine, a war crime under international law.



https://www.womeninjournalism.org/threats-all/ukraine-cfwij-and-20-international-organizations-call-for-an-end-to-russian-war-crimes-against-journalists-in-ukraine