Blueprint is at FOSDEM 2024
Held on 3 & 4 February, FOSDEM attracts thousands of developers of free and open-source software
“Indispensable” PATFox anti-SLAPP work recognised at the European Parliament
Over the past two years, the PATFox project - of which Blueprint is a co-coordinator - has pioneered training in anti-SLAPP techniques for European lawyers
Ricochet Refresh 3.0.19 is out (and at FOSDEM)
Blueprint will be at FOSDEM ‘24 - read about the latest progress with Ricochet Refresh, our open source private and anonymous messenger
Greece sets up National Cybersecurity Authority
The country’s Education Ministry suffered significant disruption in 2023
PATFox Germany: Second edition of local curriculum published
The new edition includes explanations of terms, comments on the European draft directive and the debate in Germany, some example cases and practical advice on effective defense against SLAPPs.
Tesla recall vindicates whistleblower Lukasz Krupski
US regulator agrees that Tesla’s automated driving technology is unsafe
Blueprint Whistleblowing Prizes for 2023 Announced
Blueprint for Free Speech today launched its annual prizes recognising whistleblowers from five regions for their courage in speaking up in the public interest.
Interviews with leading anti-SLAPP lawyers: Tomas Langer
SLAPPs in Slovakia are mostly aimed at investigative journalists. Most of these journalists get slapped with tactics focussing on harassment through great numbers of submissions
PATFox Germany co-hosts debate on SLAPPs with academic legal experts at Uni Heidelberg
PATFox Germany co-hosts debate on SLAPPs at Uni Heidelberg
David McBride trial opens in Canberra
McBride was awarded Blueprint’s International Whistleblowing Prize for 2022
Open letter: We refuse to let the Anti-SLAPP Directive be a missed opportunity
74 civil society organisations have written to the EU institutions and the Ministers of Justice of all EU Member States to reiterate their concerns regarding the progess of the anti-SLAPP Directive
Interviews with leading anti-SLAPP lawyers: Michael Zammit Maempel
SLAPP cases are different because they aren’t simply transactional in nature… they cannot be treated and handled by applying the ordinary rules of the game