20 stories tagged eu, newest first.
375 points by nickslaughter02 | 160 comments
Reclaim The Net article reporting that the European Commission's ProtectEU strategy revives plans for encryption backdoors under the framing of lawful access.
484 points by groomlake | 277 comments
Fastmail blog post by CEO Bron Gondwana announcing an EU data region option for storing customer email data in Europe.
484 points by doener | 177 comments
European Citizens' Initiative page for "Stop Killing The Internet: No Digital ID & No Age Verification", registered as ECI(2026)000011.
364 points by ggirelli | 140 comments
Cyber Insider news article reporting that the EU is one step away from reviving rules for scanning private messages (Chat Control).
650 points by donohoe | 279 comments
Waag Futurelab article arguing that European digital ID wallets depend on Google and Apple device attestation services, reinforcing Big Tech power.
580 points by NeutralForest | 328 comments
Blog post by Patrick Breyer warning of closed-door EU Chat Control negotiations and concessions, announcing the relaunch of fightchatcontrol.eu.
1371 points by MrBruh | 367 comments
Advocacy campaign site opposing the EU "Chat Control" proposal to scan private messages and photos, with action tools and an alert about an EPP push for a new vote.
615 points by s_dev | 348 comments
European Alternatives is a directory site helping users find European alternatives to digital services and products such as cloud services and SaaS.
366 points by pabs3 | 285 comments
LWN brief reporting that the European Commission opened a call for evidence on open source to shape its European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy, with feedback due February 3, 2026.
745 points by egorfine | 276 comments
Reclaim The Net article arguing the EU's Chat Control private message scanning proposal is returning in disguised form via a revised compromise.
475 points by speckx | 131 comments
Blog post reporting that the EU Council's Chat Control proposal for scanning encrypted messages was withdrawn by the Danish presidency after public opposition.
467 points by layer8 | 173 comments
The Record news article reporting that Denmark has reportedly withdrawn its EU Chat Control proposal after controversy over scanning private messages.
967 points by Metalhearf | 538 comments
Blog post explaining the EU's proposed ChatControl legislation, which would require messaging platforms to scan private messages and images, including in encrypted apps.
1304 points by tokai | 422 comments
Advocacy site opposing the EU "Chat Control" proposal that would mandate scanning of private messages and photos, with member-state info and ways to contact representatives.
698 points by Hamuko | 1265 comments
MacRumors article reporting Apple's announcement that EU developers can distribute iOS apps directly from websites, plus other DMA-related changes.
710 points by astlouis44 | 394 comments
AppleInsider news article reporting that Apple reversed its plan to disable Progressive Web Apps on iOS in the EU.
724 points by M2Ys4U | 612 comments
TechCrunch article reporting Apple's confirmation that it is intentionally disabling home screen web apps (PWAs) on iPhones in the EU.
1553 points by robtherobber | 234 comments
EU Reporter article on a European Court of Human Rights ruling against weakening end-to-end encryption and its implications for the EU's chat control (CSAR) plans.
433 points by pg_1234 | 219 comments
Neowin news article reporting that Meta now allows EU users to unlink their Facebook, Messenger and Instagram accounts.
581 points by veeti | 299 comments
Blog post by Danny Mekić criticizing the European Commission's push for digital surveillance legislation (chat control) as undermining democracy.