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 Fem Institute
  54. European Network Against Racism
  55. European Public Service Union (EPSU)
  56. European Roma Rights Centre
  57. European Sex Workers' Rights Alliance
  58. European Trade Union Confederation/Confédération Européenne des Syndicats
  59. European Youth Forum
  60. Fair Vote UK
  61. Faith Matters
  62. Federación de Consumidores y Usuarios CECU
  63. Féministes Contre le Cyberharcèlement
  64. Foodwatch Nederland
  65. Forum za enakopraven razvoj (Forum for Equitable Development)
  66. Foundation for Market Information Research (SOMI)
  67. Foxglove
  68. Freedom United
  69. Friends of the Earth Europe
  70. Fundacja Instytut Cyfrowego Obywatelstwa (Institute for Digital Citizenship Foundation)
  71. Gays and Lesbians Accepted in Society Foundation
  72. Glitch Charity UK
  73. Global Action Plan
  74. Global Health Advocates
  75. Global Witness
  76. Gong
  77. Hate Aid
  78. Hexatrust
  79. Human Rights Monitoring Institute
  80. Inštitut 8. Marec
  81. Institute for Strategic Dialogue
  82. International Simultaneous Policy Organisation (ISPO)
  83. Irish Council for Civil Liberties
  84. KaskoSan Roma Charity
  85. Le Mouvement
  86. LGBT Deystvie
  87. Lie Detectors
  88. Ligali
  89. Lobby Control
  90. Mirovni Institute
  91. Missing Children Europe
  92. Motif
  93. Netwerk Democratie
  94. Never Again Association / NIGDY WIĘCEJ
  95. New Design Congress
  96. New School of the Anthropocene
  97. Open Rights Group
  98. Panoptykon Foundation
  99. Psst.org
  100. Ranking Digital Rights
  101. Rasismin Ja Muukalaispelon Vastainen Yhdistys Ry
  102. Reporters Sans Frontières
  103. Repubblika
  104. She Persisted
  105. Sherpa
  106. Skiftet.org
  107. Statewatch
  108. Stop Climate Chaos
  109. Stop Data Porn
  110. Stop Funding Heat
  111. Superbloom (formerly Simply Secure)
  112. Superrr Lab
  113. Tell MAMA
  114. The Citizens
  115. The Colonist Report
  116. The Good Lobby
  117. The London Story (Netherlands)
  118. The Peter Tatchell Foundation
  119. The Real Facebook Oversight Board
  120. The Signals Network
  121. Tournesol.app
  122. Transparência Internacional Portugal
  123. Transparency International EU
  124. Transparency International Lithuania
  125. Transparency International Nederland
  126. Transparent Referendum Initiative
  127. Udesin
  128. Unblack the Box
  129. UNI europa – The European Services Workers Union
  130. Unicorns in Tech
  131. Uplift
  132. VoxPublic
  133. Waag Futurelab
  134. WeMove Europe
  135. WHAT TO FIX
  136. Women in AI (Austria)
  137. Women's Lobby of Slovenia
  138. World Uyghur Congress (Germany)
  139. Yapay Gündem (Artifical Agenda)
  140. 0D
  141. 5Rights Foundation
  142. #Jesuislà
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