En las próximas semanas @EU_Commission decidirá si desmantela el monopolio adtech de Google.
⚠️ Somos muchas las personas en Francia, Alemania y España que pensamos que las Big Tech son las que deciden las políticas de la UE - encuesta que presenta hoy #peoplevsbigtech 👇
https://peoplevsbig.tech/large-majority-of-french-german-and-spanish-public-back-tough-eu-stance-on-big-tech-despite-risk-to-trump-relations/
Break Up Big Tech: Civil Society Declaration – People vs. Big Tech
https://peoplevsbig.tech/break-up-big-tech-civil-society-declaration/
#HackerNews #BreakUpBigTech #CivilSociety #Declaration #PeopleVsBigTech #TechReform #DigitalRights
Nuestra reunión anual de #PeopleVsBigTech. Este año más de 70 organizaciones. Un gustazo. ¡Seguimos!
Nuestra reunión anual de #PeopleVsBigTech.
Este año más de 70 organizaciones. Un gustazo.
¡Seguimos!
“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. “
https://blog.peoplevsbig.tech/the-people-vs-misogyny/ #peoplevsbigtech
Addictive design legislation for Big Tech has legs in next parliament, MEPs say
https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/addictive-design-legislation-for-big-tech-has-legs-in-next-parliament-says-mep/ @kimvsparrentak and Stephanie Yon-Courtin #peoplevsbigtech
Can anyone still control #AI?
“This isn’t a long-term thing anymore. It’s happening.”
Most importantly: let's not make the same mistake as govts did with social media. Self-regulation doesn't work!
#DefendDemocracy #PeopleVsBigTech
https://www.politico.eu/article/ai-control-kamala-harris-nick-clegg-meta-big-tech-social-media/
Building #AI with democratic values starts with defining our own.
La sociedad civil como #PeopleVsBigTech pedimos que se desactiven los sistemas de recomendación online basados en el perfilado.
https://peoplevsbig.tech/letter-to-european-commissioner-breton-tackling-harmful-algorithms
#Germany, #Netherlands & #Norway Data Protection Authorities start procedure against #BigTech putting a price on not using your #data for targeted #advertising.
"#Privacy is a fundamental right, not just for the rich."
Top tip for anyone considering to join Threats. Don’t.
Soon you can read #Threads via #Mastodon — without sharing your private data with #Zuckerberg & without micro-targeting.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/13/24000120/threads-meta-activitypub-test-mastodon
Imagine #BigTech hiring policy advisors for the very law-makers that regulate #AI. O wait...
"Key U.S. Congress staffers in AI debate are funded by tech giants like Google and Microsoft."
#DefendDemocracy #AIAct #PeopleVsBigTech
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/03/congress-ai-fellows-tech-companies-00129701
Die Chefs der Social-Media-Konzerne verbannen immer mehr Forschende von ihren Plattformen. EU-Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen kann das ändern. Wir fordern von ihr klare Regeln für den Zugang zu Daten. Unterstützt jetzt unsere Petition #FreeTravisFreeResearch ▶
https://hateaid.org/?mtm_campaign=petition-travis-brown-key-visual&mtm_kwd=Mastodon
“Content moderation is a dead end.”
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.
EU urges #BigTech platforms to act against #Russia 'mass manipulation' as European #elections loom.
Especially Elmo’s X/ #Twitter is rife with Russia’s #disinformation.
Mounting concerns over #socialmedia and 2024 #elections.
“What we’re going to see is platforms, again, asleep at the wheel.”
#DefendDemocracy #PeopleVsBigTech
https://techpolicy.press/concerns-mount-over-social-media-and-2024-elections/
Este informe de #PeopleVsBigTech resume cuáles son los riesgos de los sistemas de recomendación algorítmica y qué deberíamos exigir a las big tech para que los mitiguen. Son recomendaciones para que la UE legisle al respecto. https://peoplevsbig.tech/briefing-fixing-recommender-systems-from-identification-of-risk-factors-to-meaningful
#AI is supposed to become smarter over time.
Instead, it can become dumber.
