The People’s Declaration

Join the growing number of individuals and organisations calling for action to protect our rights, rein in Big Tech and pave the way for a better digital future

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We, the people, demand technology that serves us, instead of putting us, our communities and our democracies at risk.

We call for an end to Big Tech’s destructive business model which has turned our own data into weapons against us.

We urge all those involved in scrutinising, passing, and enforcing legislation globally to stand on the side of the people you represent and take all necessary measures to rein in Big Tech’s abuses whilst defending people’s fundamental rights, critically - the right to free speech for all.

Legislation and regulation must:

1. Turn off the manipulation machine

Big Tech’s toxic recommender systems and algorithms are amplifying hate speech and disinformation - weaponizing every societal fault line with relentless surveillance to maximise “engagement”. These systemic risks are created not just by external actors but are a feature of an unconscionable, unethical business model. It is time for these platforms to de-risk their design, detox their algorithms, give users real control over them and be held to account for failing to do so.

2. Stop surveillance for profit

We’ve been conned into giving “consent” for surveillance. We were never given a meaningful choice. The Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA) must put an end to surveillance advertising that people never asked for. The use of digital services cannot be conditional on acceptance of surveillance and profiling. In addition, we demand transparency on all aspects of online ads and enforcement of our data rights to make them a reality.

3. Put people back in charge

Big Tech cannot continue to call the shots as judge and jury. The DSA must create stronger powers for regulators to hold Big Tech to account, including through robust audit powers that cannot simply be gamed by the companies. Europe must not allow a repeat of the failures of enforcement as seen with the GDPR.

Our organisations represent over 71,872,881 citizens across the EU. Today, we send a united message: we the people will no longer tolerate this relentless corporate assault on our lives and our liberty.

We expect and demand that our elected representatives will stand with us.

  1. aHang
  2. AI Forensics
  3. Albanian Media Council (Këshilli Shqiptar i Medias)
  4. Alliance4Europe
  5. All Out
  6. Almost
  7. Amnesty International
  8. Amnesty International Česká Republika
  9. Amnesty International France
  10. Amnesty International Hungary
  11. Amnistia Internacional Portugal
  12. Amnesty Tech
  13. Associação ILGA Portugal
  14. Aufstehn.at
  15. Avaaz Foundation
  16. Balanced Economy Project
  17. BeLonG To
  18. Betterplace Lab
  19. Bilitis Resource Center Foundation
  20. Campact
  21. Centar za mirovne studije \ Centre for Peace Studies
  22. Center for Countering Digital Hate
  23. Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO)
  24. Center for the Study of Organized Hate
  25. Civil Liberties Union for Europe
  26. Coalition For Women In Journalism
  27. Compassion in Politics
  28. Corporate Europe Observatory
  29. Critical Future Tech
  30. Cyber Rights Organization
  31. CyberLove
  32. D64 (Germany)
  33. Danes je nov dan
  34. Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation
  35. Dare to be Grey
  36. Data for Good
  37. Data Rights
  38. De Goede Zaak
  39. Declic
  40. Defend Democracy
  41. Defesa dos Direitos Digitais
  42. Demos
  43. DigiQ
  44. Digital Action
  45. Disruption Network Lab e.V.
  46. Društvo Ženska svetovalnica
  47. Ελληνικό Παρατηρητήριο των Συμφωνιών του Ελσίνκι - Greek Helsinki Monitor
  48. Ekō
  49. Eesti Inimõiguste Keskuse
  50. Eesti LGBT Ühing
  51. Eticas Foundation
  52. Eurochild
  53. European Network Against Racism
  54. European Public Service Union (EPSU)
  55. European Roma Rights Centre
  56. European Sex Workers' Rights Alliance
  57. European Trade Union Confederation/Confédération Européenne des Syndicats
  58. European Youth Forum
  59. Fair Vote UK
  60. Faith Matters
  61. Federación de Consumidores y Usuarios CECU
  62. Féministes Contre le Cyberharcèlement
  63. Foodwatch Nederland
  64. Forum za enakopraven razvoj (Forum for Equitable Development)
  65. Foundation for Market Information Research (SOMI)
  66. Foxglove
  67. Freedom United
  68. Friends of the Earth Europe
  69. Fundacja Instytut Cyfrowego Obywatelstwa (Institute for Digital Citizenship Foundation)
  70. Gays and Lesbians Accepted in Society Foundation
  71. Glitch Charity UK
  72. Global Action Plan
  73. Global Health Advocates
  74. Global Witness
  75. Gong
  76. Hate Aid
  77. Hexatrust
  78. Human Rights Monitoring Institute
  79. Inštitut 8. Marec
  80. Institute for Strategic Dialogue
  81. International Simultaneous Policy Organisation (ISPO)
  82. Irish Council for Civil Liberties
  83. KaskoSan Roma Charity
  84. Le Mouvement
  85. LGBT Deystvie
  86. Lie Detectors
  87. Ligali
  88. Lobby Control
  89. Mirovni Institute
  90. Missing Children Europe
  91. Motif
  92. Netwerk Democratie
  93. Never Again Association / NIGDY WIĘCEJ
  94. New Design Congress
  95. New School of the Anthropocene
  96. Open Rights Group
  97. Panoptykon Foundation
  98. Psst.org
  99. Ranking Digital Rights
  100. Rasismin Ja Muukalaispelon Vastainen Yhdistys Ry
  101. Reporters Sans Frontières
  102. Repubblika
  103. She Persisted
  104. Sherpa
  105. Skiftet.org
  106. Statewatch
  107. Stop Climate Chaos
  108. Stop Data Porn
  109. Stop Funding Heat
  110. Superbloom (formerly Simply Secure)
  111. Superrr Lab
  112. Tell MAMA
  113. The Citizens
  114. The Colonist Report
  115. The Good Lobby
  116. The London Story (Netherlands)
  117. The Peter Tatchell Foundation
  118. The Real Facebook Oversight Board
  119. The Signals Network
  120. Tournesol.app
  121. Transparência Internacional Portugal
  122. Transparency International EU
  123. Transparency International Lithuania
  124. Transparency International Nederland
  125. Transparent Referendum Initiative
  126. Udesin
  127. Unblack the Box
  128. UNI europa – The European Services Workers Union
  129. Unicorns in Tech
  130. Uplift
  131. VoxPublic
  132. Waag Futurelab
  133. WeMove Europe
  134. WHAT TO FIX
  135. Women in AI (Austria)
  136. Women's Lobby of Slovenia
  137. World Uyghur Congress (Germany)
  138. 0D
  139. 5Rights Foundation
  140. #Jesuislà
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