3/3 Today, 470 public interest organisations are uniting to resist attacks on #FundamentalRights and social protections. We're calling on the EU and national lawmakers to protect and promote our rights and the planet https://edri.org/our-work/open-letter-eu-weakens-the-rules-that-safeguard-people-and-the-environment-deregulation/

2/3 At @edri, we're especially worried about a decade's worth of #DigitalRights progress being threatened.

If the EU wants a healthy, competitive tech market that puts people at its center, then this #deregulation push is not only bad for the protection of #FundamentalRights, but is also an act of self-sabotage which must be reversed

Read this explainer to find out what exactly is at stake in the deregulation push when it comes to digital rights ️ https://edri.org/our-work/deregulating-digital-rights/

1/3 Our rights, planet, health and justice are not for sale!

Ahead of European Commission President's ‘State of the Union’ speech, 470 civil society, trade unions, and public interest groups have delivered a very clear message: The EU is weakening rules that protect people and our planet, and the #simplification agenda has gone too far

Read the full open letter ️ https://edri.org/our-work/open-letter-eu-weakens-the-rules-that-safeguard-people-and-the-environment-deregulation/

Every click & recommendation online is shaped by a few Big Tech giants.

Five years ago, the EU proposed the #DSA & #DMA, our strongest defence against unchecked Big Tech power.

️ They protect rights, demand transparency, ban manipulation, and open the door to fairer competition & real choice.

As Trump pressures the EU, let’s remember: these laws are Europe’s firewall for democracy. They must be enforced, defended & improved, not weakened.

Read more ️ https://edri.org/our-work/does-the-eu-digital-services-act-protect-freedom-of-expression/

️ The GDPR is under pressure.

️ At the EU’s high-level dialogue, industry called for “simplification” & reforms, while, with others, we warned: don’t reopen the Regulation.

The Commission’s own evaluation shows the GDPR works. What’s missing is enforcement & resources, not backsliding.

Proposals to “simplify” Article 30(5) risk opening the window to erosion of hard-won protections.

Read our post-meeting recap ️ https://edri.org/our-work/edri-warns-against-gdpr-simplification-at-eu-commission-dialogue/