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Stop Killing Social Media Accounts! A case against harsh inactive account policies

PPI recently signed on to the Stop Killing the Internet initiative: https://www.stopkillingtheinternet.com/ As part of our support for this movement to preserve and promote digital rights we present the following discussion that was drafted collaboratively by members of our community about our concern over the forced removal of social media accounts and content. Why can’t our social media accounts be online forever? When we die our friends and family are still there. They want to remember us, and our social media accounts are one important way for them to look back and remember us. However, a recent article by Koa DeMarzo called “A Case Against Forever,” <https://www.techpolicy.press/a-case-against-forever-why-cloud-and-social-media-need-inactivitybased-deletions/> frames indefinite data …

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China’s escalating crackdown on VPN use

For many years access to foreign media, social media platforms, and independent sources of information in China has been limited through extensive filtering and platform blocking. However, most Chinese could get around these restrictions by using VPNs without any serious consequences. Recent reporting suggests that law enforcement may now be clamping down on users who use a VPN. This worries us very much at Pirate Parties International, and so we decided it was a good time to share more information with our community in the hopes of applying global pressure to stop this. The recent crackdown on VPNs marks a dangerous escalation in digital authoritarianism. The Chinese state is no …

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Celebrating June 6th as Edward Snowden Day

We recognize June 6th as Edward Snowden Day in commemoration of when the news he provided about the top-secret Prism was first revealed to the world. We hope this day will not focus on the negative aspects of surveilance states but will symbolize a day for digital human rights, privacy, and freedom. We are both celebrating Edward Snowden as a person as well as the meaning of what he revealed and helped us protect, our digital freedom. We honor all of those, like Mr. Snowden, with the courage to speak the truth about a system that still exists today. Thirteen years ago the world learned that the surveillance state is …

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Let´s Keep Android Open!

Pirates have consistently chosen Android over Apple because it is opensource and free. You buy the phone, so you should be able to decide what apps run on it. You should be able to tinker with it, as you wish. Unfortunately, Google’s new developer verification rules will change that. Starting in September 2026 (just a few months away from now), apps from outside the Play Store will be blocked unless the developer has registered with Google, agreed to its terms, paid fees, and handed over their identity documents. We are raising a big red flag. We must stop this regulation from advancing. Link to global petition: https://keepandroidopen.org/ Google presents this …

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Age Verification Enforcement Concerns

Many pirates have been writing about the growing global movement to enforce age verification on social media and other online forums. We thus started asking our communities for feedback on this issue. This blog outlines the reasons for our concerns. We outline a number of studies and media that document the issue. PPI will continue to monitor this situation and attempt to submit statements at the UN and other international forums to block age verification enforcement. Australia now leads with the world’s first national social media ban for children under 16. In January 2026 France formally passed a law to restrict minors under 15 from accessing mainstream platforms, necessitating age …

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April 18 is the founding day of Pirate Parties International

The following statement was prepared by our General Secretary Alexander Isavnin in honor of our 16th birthday. The original version of the statement in Russian is pasted below. On April 18, 2010, a conference was held in Brussels where representatives of pirate parties from different countries agreed to create a shared international association. This was how Pirate Parties International, also known as the Pirate International, came into being. The Pirate Party of Russia is a co-founder of the International and an integral part of the international pirate movement. This is enshrined in our Program and Charter. From the very beginning of PPI’s existence, our representatives have held elected positions in …

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10 Years Since the Publication of the Panama Papers

The Slovenian Pirate Party released a statement on April 3rd, 2026, marking the 10th anniversary of the Panama Papers. Today marks 10 years since the publication of the Panama Papers. One of the most extensive journalistic investigations in history uncovered millions of documents from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca. It revealed that numerous politicians, billionaires, and corporations around the world were hiding their assets in tax havens. Hiding actual ownership through shell companies and channeling funds into tax havens does not serve only tax evasion, but also fraud. Transferring assets to such companies can lead to the defrauding of creditors. Today, 10 years later, not much has changed. While …

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Finally an easier way to hand over our data directly to Trump!

The White House has released its very own mobile app. Now, instead of your information being harvested indirectly through obscure third-party trackers, you can simply hand it over directly. Is this just an April Fool´s Day joke? Unfortunately, it is not! Read all about it: https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2026/03/new-white-house-app-delivers-unparalleled-access-to-the-trump-administration The app promises updates straight from Trump himself. For that extra dystopian touch, you can also use the app to submit tips to immigration authorities with their get in touch feature. It also requests extensive permissions, which ensures that you can and will be tracked as thanks for your participation. The US government is essentially trying to skip the social media middleman, so they …

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The Case for a Digital Legacies Treaty

Pirate Parties International has increasingly advocated for digital rights in international forums. Our UNHQ representatives presented the importance of digital rights during their 2018 speech at the United Nations Economic and Social Council, and we also published the following statement that year for the Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. We emphasize that digital rights are human rights, and global treaties must sanctify those rights and police nation states that both restrict access to digital services and violate privacy. Our digital footprints are more than merely data. They are a part of our person. When we die our digital footprint remains. We must protect our medical records, emails, …

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Statement on the Taliban’s New Penal Code

Pirate Parties International continuously aims to protect basic human freedoms globally. Too often we gaze at the countries where Pirate parties exist, mostly in the developed world. However, we strongly believe that Pirates have a duty to examine problems around the world and attempt to garner international concern. Hopefully we can make a difference! The issue we want to share with you regards the Taliban’s new Criminal Procedure Code in Afghanistan. A full copy of the 59 page law has been released. The Taliban’s new Criminal Procedure Code legitimizes slavery and entrenches oppression! We encourage the international community to read it for themselves (link to the full text on the …

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