The Year the Internet Changed Forever (2025 Digital Rights Awards)

2025 was the year everything we warned about actually started happening, but we also saw massive wins! This is the first year of The Digital Rights Awards, covering the 10 biggest wins, losses, controversies, and lessons that will shape 2026. Happy new year everyone!

📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO • EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation): https://www.eff.org • EDRI (European Digital Rights): https://edri.org • Free Software Foundation Europe: https://fsfe.org • Neuro Rights Foundation: https://www.neurorightsfoundation.org/ • Open Rights Group: https://www.openrightsgroup.org/ • Privacy International: https://privacyinternational.org/

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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 INTRO 00:41 PART 1 00:45 AWARD 1 - VICTORY OF THE YEAR 02:46 AWARD 2 - THE UNDERDOG 05:34 AWARD 3 - THE PEOPLE 07:04 PART 2 07:12 AWARD 4 - THE BIGGEST THREAT 10:08 AWARD 5 - THE TROJAN HORSE 12:18 AWARD 6 - THE BACKSTAB 16:40 PART 3 16:43 AWARD 7 - CHAMPION OF THE YEAR 17:36 AWARD 8 - BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR 21:34 PART 4 21:39 AWARD 9 - TECHLORE’S LESSON OF THE YEAR 25:35 AWARD 10 - THE NEXT BIG FIGHT 27:12 OUTRO #DigitalRights #2025Recap #AwardsVideo