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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Organisations signed

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