Deepfakes and dick pics: EU protects women from digital violence
...be new laws against image-based online violence.” HateAid has been advocating and campaigning for comprehensive protection against gender-based online violence in the political process leading to the new directive. The focus of this commitment has been on criminalising the dissemination of nonconsensual sexualised deepfakes and unsolicited sending of...
HateAid launches landmark case against Facebook
...The aim is to intimidate and silence them by damaging their reputation and credibility. A frequent consequence is the withdrawal from politics or voluntary work. Further information: Press contact: presse@hateaid.org, Tel. (+49) 30 / 252 088 37 “Glawischnig judgement” “Glawischnig judgment”: decision of the ECJ, judgment of 03.10.2019...
HateAid warns: Millions of women affected by digital violence! International petition calls on EU to act immediately
...uploaded to porn platforms without consent. We demand effective measures to prevent the frequent abuse of intimate images EU-wide. Oblige online platforms to remove illegal content! Reported illegal content must not continue to remain online for months. Let users decide what is displayed on social media! Users must be able...
One election – hate by the thousands
...repeated in France. Gilbert Flam, president of the European and International affairs of LICRA “In this particular period for France and with the presidential elections coming up, LICRA considers that the IT platforms are responsible when it comes to moderating online hate speech. The recent court decision in...
The Judgement in the case Künast vs. Facebook
...points the way in a completely wrong direction. The good and concise development of Art. 15(1) e-commerce Directive by the courts is fundamentally put into question by this far-reaching amendment and should therefore not be part of the DSA. Overview of the case Künast vs. Facebook The judges have...
Digital Services Act: With an international petition to the EU 30,000 people call for an end to digital violence against women
...does not focus more on user rights. HateAid, together with 20 partner organisations and 30,000 supporters of the petition, is calling for: Take down stolen nudes! Every day intimate images get stolen, faked, and uploaded to porn platforms without consent. We demand effective measures to prevent the frequent abuse...
Petition #FreeTravisFreeResearch
...Member of the ver.di Federal Executive Board and Head of the Health, Social Services, Education and Science Department Christoph Schmitz, Member of the ver.di Federal Executive Board and Head of the Department of Financial Services, Communication and Technology, Culture, Supply and Waste Management #FreeTravisFreeResearch Travis Brown is one of...
Image-based abuse is a crime – and no one helps. Stop it now!
...illegal content and run mostly automated assessment of such reports, removals of abusive material are often slow, complicated and reliant on personal connections. If a platform does not react or their algorithm does not detect the abuse, nothing happens. But in reality, we know that impact on the victims is...
Digital Services Act
...the societal risks of these platforms, with a particular focus on risks faced by women and the LGBTIQA+ community. We will engage in dialogue with the new regulatory authorities in the EU and demand the consistent implementation of the DSA. Boundless hate: dramatic situation across Europe How many...
Political demands
...seriously and do not turn them away. Easier prosecution of perpetrators of digital violence Until recently, there was little awareness on the part of law enforcement agencies and legislators that not only deleting illegal content but also prosecuting the perpetrators is important in combating hate speech online....