People VS Big Tech comment on EU Google Adtech Fine
Commenting on the news just released by the European Commission fining Google €2.95 billion over its abuse of a dominant position in the advertising market:
Briefing: protecting children and young people from addictive design
Research has shown the deep harm excessive social media use can do to young brains and bodies. The EU Commission must tackle the root cause
Beyond Big Tech: A manifesto for a new digital economy
70+ orgs back bold vision for a better, fairer digital world and call on states to invest for the public good
Civil society groups call to fix toxic algorithms ahead of 2024 EU Elections
More than a dozen civil society groups in Europe submit joint response to EU Commission guidelines, calling for tougher measures to protect democracy
Safe by Default
Moving away from engagement-based rankings towards safe, rights-respecting, and human centric recommender systems
Letter to Commissioner Breton: Tackling harmful recommender systems
Civil society organisations unite behind Coimisiún na Meán’s proposal to disable profiling-based recommender systems on social media video platforms
Open letter to the European Parliament: A critical opportunity to protect children and young people
Dear Members of the European Parliament, We, experts, academics and civil society groups, are writing to express our profound alarm at the social-media driven
"We call for a world in which no small group
of billionaires can tweak an algorithm and change the fate of billions without constraints or fear
of consequence.''