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
Digital Rights Ireland are taking a mass action lawsuit against Facebook They will represent users who have been affected by the 3 April 2021 release of computer files containing personal...
Ireland recently deployed a Public Services Card an ID card with an electronic chip letting the government store people s personal data including photos Digital Rights Ireland say the system...
Gig workers are oppressed misclassified as self employed and denied the right to a minimum wage as well as freedom from discrimination and unfair dismissal Their oppression is exacerbated...
In Germany undocumented migrants are at risk of privacy violations and deportation if they try to access healthcare services This is because the social welfare office is obliged to share...
GLAN are working in partnership with Bindmans LLP to devise a strategic litigation approach to achieve accountability for the use of Pegasus malware on UK based smartphones in violation of...
On 18 June 2021 Quad9 a non profit Domain Name Server DNS resolver received an interim injunction from the District Court of Hamburg pursuant to an application made by Sony...
The Center for Civil and Human Rights are taking litigation to challenge the disparate impact felt by some groups in Slovakia in particular the Romani minority due to unequal access...
A Luxembourg resident discovered that their data was collected and offered for sale by Apollo and RocketReach two US based companies which collect and commercialise personal data on different online...
In 2019 the Bulgaria National Revenue Agency servers were hacked compromising personal data of approximately six million people KDBM believes the hack was partly due to deficient security practices and...
Under the guise of detecting potential welfare and tax fraud the Dutch government introduced a computerised system System Risk Indication or SyRI that profiled individuals based on vast pools of...
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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DFF is now supporting post-litigation activities
Starting from 2024, DFF grant applicants and current DFF grantees can apply for funding that contributes to “post-litigation” activity costs. What are “post-litigation” activities? Post-litigation activities take place after the completion of the final instance of litigation. Examples of activities
Best practices for using the EU Charter in digital rights litigation workshop
Our task is to make trouble, to stir up potent response to devastating events, as well as to settle troubled waters and rebuild quiet places. [1] The first year of our two-year digiRISE project is soon concluding. In
Big Tech Platforms: With great power and responsibility should also come greater accountability (part two)
This blog post is the second instalment in a two-part series on platform accountability. In part one, we shared some reflections and recent developments around the topic, as well as an invitation to join the Strategic Litigation Retreat we recently
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: