Xnet<p>Nuestra reunión anual de <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PeopleVsBigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeopleVsBigTech</span></a>.<br>Este año más de 70 organizaciones. Un gustazo.<br>¡Seguimos!</p>
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Marleen Stikker<p>“Welcome to the first issue of The People, a new bi-weekly newsletter from People vs Big Tech and the Citizens! With the help of guest experts, we’ll uncover Big Tech’s dirty tricks and suggest actions to take. Most importantly, we’ll demonstrate how we can collectively regain control of our online lives. We are growing a community of changemakers and we’re excited to have you join us. “<br><a href="https://blog.peoplevsbig.tech/the-people-vs-misogyny/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.peoplevsbig.tech/the-peop</span><span class="invisible">le-vs-misogyny/</span></a> <a href="https://waag.social/tags/peoplevsbigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peoplevsbigtech</span></a></p>
Marleen Stikker<p>Addictive design legislation for Big Tech has legs in next parliament, MEPs say<br> <a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/addictive-design-legislation-for-big-tech-has-legs-in-next-parliament-says-mep/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euractiv.com/section/digital/n</span><span class="invisible">ews/addictive-design-legislation-for-big-tech-has-legs-in-next-parliament-says-mep/</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@kimvsparrentak" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kimvsparrentak</span></a></span> and Stephanie Yon-Courtin <a href="https://waag.social/tags/peoplevsbigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peoplevsbigtech</span></a></p>
Defend Democracy<p>Can anyone still control <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AI</span></a>? </p><p>“This isn’t a long-term thing anymore. It’s happening.” </p><p>Most importantly: let's not make the same mistake as govts did with social media. Self-regulation doesn't work!</p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DefendDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DefendDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/PeopleVsBigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PeopleVsBigTech</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/ai-control-kamala-harris-nick-clegg-meta-big-tech-social-media/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.eu/article/ai-control</span><span class="invisible">-kamala-harris-nick-clegg-meta-big-tech-social-media/</span></a></p>
Defend Democracy<p>Building <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AI</span></a> with democratic values starts with defining our own.</p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DefendDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DefendDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/PeopleVsBigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PeopleVsBigTech</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/3828243-building-ai-with-democratic-values-starts-with-defining-our-own/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thehill.com/opinion/technology</span><span class="invisible">/3828243-building-ai-with-democratic-values-starts-with-defining-our-own/</span></a></p>
Defend Democracy<p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Germany</span></a>, <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Netherlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Netherlands</span></a> & <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Norway" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Norway</span></a> Data Protection Authorities start procedure against <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BigTech</span></a> putting a price on not using your <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>data</span></a> for targeted <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/advertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>advertising</span></a>.</p><p>"<a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Privacy</span></a> is a fundamental right, not just for the rich."</p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DefendDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DefendDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/PeopleVsBigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PeopleVsBigTech</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www-autoriteitpersoonsgegevens-nl.translate.goog/actueel/ap-privacy-is-een-grondrecht-niet-alleen-voor-rijke-mensen?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www-autoriteitpersoonsgegevens</span><span class="invisible">-nl.translate.goog/actueel/ap-privacy-is-een-grondrecht-niet-alleen-voor-rijke-mensen?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp</span></a></p>
Alice Stollmeyer<p>Top tip for anyone considering to join Threats. Don’t.</p><p>Soon you can read <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Threads" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Threads</span></a> via <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> — without sharing your private data with <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Zuckerberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Zuckerberg</span></a> & without micro-targeting. </p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/PeopleVsBigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PeopleVsBigTech</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>privacy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/13/24000120/threads-meta-activitypub-test-mastodon" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/2023/12/13/240001</span><span class="invisible">20/threads-meta-activitypub-test-mastodon</span></a></p>
Panoptykon<p>It shows how Facebook exploits users’ fears and vulnerabilities, at the same time ignoring their complaints. </p><p><a href="https://en.panoptykon.org/algorithms-of-trauma-2-anxious-about-health" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.panoptykon.org/algorithms-o</span><span class="invisible">f-trauma-2-anxious-about-health</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/peoplevsbigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>peoplevsbigtech</span></a><br /><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/AlgorithmsOfTrauma2" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AlgorithmsOfTrauma2</span></a></p>
Defend Democracy<p>Imagine <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BigTech</span></a> hiring policy advisors for the very law-makers that regulate <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AI</span></a>. O wait...</p><p>"Key U.S. Congress staffers in AI debate are funded by tech giants like Google and Microsoft."</p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DefendDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DefendDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/AIAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AIAct</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/PeopleVsBigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PeopleVsBigTech</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/03/congress-ai-fellows-tech-companies-00129701" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2023/12/03/c</span><span class="invisible">ongress-ai-fellows-tech-companies-00129701</span></a></p>
Alice Stollmeyer<p>“Content moderation is a dead end.”</p><p>As I’ve been saying for years: for measures at the root level of the information disorder, we need to work upstream — in the design process.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@DefendDemocracy" class="u-url mention">@<span>DefendDemocracy</span></a></span> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/PeopleVsBigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PeopleVsBigTech</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DSA</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://techpolicy.press/a-design-code-for-big-tech/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techpolicy.press/a-design-code</span><span class="invisible">-for-big-tech/</span></a></p>
Alice Stollmeyer<p>EU urges <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BigTech</span></a> platforms to act against <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Russia</span></a> 'mass manipulation' as European <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>elections</span></a> loom.</p><p>Especially Elmo’s X/ <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Twitter</span></a> is rife with Russia’s <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>disinformation</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DefendDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DefendDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/PeopleVsBigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PeopleVsBigTech</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://euobserver.com/eu-political/157467" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">euobserver.com/eu-political/15</span><span class="invisible">7467</span></a></p>
