The Digital Services Act is coming:Â Important step to tackle digital violence in the EU
...fought for effective protection against hate speech and other forms of digital violence. Anna-Lena von Hodenberg, executive director of HateAid: “Social media networks have provided a platform for the massive spread of hate and agitation. With the Digital Services Act, we have for the first time an EU-wide...
Digital Services Act brings new rules for TikTok, X and Co.
...platforms. Anna-Lena von Hodenberg, CEO of HateAid, comments: “Across Europe, we are seeing how digital violence and disinformation are dividing society and destabilising democracy. As of today, the Digital Services Act gives users across the EU new tools to defend themselves against this. It is important that we use...
Boundless hate. New Europe-wide survey on digital violence shows: Online platforms fail to protect against hate and incitement online
...Zara (Austria), BelonGTo (Ireland). Benjamin Fischer, program manager at the Alfred Landecker Foundation: “The figures show once again: The democracy update for the major platforms is overdue. Fundamental rights and the principles of the rule of law protect our freedom and must apply in digital spaces just as...
Transparency reports: How social media platforms fail on users’ rights Â
...these include: The removal of manifestly illegal content within 24 hours of receipt of the report, biannual transparency reports, easy access to platforms with a national point of contact and redress options against content decisions. The idea is that platforms should offer a minimum level of protection and accountability for...
Porn platforms must be designated as Very Large Online Platforms
Getting the DSA right To the EU Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology and the Head of Unit “Digital Services and Platforms”, Mr. Prabhat Agarwal, We, the undersigned 21 consultation centers, helplines, experts and survivors of image based sexual abuse, are writing to require the designation of...
The Judgement in the case Künast vs. Facebook
...European Parliament’s proposal for Art. 7(1a) DSA goes even beyond those changes and wants to restrict courts from imposing any obligation that includes the use of automated tools for content moderation or for monitoring at all of content even if it is specified and therefore creates no “general” obligation. This...
Deepfakes and dick pics: EU protects women from digital violence
...and needs to be considered as part of an antifeminist backlash. Its aim is to push women out of the public discourse with fear and shame caused by misogynist attacks. Finally, the EU acknowledges that this affects all of us as a society by adopting this Directive as a minimum...
One election – hate by the thousands
...status at the Council of Europe. LICRA is an organisation combatting racism, antisemitism, xenophobia and other forms of discrimination. LICRA is profoundly attached to the values of freedom, equality, fraternity and is promoting the ideal of universalism. Its actions are based on a network of volunteers present in Europe and...
#Kriegstreiber: How a hashtag spreads propaganda
...reach. As a result, they enter the centre of society, where they are also perceived and taken up by citizens who are reading along. In effect, they are free riders on the reach of these accounts and can thus shape the public debate. Who is actually driving whom? The warmongering...
EU visit of Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen: Protest in Brussels against hate speech, dick pics, and online attacks
...protest action in front of the European Parliament in Brussels, HateAid confronts EU politicians with the violence that women and girls experience in social media. Members of the European Parliament are invited to show solidarity with victims of digital violence. In light of today’s testimony of Facebook whistleblower Frances...