🚨 Over 40 NGOs and digital rights experts call on the EU to stand firm against US threats:
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Over 40 NGOs call for a firm stance against US threats - AlgorithmWatch
Over 40 NGOs and individuals from the digital rights field are calling on the European Commission to respond firmly to the recent warning from the ...
 The US government has threatened sanctions if the EU does not weaken its digital laws in favor of American tech companies. In an open letter to #EuropeanCommission President Ursula von der Leyen, we urge the EU Commission to respond decisively to these threats. Attacks on Europe’s regulatory sovereignty put #democracy and #fundamentalrights at risk. image
Non-consensual sexualization tools #NSTs are apps and websites that generate sexualized images of real people, against their consent. Often called #NudifyApps, they don’t only create fully nude images but can also include non-consensual “undressing” via images in underwear or swimsuits – as seen recently on the X chatbot #Grok. We need your help to track them down. If you see apps, websites, or accounts that create or spread sexualized deep fakes, report them to us:
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Let’s Stop Nudification Apps Together! - AlgorithmWatch
Non-consensual nudity services are a horrifying use of AI. AlgorithmWatch is trying to use the EU’s Digital Services Act to limit the spread of n...
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Spanish NGO @npub13fhs...9dct recent investigation reveals the case of #QuantusSkin, an AI system for early detection of skin cancer. The Basque Health Service, Osakidetza, plans to roll it out in 2025, promising faster diagnoses. But the reality is alarming: Quantus Skin misses nearly 1 in 3 melanoma cases, and was trained almost entirely on images of white patients. For people with darker skin, that means even less accuracy, delayed treatment, and a higher risk of deadly outcomes.
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The industrial revolution not only produced technical innovation, but also very specific working conditions and social disruption. The current “AI revolution” seems to be following a similar path. Our fellows' story “The AI Revolution Comes With the Exploitation of Gig Workers ” is a hot-off-the-press piece about working conditions in a rapidly growing economic sector. Today in the wochentaz @npub14nae...rwkr or here: 🇬🇧
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The AI Revolution Comes With the Exploitation of Gig Workers  - AlgorithmWatch
Business process outsourcing (BPO) companies manage the human work behind AI development. However, they face accusations of worker exploitation, un...
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Die KI-Revolution frisst ihre Gigworker - AlgorithmWatch
Manche Unternehmen lagern ganze Geschäftsprozesse an andere aus (Business Process Outsourcing, BPO). Im KI-Sektor verwalten solche BPO-Unternehmen...
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Innenminister Dobrindt (CSU) sorgt mit seinem Engagement für den Einsatz von Palantir für breite Kritik. Weitgehend unbeachtet bleibt derweil sein Gesetzentwurf für die Neuregelung biometrischer Fernüberwachung. Nach diesen Vorschlägen sollen unser aller Gesichter bzw. deren biometrischen Merkmale in einer polizeilichen Datenbank aufgeführt werden, ohne dass ein Verdacht vorliegen muss. Das wäre aus unserer Sicht faktisch ein Über-Bord-Werfen der Unschuldsvermutung.
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Biometrische Überwachung: Minister Dobrindt spielt mit Rechtsbrüchen - AlgorithmWatch
Pressemitteilung zu geplanten Änderungen am Gesetz über das Bundeskriminalamt (BKAG), am Gesetz über die Bundespolizei (BPolG) und am Asylgesetz...
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Unser Recht auf Protest und Meinungsfreiheit muss verteidigt werden. Egal ob bei einer Pride, bei Klimaprotesten oder einem Streik - Gesichtserkennung darf nicht dazu eingesetzt werden, Menschen einzuschüchtern und zu kriminalisieren. Unterstütze unsere Forderungen und unterschreibe unsere Petition auf WeAct:
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Pride und freien Protest schützen! Ausbreitung von biometrischer Massenüberwachung stoppen
Ob die Pride-Parade dieses Jahr in Budapest stattfinden kann, war lange unklar. Die ungarische Regierung wollte mit einer queerfeindlichen Gesetzes...
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The data center industry has been successfully selling the idea that they fuel economic growth and create wealth. The narrative has spread globally from the desert lands of Mexico and Chile to rural and industrial regions in Romania or the Netherlands, and also financial hubs like Frankfurt. But are these promises being kept? Our Fellows Raluca Besliu, Aniket Narawad and Anna Toniolo investigated this question in four European countries. Read their findings here: 👉
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Infrastructure or Intrusion? Europe’s Conflicted Data Center Expansion - AlgorithmWatch
Data centers, cornerstones of the EU’s digital ambitions, are expanding rapidly across the continent. Public responses to this digital prioritiza...
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Der Digitalausschuss des Bundestags soll nicht mehr öffentlich tagen. Diese Entwicklung ist ein Rückschritt, den wir scharf kritisieren. In einem offenen Brief wenden sich über 20 Organisationen aus der Zivilgesellschaft an den Vorsitzenden des Ausschusses für Digitales und Staatsmodernisierung, Hansjörg Durz (CDU/CSU), sowie an die Obleute aller demokratischen Fraktionen:
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Mut zu Transparenz: Öffentliche Sitzungen im Digitalausschuss - AlgorithmWatch
In einem offenen Brief wenden sich über 20 Organisationen aus der Zivilgesellschaft an den Vorsitzenden des Ausschusses für Digitales und Staatsm...
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Mut zu Transparenz: Öffentliche Sitzungen im Digitalausschuss - AlgorithmWatch
In einem offenen Brief wenden sich über 20 Organisationen aus der Zivilgesellschaft an den Vorsitzenden des Ausschusses für Digitales und Staatsm...
Fellowship opportunity coming up! 📢 For a fifth time, #AlgorithmWatch is looking for new Algorithmic Accountability Reporting fellows. Apply now if you have research ideas concerning the relation between Artificial Intelligence and power and its consequences. Application deadline: 15 September 2025 23:59 CET 👉
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Open call to apply for AlgorithmWatch’s reporting fellowship on AI and power - AlgorithmWatch
For a fifth time, AlgorithmWatch is looking for new Algorithmic Accountability Reporting fellows. Apply now if you have research ideas concerning t...
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Our joint petition against biometric surveillance of the #Pride :progress_pride: in #Budapest is also supported by @npub16ljw...75qg. @npub1w59c...d50n explains, why. 🖊️ Sign the petition to support an enforcement of the EU AI Act & an end to face recognition in public spaces: 👉
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Pride With Pride! Stop Mass Surveillance at Pride, Stop Face Recognition Now - AlgorithmWatch
Enough is enough! Mass surveillance in public spaces is becoming a reality in the European Union (EU), despite EU laws designed to protect us. As a...
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