In recent years, spyware has emerged as one of the gravest threats to human rights and a central instrument of repression and social control. Intrusive by design, it operates silently in the background, stripping away what should be every person’s safest sanctuary – privacy. At first glance, its use can appear justified – safeguarding national […]
29. September, 2025.
UPDATE 28 February 2025: Amnesty International’s Security Lab found one more case of abuse of Cellebrite’s tool on a phone of a student activist, who was held on 25 December after attempting to attend the SNS rally in Sava centar. More information and technical findings available at: https://securitylab.amnesty.org/latest/2025/02/cellebrite-zero-day-exploit-used-to-target-phone-of-serbian-student-activist/ The digital forensics tool is withdrawn from […]
26. February, 2025.
Proven use of spyware and forensic tools contrary to law The use of spyware represents a serious attack on human rights, freedom of expression and privacy of citizens. In Serbia its use is becoming a common practice. A new report by Amnesty International indicates widespread use of spyware against activists, journalists and members of civil society by […]
16. December, 2024.
Digital violence against girls and women in Serbia is steadily on the rise, as increasingly disturbing headlines in the media attest. Among the most frequent targets of abusers are female journalists, social activists, politicians, and other prominent women in the public sphere. Additionally, well-known women often experience more extreme forms of this violence. Weak legal […]
20. October, 2024.
The ruling bloc pushed a series of coordinated messages through all major media outlets, at times using identical wording across several outlets on the same day. The opposition had only a handful of messages, mostly reactive. The second week of election campaign monitoring covers September 14-20. We collected 28,371 articles from 25 monitored online media […]
21. September, 2026.
The calling of snap parliamentary elections in Serbia has launched an election campaign that will take place largely in the digital space. Online and social media are important spaces for political communication and public information, but they can also be sources of pressure and violations of digital rights. We therefore monitor how online media cover […]
14. September, 2026.
Quarterly Report The latest overview of the state of digital rights in Serbia covers the period from June to the end of August 2026. During this time, we recorded 48 digital rights violations. By far the largest share fell into the category of fraud, threats, and manipulation – 39 cases in total. Of the remaining […]
8. September, 2026.
The SHARE Foundation has confirmed that at least 14 people in Serbia were targeted with advanced spyware since at the beginning of 2026 – the largest documented wave of such surveillance in the country to date. Those targeted include members of the student movement, activists, a member of parliament, and a local councilor, all from […]
2. September, 2026.
We are saddened by the passing of Nikola Marković, one of the people who laid the foundations of the information society in Serbia and Yugoslavia. Throughout his decades-long career, he dedicated his work to the development of public information systems, the advancement of digital government, and the promotion of knowledge as a public good. He […]
14. July, 2026.
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Sep. 21, 2026
After reporting from an SNS rally in Bečej, online comments containing threats were directed at Kristina Demeter Filipčev, editor of the Bečejski mozaik portal, including threats of sexual nature. The comments also contained hate speech directed at Croats and Hungarians.
Sep. 21, 2026
Zdravko Stoilković, a journalist at the entertainment portal Showbizzer.rs, found himself targeted by a smear campaign on social media. His photograph was posted on Instagram with insulting comments and accusations added to it.
Here you can find contact information of foreign companies in Serbia, which can be contacted by the citizens in order to exercise their legal rights such as the right to access, deletion, data portability and other personal data related rights. Foreign companies collecting personal data of citizens of Serbia are obligated to appoint their representatives in our country so that the citizens can contact them regarding their rights.
A platform that provides one-stop instructions and possible solutions to problems with websites, applications or devices, allows you to learn more about good practices in the protection of information systems and digital goods and offers advice if you are facing technology-based violence or harassment.
Smart surveillance system which is being installed in Belgrade and announced in other cities in Serbia threatens to change our public spaces forever. SHARE Foundation joined the #hiljadekamera (#thousandsofcameras) citizen initiative to help spread knowledge about facial recognition technology and its effects on society. Join the initiative!