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When the GDPR is weaponized to shut journalists up, don’t go silently into that dark night

ID: f76752d1-1a6b-5d0d-8164-617963115350

STIX ID: report--f76752d1-1a6b-5d0d-8164-617963115350

Feed Name: DataBreaches.Net

Date Published: 2026-01-31

Date Updated: 2026-04-19

Author: Dissent

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## Executive summary This report discusses threats to journalists and journalism, focusing on arrests, legal actions (injunctions, superinjunctions, DMCA takedowns), and the growing use of SLAPP suits—including GDPR-based ‘right to erasure’ claims—across Europe to silence reporting, citing the 2024 SLAPPs Report and examples from multiple countries.

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