Advancing digital rights in Europe
What we do
DFF funds three types of activities: litigation, pre-litigation, and post-litigation. We accept grant applications through regular calls for applications, which are announced on our grants page.
DFF facilitates events and develops resources to support organisations and individuals in pursuing litigation to advance digital rights.
Our Grantmaking Case Studies
noyb is taking litigation against the Luxembourg data protection authority CNPD challenging the inactivity of the CNPD in response to a complaint filed against Amazon back in 2019 noyb argues...
K Monitor is preparing for litigation challenging the lack of recourse for getting information about online political advertising on social media platforms K Monitor believe that online political advertising has...
Constitutional complaint against the amendment of the telecommunication surveillance regulation G10 which for the first time grants all 19 German intelligence services the right to use malware to surveil ongoing...
The Top 400 programme in Amsterdam profiles minors and young adults to predict the 400 most likely to commit serious crimes This programme is problematic because it disproportionately targets marginalised...
medConfidential is examining possible legal action in relation to the unlawful processing of patients medical data by Sensyne Health plc a private company which has data sharing agreements with several...
In December 2021 the Norwegian Data Protection Authority DPA issued an administrative fine of NOK 65 million around EUR 6 5 million against dating app Grindr for disclosing personal information...
Privacy First are challenging the Dutch Automatic Number Plate Recognition ANPR Act which was adopted in November 2017 and entered into force in January 2019 The Act enables the Dutch...
StraLi for Strategic Litigation StraLi is preparing a strategic path to challenge the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement and judicial authorities in Italy They will also identify...
IuRe is planning litigation to challenge the processing and use of sensitive personal medical data by the Czech Institute of Health Information and Statistics through the National Health Information System...
The Child Poverty Action Group CPAG is taking litigation in the UK related to the universal credit system administered by the UK Department for Work and Pensions Universal credit is...
Our Community Strengthening & Support Projects
Our goal is to initiate a process that challenges the structural causes of oppression in order to work towards a digital rights field in which all groups in society have their voices heard and which works to protect the digital rights of all.
DFF launched an initiative to support the work of racial, social, and economic justice organisations in the digital context.
Our aim is to increase awareness of the potential of the EU Charter of fundamental rights in the defence and protection of digital rights, to conduct capacity building, and to strengthen the knowledge and ability of different stakeholders in enforcing digital rights using strategic litigation.
DFF develops resources, organises convenings, meetings and workshops that help to improve the strategic litigation skills of the community of organisations and individuals working on digital rights in Europe.
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Breaking the Mould: DFF’s Journey to a New Leadership Model
A wise person once said, “If you always do what you have always done, you’ll always get what you have always got.” Over the past few years, we at the Digital Freedom Fund (DFF) have been reflecting on how we
Digital Freedom Fund – Winter 2024 update on new grants
In November 2023, we decided on our latest group of grant recipients, approving ten grants worth around EUR 370,000 supporting litigation to advance digital rights in Europe. This included reaching the major milestone of 100 grants made since we started
Leadership transition at DFF and farewell from the Director
After two years at the helm of the Digital Freedom Fund, I am stepping down as Executive Director. DFF is moving to a new collective leadership model, reflecting the learning and experience that the organisation has gained as it seeks
Upcoming events
We invite you to join our upcoming second Strategic Litigation Retreat focused on platform accountability and collective redress in Munich, Germany, from June 24th to 28th, 2024.
We are pleased to cover all accommodation and travel expenses for participants. If you are actively engaged in platform accountability or collective redress litigation within the Council of Europe, we encourage you to apply via our registration link: Click to apply here.
We extend our gratitude to Luminate Group for their generous support in making this event possible. We look forward to welcoming you to Munich very soon!
During this exclusive three-day consultation and feedback workshop, litigators and collective redress experts from diverse jurisdictions will converge. Together, we will delve into strategic discussions on using collective redress mechanisms to advance digital and Charter rights litigation.
This workshop is a crucial component of the digiRISE project, and we are offering it as an invite-only platform for collaborative engagement. If you’re keen to participate, kindly contact us at projects@digitalfreedomfund.org to express your interest.
We collaborate with external consultants to enhance our team’s expertise and capacity.
We warmly welcome individuals with experience in the following areas to get in touch with us: