Tag: EU

If you’re attending the annual Computers, Privacy & Data Protection (CPDP) conference, find out more about where to find Access Now on the ground.

The EU asked tech companies to share their user numbers in order to see who qualifies as a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) under the Digital Services Act (DSA) rules. But the numbers don’t add up.

Freedom of the press is under threat. In this FAQ, we analyse the EU’s latest proposal for a European Media Freedom Act, which aims to safeguard media freedom, independence and plurality.

The EU AI Act is supposed to protect the rights of everyone impacted by AI systems. But it ignores the systems impacting people on the move. Here are three steps policymakers can take to fix that problem.

On Data Protection Day, Access Now reviews the countries with some of the best and worst data protection laws in 2022.

We look at the EU’s introduction of the DSA, how the negotiations have progressed, and where we need to go from here to safeguard human rights. 

The European Union’s Digital Services Act is no mean feat, but it is striking that EU Member States establishing their own national solutions would prove to be the biggest obstacle.

Sign this European Citizens’ Initiative to urge EU lawmakers to put a stop to harmful, discriminatory biometric mass surveillance practices.

Artificial intelligence and automated decision-making systems threaten our fundamental rights. Yet the EU is considering an approach to AI regulation that would substitute rights-based protections for a mere risk mitigation exercise by corporations with a vested interest in these systems. Here’s why that’s a grave mistake.

The EU is launching the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act. These two key pieces of legislation will impact the future of digital policies and rights online, specifically in relation to online platforms and competition, including the regulation of online advertising.