Tag: European Commission

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.

Spyware like Pegasus threatens human rights and democracy. The EU must act to protect people from the harmful impact of such surveillance tools.

Access Now supports the European Ombudsman’s findings that the EU failed to ensure the protection of human rights in the transfers of technology with potential surveillance capacity via the Emergency Trust Fund for Africa.

The EU AI Act must protect all people from harmful uses of AI systems, regardless of their migration status.

Access Now and partners call on the EU to ensure the AI Act protects all people, regardless of their migration status.

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.

Through an open letter, Access Now is calling on the EU to protect people in Ukraine, and those escaping the war to EU countries.

Access Now’s new report explains how the European Commission can save the GDPR — by introducing a supporting legislative act to bolster its application.

The GDPR is at risk of failing due to slow and unequal enforcement. Access Now presents recommendations to the EU Commission to save the GDPR.

Access Now is urging the European Commission to revise the proposed “crisis response mechanism (CRM)” in the DSA.