Defend Democracy<p>Mounting concerns over <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> and 2024 <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>elections</span></a>.</p><p>“What we’re going to see is platforms, again, asleep at the wheel.”</p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DefendDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DefendDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/PeopleVsBigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PeopleVsBigTech</span></a></p><p><a href="https://techpolicy.press/concerns-mount-over-social-media-and-2024-elections/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techpolicy.press/concerns-moun</span><span class="invisible">t-over-social-media-and-2024-elections/</span></a></p>
Alice Stollmeyer<p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AI</span></a> is supposed to become smarter over time.</p><p>Instead, it can become dumber.</p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/PeopleVsBigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PeopleVsBigTech</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/NatSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NatSec</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/LLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LLM</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2023/07/ai-supposed-become-smarter-over-time-chatgpt-can-become-dumber/388826/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">defenseone.com/technology/2023</span><span class="invisible">/07/ai-supposed-become-smarter-over-time-chatgpt-can-become-dumber/388826/</span></a></p>
Defend Democracy<p>How AI could erode <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>democracy</span></a>. And national <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>security</span></a>.</p><p>Not just in the U.S. <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>elections</span></a>, but 24/7 across the world.</p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DefendDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DefendDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/NatSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NatSec</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/PeopleVsBigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PeopleVsBigTech</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/19/ai-generated-disinformation-us-elections" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2023/j</span><span class="invisible">ul/19/ai-generated-disinformation-us-elections</span></a></p>
Defend Democracy<p>As final negotiations on the <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/AIAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AIAct</span></a> kick off, together with 149 (!) orgs we call on <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EU</span></a> institutions to put people first.</p><p>Empower people, limit <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>surveillance</span></a> & push back on <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BigTech</span></a> lobbying by removing loopholes.</p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DefendDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DefendDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/PeopleVsBigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PeopleVsBigTech</span></a></p><p><a href="https://algorithmwatch.org/en/final-eu-negotiations-on-ai-act/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">algorithmwatch.org/en/final-eu</span><span class="invisible">-negotiations-on-ai-act/</span></a></p>
Defend Democracy<p>"If we don't figure out this problem [of <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BigTech</span></a>'s power, <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>surveillance</span></a> and addictive <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/algorithms" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>algorithms</span></a>], we're gonna lose what it means to be human." </p><p>Democracy govts: figure it out before it's too late! </p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/PeopleVsBigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PeopleVsBigTech</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DefendDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DefendDemocracy</span></a></p><p>Watch: </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo2EWOU6J6U" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=Oo2EWOU6J6</span><span class="invisible">U</span></a></p>
Defend Democracy<p>The UK’s new <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>data</span></a> bill is a “leaky valve” that will undermine the rights of millions of Europeans.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.network.europa.eu/@EU_Commission" class="u-url mention">@<span>EU_Commission</span></a></span> please read our letter and stand up for EU citizens' rights!</p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/PeopleVsBigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PeopleVsBigTech</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DPDIBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DPDIBill</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://peoplevsbig.tech/open-letter-to-the-eu-commission-regarding-uk-s-data-bill" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">peoplevsbig.tech/open-letter-t</span><span class="invisible">o-the-eu-commission-regarding-uk-s-data-bill</span></a></p>
Defend Democracy<p>Missing from <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EU</span></a> 's <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DigitalDecade" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalDecade</span></a>:</p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Values" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Values</span></a> & fundamental <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/rights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rights</span></a>.</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://edri.org/our-work/missing-peoples-rights-in-the-eu-digital-decade/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">edri.org/our-work/missing-peop</span><span class="invisible">les-rights-in-the-eu-digital-decade/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DefendDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DefendDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/PeopleVsBigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PeopleVsBigTech</span></a></p>
Defend Democracy<p>Democracies must team up to counter repressive <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/technologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>technologies</span></a>.</p><p>Digital <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> poses “critical threat to our national security.”</p><p>We urgently need <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/values" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>values</span></a>-based tech, both for <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>democracy</span></a> & for <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>security</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DefendDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DefendDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/PeopleVsBigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PeopleVsBigTech</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2023/04/digital-authoritarianism-poses-critical-threat-national-security-intel-chief-says/385688/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">defenseone.com/threats/2023/04</span><span class="invisible">/digital-authoritarianism-poses-critical-threat-national-security-intel-chief-says/385688/</span></a></p>
Alice Stollmeyer<p>We live in an <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/algorithmic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>algorithmic</span></a> society and with that come steep <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/ethical" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ethical</span></a> questions.</p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Tech</span></a> should always serve humanity.</p><p>Does it still?</p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/PeopleVsBigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PeopleVsBigTech</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@DefendDemocracy" class="u-url mention">@<span>DefendDemocracy</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://euobserver.com/opinion/156914" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">euobserver.com/opinion/156914</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
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