other Panoptykon’s opinion to the art. 11a of the draft law implementing the DSA (dated December 13, 2024) We are concerned that the procedure proposed in the draft law for the issuance of orders preventing access to content by the President of the Office of Electronic Communications does not guarantee adequate protection of the fundamental rights of internet users, and as a result 15.01.2025
other Open Letter: EU - Resist Big Tech Bullying We, the undersigned civil society organisations, trade unions and businesses, urge you to resist political pressure from Big Tech companies and prioritise bold action to protect our democracy and economy. 24.01.2025
other Now or Never: Strengthen GDPR Procedural Rules to Hold Big Tech Accountable Once and for All We, the undersigned civil society organisations - based also on direct experience as complainants in cross-border GDPR cases - write to express our concern regarding the development of the proposed GDPR Procedural Regulation, which we believe represents a missed opportunity to 19.02.2025
Article Scroll more, sleep less. A Black Mirror-inspired truck in Warsaw advertises a disturbing social network... that doesn’t exist “Our algorithm will suck you in”, “Scroll more, sleep less”. These are slogans from a “new, revolutionary social platform” Vlop!, being advertised on a mysterious, Black Mirror-like LED truck, cruising the Polish capital city. In reality, the platform does not exist, and was made up as part of a social campaign highlighting the actual harmful effects of BigTech companies that operate today. 31.08.2023 Text
Article More Surveillance Powers? 'We Must Demand Proof' of Effectiveness "All indications are that the attack on the editorial offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo will provide a pretext for the introduction of further limits on our civil liberties - a new order the victims of which are unlikely to be terrorists … Independent analyses confirm that data inflation and the growing use of algorithms in intelligence work do not improve the effectiveness of threat detection. 21.01.2015 Text