CDT Co-Signs Letter Calling on Commission to Act Against Germany’s Draft Network Enforcement Law
CDT has signed a joint letter on the draft German law that threatens to fine large social media platforms if they do not react swiftly to take down certain types of content. Together with other civil and human rights organisations, as well as industry bodies representing the Internet technology, we call on the European Commission to ensure compliance of the draft German law with EU law, including the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.
The draft law would certainly undermine freedom of expression and information as previously highlighted. Moreover, the draft law would also oblige social networks to immediately remove or block any copies of the unlawful content located on their platforms, thus implying upload filtering mechanisms to be put in place to automatically take down content. This type of obligation runs counter established EU law and jurisprudence, as we have warned in the EU copyright law reform debate.
Op-Ed: France’s Constitutional Council Ruling Tests the Limits of Social Media Bans
Read our analysis the legal and policy significance of the Constitutional Council’s decision on ongoing social media age restriction and age assurance debates ahead of the most-anticipated EU-wide approach on child online safety due by December 2026.
Silenced by Design: Gendered Disinformation and its Threat to Democracy
Our latest paper on gendered disinformation and the EU’s response to this growing democratic challenge is part of our TFGBV series. It explores how existing legislation can be leveraged to tackle gendered disinformation, where the current framework falls short, and what policymakers should do next.
CDT Europe’s Response to the Trusted Flaggers Guidelines Consultation
CDT Europe welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Trusted Flaggers Guidelines public consultation and to reiterate the value of an effectively functioning trusted flagger mechanism in advancing the DSA’s enforcement.
“A Union of Equality” – An Analysis of the European Commission’s New Strategies in the Digital Age
CDT Europe analysed the new EU Equality strategies for 2026 to 2030 in light of their objectives to address gender-based cyber-violence as well as online hatred against racial and ethnically minoritised persons and the LGBTIQ+ community.
