Publications

After spending just 20 minutes watching piracy-related uploads on Instagram during the past few weeks, the hard reality of the Indian piracy scene is impossible to ignore. In the wake of enforcement action against iBomma, a sprawling streaming plat...

In 2017, American Chemical Society (ACS), a leading source of academic publications in the field of chemistry, won a lawsuit against Sci-Hub and its operator, Alexandra Elbakyan. The ‘Pirate Bay of Science’ had failed to appear at a Virginia federal...

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As the federal government ramps up immigration enforcement, sweeping through cities, detaining citizens and noncitizens, separating families, and carrying out deportations, journalists covering immigration have had to step up their work, too. Journal...

The UK Parliament convened earlier this week to debate a petition signed by almost 2.9 million people calling for an end to the government’s plans to roll out a national digital ID. Ahead of that debate, EFF and 12 other civil society organizations w...

Anti-piracy groups provide regular reminders that pirate sites expose users to malware and related security risks. In some cases, no action is required for users to come to harm, all they have to do is visit a malicious site. While not the most com...

When the U.S. Navy quietly reactivated Roosevelt Roads Naval Station in Puerto Rico earlier this year, the move stirred both anxiety and hope. While some residents saw the promise of new jobs, others saw it as a painful reminder of past harms from th...

It’s been a great year to be on EFF’s membership team. There's no better feeling than hanging out with your fellow digital freedom supporters and being able to say, “Oh yeah, and we’re suing the government!” We’ve done that a lot this year—and that’s...

A tidal wave of copyright lawsuits against AI developers threatens beneficial uses of AI, like creative expression, legal research, and scientific advancement. How courts decide these cases will profoundly shape the future of this technology, includi...