Internet Society - Bulgaria
Budget
€3,000
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
3
0.3 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Promote the open, free and bottom-up development of the internet. Ensure that Bulgaria and other countries have Internet-friendly legislation.
EU Legislative Interests
Copyright, internet (net neutrality, etc.), tackling fake news (our chair was in 2018 a member of the HLEG on fake news and online disinformation to the European Commission, and we had two projects in 2020-2021 against covid-19 related disinformation), children online protection, fighting extremism and hate language online. ISOC Bulgaria is co-organizer of the Big Brother Anti-Awards, Bulgarian edition.
Communication Activities
We maintain a facebook page with such information - https://www.facebook.com/internetsocietybg/
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
We are an official chapter of the Internet Society (based in Reston, VA, USA and Geneva, Switzerland)
Organisation Members
European Digital Rights Initiative (www.edri.org) - founding member
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.