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VLC's Jean-Baptiste Kempf Receives the European SFS Award 2025

The FSFE and LUGBZ have recognized VLC president and core developer with this European award for his long-term dedication to the project. What began as a s...

German Parliament says: Stop Granting Software Patents

The German Parliament, the Bundestag, has introduced a joint motion against software patents. The resolution urges the German government to take steps to l...

The right to use adblockers

Companies increasingly aim to control how users interact with their content online, threatening user freedom. As more companies crack down on browser exten...

Apple's "notarisation" – blocking software freedom of developers and users

The EU’s Digital Markets Act is supposed to shake up the power of tech giants by giving developers and users more choice. Apple’s “notarisation” of mobile ...

Refund of pre-installed Windows: Lenovo must pay 20k euros in damages

In a historic judgment in Italy, in a case initiated by FSFE supporter Luca Bonissi, Lenovo was ordered to pay 20,000 euros in damages for abusive behaviou...

Apple ignores DMA interoperability requests and contradicts own documentation

A new FSFE report exposes how 56 interoperability requests under the Digital Markets Act have produced no concrete solutions by Apple, and how their declin...

Lithuania: Students stop university from using only proprietary authentication

Vilnius Tech officials attempted to enforce the use of proprietary two factor identification (2FA) methods. Some students were concerned the methods would ...

The Free Software Foundation Europe deleted its account on X

The Free Software Foundation Europe deleted its account on X. The platform never aligned with our values and no longer serves as a space for communication....

Unblocking User Freedom: the right to use adblockers

Companies increasingly aim to control how users interact with their content online, threatening user freedom. As more companies crack down on browser exten...

Secure Boot: Who will control your next computer?

FSFE supporters affected: Payment provider Nexi cancelled us

Our long-term payment provider Nexi has terminated our contract without prior notice. As a result, our supporters’ recurring credit card and direct debit d...