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Article Panoptykon at CPDP 2026: Fair, sovereign and authentically personalised. A benchmark for digital services made in Europe Panoptykon will be present at the CPDP conference in Brussels this season with a panel on digital fairness and consumer empowerment. Panoptykon’s president Katarzyna Szymielewicz will lead the discussion featuring DG Justice and Norwegian Consumer Council. Text
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Article DSA vs. Reality: Are children safer online? What needs to be done to make social media a safer space for people of all ages? Text
Article Win against Facebook. Giant not allowed to censor content at will By blocking the accounts and groups of Społeczna Inicjatywa Narkopolityki (SIN, the Civil Society Drug Policy Initiative), Meta has infringed on the organization’s personal rights. On Wednesday, a Polish court issued a watershed decision in a case supported by the Panoptykon Foundation, thereby… Text
Katarzyna Szymielewicz Article Reclaiming the Algorithm: A call for social media interoperability In the current geopolitical landscape, fixing the logic of VLOPs’ recommender systems is as much a political as a legal challenge. Text
Katarzyna Szymielewicz Article Reclaiming the Algorithm: What the DSA can—and can’t—fix about recommender systems For nearly a decade, Panoptykon has explored legal and technological solutions to protect vulnerable individuals, and society at large, from harms caused by online platforms’ recommender systems optimised for short-term profit. Text
Zdjęcie przedstawiające grupę osób wpatrzonych w ekrany telefonów Article President’s veto further delays the implementation of the DSA in Poland Poland is among the last EU member states to implement the Digital Service Act. After two years of negotiations between the government and civil actors – led by the Panoptykon Foundation, the Polish NGO protecting fundamental rights in the online context – the implementing act was ready. Text
Rubic's cube with European blue and stars, and a padlock inside Article Sovereignty for citizens, not just states: Ensuring European citizens have choice and control of their digital footprint, access and data Katarzyna Szymielewicz, President of Panoptykon Foundation, participated in Funders’ briefing on Digital sovereignty organised by the Text
Zdjęcie przedstawiające książkę z okładką: Europe Digital Services Act Article DSA implementation in Poland – timeline It’s been whole three years since Digital Services Act was adopted. But even though it became fully effective in February 2024, Poland has not yet implemented it. This means that our people cannot benefit from the protection it offers against internet platforms’ harmful practices. Text
Kobieta przeglądająca dokumenty Article Surveillance in Poland under scrutiny of court. Step by step changes inspired by civil society organisations The police and secret services in Poland will disclose to the court the technical means (wiretapping or other) they intend to use in their operational activity targeted at a citizen. Also both approvals and rejections of their motions will have to be justified by the court.  Text
SIN vs Facebook lead visual presenting moderation algorithms at work Article 6 years in court fighting against arbitrary censorship. What about user empowerment promised by the DSA? In March 2024, the District Court in Warsaw ruled that Meta Ireland Inc. must restore the pages and content published by the Polish CSO, Civil Drug Policy Initiative (SIN), on Instagram and Facebook. Text
Człowiek siedzi w słuchawkach Article Panoptykon Foundation challenges the data retention regime in Poland: Telecom companies requested to delete activists’ data Panoptykon Foundation supports activists and attorney-at-law Artur Kula to demand four biggest telecom companies in Poland to delete data stored for the purpose of law enforcement in the last 12 months. They want to challenge the current unlawful data retention regime in Poland. Text
Article New privacy policy We published a new version of our Privacy Policy. Text