Tag: European Commission
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The EU should regulate AI on the basis of rights, not risks
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.…
17 February 2021
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DSA: European Commission delivers on the first step toward systemic rules for online platforms
Today, the European Commission launched a legislative reform that holds the promise of systemic regulation of large online platforms, consisting of the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act. Access Now’s initial assessment focuses on the DSA, and highlights key issues that will affect human rights in the EU and beyond. …
15 December 2020
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A step closer to digital rights protections: EU calls for transparency in the fight against disinfo
After much anticipation, the European Commission today, December 3, published the Communication on the European Democracy Action Plan (EDAP) — a new plan to ensure EU citizens are able to participate in democracy through informed decision-making, free from unlawful interference and manipulation.…
3 December 2020
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Op-ed: The fundamental rights concerns at the heart of new EU online content rules
In 2019, the European Commission announced the Digital Services Act “landmark package” as a part of the European Digital Strategy. It presents a unique chance to create systemic and harmonized regulation of gatekeeper platforms. Why then is the Commission undermining its own efforts?…
19 November 2020
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How the Digital Services Act could hack Big Tech’s human rights problem
Tech companies are exercising enormous power without taking sufficient responsibility to safeguard our rights, leaving us prey to abuse. The Digital Services Act is a chance for the EU to establish clear responsibilities for private actors and hold them to account, while ensuring our rights are protected. …
15 October 2020
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Terrorist Content Regulation: the fight for fundamental rights isn’t over
Ahead of a meeting of shadow rapporteurs in the trilogue discussions on the EU Terrorist Content Regulation, we provide recommendations to ensure the final text remains in line with human rights standards.…
7 October 2020
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Future EU-US data transfers? EU must push back on the US’s surveillance game
Access Now and the American Civil Liberties Union are calling on the European Commission to press the United States to reform its surveillance laws, so that any future instrument for EU-US data transfers complies with EU law and withstands judicial scrutiny. …
1 October 2020
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Misguided “solution” to terrorist content will have bad consequences for our rights
In the European Union, a Regulation to address terrorism-related content is nearing the end of negotiation, but it still relies heavily on automated measures without sufficient transparency or accountability safeguards built in to protect Europeans’ fundamental rights.…
25 March 2020
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Meet the European Commissioners: Who will shape the next five years of digital policy in the EU?
Welcome to Access Now’s guide to the nominees for the next College of Commissioners who are poised to decide on the EU’s digital policies over the next five years. Why is there a new College of Commissioners at the…
27 September 2019
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What the EU is getting wrong about the Internet of Things
There is no better time than right now to question the world that is being built around us, and as civil society, it is our duty to ask the hard questions, and make sure innovators have good answers before they proceed.…
12 February 2018
