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Victory after a decade preventing Radio Lockdown - FSFE
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<p class="card-text line-clamp-3">The European Commission is choosing to protect user’s right to install any software on their radio devices by deciding to abandon the specific article in t...</p>
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</div><p></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" rel="tag">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RED" rel="tag">#<span>RED</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/e429a7a0-eb14-4773-b834-edc4ea3868ee/after-more-than-10-years-of-work-by-the-fsfe-and-a-broad-coalition-of-organisations-the-@eucommission-decided-this-january-not-to-activate-the-provision-for-the-radio-lockdown-directive-freesoftware-on-radio-devices-remains-protected</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 09:02:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/e429a7a0-eb14-4773-b834-edc4ea3868ee.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:07:08 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to After more than 10 years of work by the FSFE and a broad coalition of organisations, the @EUCommission decided this January not to activate the provision for the Radio Lockdown Directive: #FreeSoftware on radio devices remains protected! on Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:11:27 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>This success would not have been possible without the many people and organisations who took action over the yea­rs. </p><p>Thank you to everyone who contacted the European Commission and political representatives, who raised awareness about Radio Lockdown, who participated in public consultations, who signed the Joint Statement against Radio Lockdown, and all the FSFE supporters for their financial contributions enabling our work. Your engagement made a real difference.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/fsfe/statuses/116494059917247296</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/fsfe/statuses/116494059917247296</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[fsfe@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:11:27 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>