Tag: European Commission

It will be the EU’s approach to DSA enforcement that will make or break this new legislation — so let’s look at lessons from the GDPR.

Access Now and over 110 civil society organisations have laid out proposals to make sure the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act addresses the real-world impacts of the use of artificial intelligence.

Access Now, Liberties, and EDRi are calling on the European Commission to effectively minimize the negative impact of disinformation sweeping Europe.

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. 

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.

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.

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.