@ecnl.bsky.social, @epd.eu, @freiheitsrechte.org, @globalwitness.org, @hateaid.org, @isdglobal.org, @integrity-inst.bsky.social, @knightgtown.bsky.social, @mozilla.org
@panoptykon.eupolicy.social.ap.brid.gy @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social @whattofix.tech,
@7amleh.bsky.social @5rightsfound.bsky.social

@aiforensics.org, @algorithmwatch.org, @alliance4europe.bsky.social, @amnesty.org @amnestyeu.bsky.social, @article19europe.bsky.social, @bitsoffreedom.bsky.social, @beuc.eu, @counterhate.com, @liberties.eu, @pressfreedom.bsky.social, @eff.org, @disinfo.eu, @democracyreporting.bsky.social

Thank you to everyone who joined and helped advance a more rights-respecting digital environment in Europe ⭐

In the afternoon, we held in-depth workshops on key #DSA themes.

Participants shared experiences, lessons learned and ideas for how civil society and academic experts can continue to support implementation and accountability.

We opened with a fireside chat moderated by our Sec Gen, @ashaoallen.bsky.social, on #DSA Year Two and the multistakeholder approach to enforcement.

Panelists shared reflections on the state of the #CSO ecosystem, the challenges facing regulators and the evolving role of public interest actors.

👉🏻 Read the full two pager on our website: cdt.org/wp-content/u...

CDT Europe has joined 120+ organisations urging the Commission to halt this rollback. Europe’s digital future must be built on strong rights protections and accountability mechanisms, not deregulation disguised as “simplification.”

Other changes strike at the heart of the EU’s GDPR, including revisiting the definition of personal data, significantly easing the collection of personal data for broad AI-related purposes, and creating obstacles to the exercise of data subject rights.

Despite clear warnings from civil society, the proposals would let providers of high-risk AI systems sidestep key obligations, expand exemptions long meant only for SMEs, and delay essential protections for people impacted by AI. A major step backwards for transparency and fundamental rights.

@accessnow.org @aiforensics.org @algorithmwatch.org @amnestyeu.bsky.social @article19europe.bsky.social @avaaz.org @counterhate.com @liberties.eu @disinfo.eu
@ecnl.bsky.social @hateaid.org @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social @5rightsfound.bsky.social @myedf.bsky.social @enareurope.bsky.social

What Europe needs now isn’t weaker rules but it’s strong, consistent enforcement and clear guidance. That’s how we keep AI trustworthy, transparent, and aligned with fundamental rights.

Read our full brief: cdt.org/wp-content/u...

The AI Act doesn’t duplicate the GDPR or DSA, it complements them. Its targeted, proportionate rules are designed to fit seamlessly into existing compliance systems. Simplification shouldn’t come at the cost of accountability.