1/5 @Europarl_EN approved the #DigitalServicesAct with 539 votes in favour. EDRi welcomes DSA’s attempt to enable a real transformation of online advertising industry, away from cheating & spying on users & towards a safer, privacy-respecting ad ecosystem. edri.org/our-work/the-d…
2/5 “The DSA offers the much-needed tools to enforce platform accountability, but we will continue to call and work for regulatory alternatives to address the currently dominant surveillance business model,” says @edri's @sebabecks. edri.org/our-work/the-d…
3/5 This is the result of continuous advocacy & campaigning efforts by the @EDRi network & many partners to push for stronger #DigitalRights rules.
🎉BIG thanks to EDRi members & allies for their work that has brought us one step closer to inclusive & equitable online spaces.
4/5 If #DSA is implemented right, it can guarantee transparency, accountability & put people’s interests at the core of the solutions. It can limit the power Big Tech companies like Google, Meta & Amazon have over people BUT more work is needed for a better internet.
5/5 “It's disappointing that the notice & action mechanism doesn't contain stronger freedom of expression safeguards & will likely lead to over-removal of legal content as hosting providers will seek to limit their liability risks.” - Chantal Joris from @article19org.
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2/8 #HADOPI was created in 2009 to sanction users suspected of sharing protected content without authorisation. It collects IP addresses shared by rightsholders & requests civil identity data (name, postal & email addresses) from telecom operators to identify & contact suspects.
3/8 @laquadrature’s goal is to challenge access by #HADOPI to this sensitive information, as only serious crimes could justify such access according to @EUCourtPress. Yet, downloading a movie is not a serious crime.
1/7 2021 was the year of resilience, collective & victorious work for our digital rights network. As we launch the @EDRi Annual Report, join us in reflecting on last year’s biggest achievements. 🔎🧵👇🏿
2/7 Last year we had to brace ourselves against numerous infringements against our #DigitalRights: predatory privacy policies, freedom of speech limitations, state surveillance & more. But these obstacles only made our network more powerful & united. 💪🏿🦸🏿
3/7 In 🇩🇪, @edri member @freiheitsrechte impacted the new government coalition’s agreement, highlighting the value of encryption & strengthening the right to anonymity. In 🇮🇹, @HermesCenter facilitated a partial ban on facial recognition tech.
1/4 🚨Times of crisis must NOT be an excuse for undermining human rights!
In the closed-door #DigitalServicesAct negotiations, the @EU_Commission proposed a “crisis response mechanism” that would give itself the powers to unilaterally declare an EU-wide state of emergency.
2/4 In that state of emergency, the Commission would be able to force online platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to interfere with the right to free expression and the dissemination of information online. Hardly any checks and balances, no time limits.
3/4 At a minimum, the mechanism must:
🗣️require ex-post consent by @Europarl_EN
⏳include time limits for emergency powers
✋limit its use to serious threats to the EU only, not localised emergencies
⚖️ensure transparency of process when deciding any crisis mitigation measures
1/4 📢 Today, @EDRi, @fairtrials & 40+ civil society organisations urge the EU to ❌ BAN AI predictive & profiling systems in law enforcement & criminal justice in the #AIAct.
2/4 AI systems are used to profile people & areas, predict crime & assess the likely ‘risk’ of criminality.
This leads to undemocratic practices like surveillance, stop & search, fines, questioning, arrest, detention, prosecution & civil punishments like denial of welfare.
3/4 🚨AI can exacerbate structural imbalances of power & often harm the most marginalised in society.
The data law enforcement & criminal justice use to build & run AI systems result in the over-policing, disproportional surveillance & imprisoning of racialised groups in Europe.
Many Muslims are subject to discrimination, oppression & abuse because of anti-terrorist & surveillance policies in Europe, disproportionately targeting them as a threat to security.
2/5 ❌ The EU's 2020 Counter-Terrorism Agenda uses a flawed narrative that more surveillance is needed to guarantee security. This will only increase the over-policing of Muslims through data-sharing & biometric mass surveillance.