Article Kill it or fix it? Personalisation as the default of commercial internet It is both possible and necessary to fix personalisation in online services. Possible because we can design it in a way that protects privacy and follows user agency. Necessary because we can’t handle galactical volumes of information without a filter. 19.10.2026 Text
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. 26.03.2026 Text
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. 23.03.2026 Text
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. 23.03.2026 Text
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? 26.02.2026 Text
