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👾 The 20th edition of The People, our newsletter with
@thecitizens, is out!
US tech giants control much of our online world. This week, we're looking at the impact this has not only on the security of other nation states, but on people and planet. https://blog.peoplevsbig.tech/wtf-is-tech-sovereignty/
A Kenyan court has ruled that a case against Meta over fueling ethnic violence in Ethiopia can go ahead.
Congrats to all involved inc. our members Amnesty International + Foxglove. Meta's harms cannot be undone, but cases like this can stop history from repeating itself. https://www.foxglove.org.uk/2025/04/04/facebook-algorithm-death-hate-speech-can-proceed/
🚨 NEW: Our devices increasingly anticipate our wants before we even articulate them. We overconsume, while our planet burns.
But with Broligarchs at the helm, are we consuming by choice – or by design? Read our latest newsletter by @lianademasi @thecitizens https://blog.peoplevsbig.tech/the-people-vs-overconsumption/
🚨 NEW: The EU Digital Services Act requires Big Tech to be more transparent about platform harms + how they're mitigating them.
So a group of us took a deep dive into their latest reports on this, and let's just say...there's a lot of room for improvement. Get into it here 👀 https://cdt.org/insights/dsa-civil-society-coordination-group-publishes-an-initial-analysis-of-the-major-online-platforms-risks-analysis-reports/
The DSA Civil Society Coordination Group, in collaboration with the Recommender Systems Taskforce and People vs Big Tech, has released an initial analysis of the first Risk Assessment Reports submitted by major platforms under Article 42 of the DSA. This analysis identifies both promising practices and critical gaps, offering recommendations to improve future iterations of […]
Last night, Isr@e1 launched dozens of attacks in #Gaza. P@lestin!an officials say >320 people have been killed.
Big Tech's involvement in Isr@e1's ap@rthe!d + genoc!de goes beyond complicity. Find out more in the latest version of our free newsletter: https://blog.peoplevsbig.tech/the-people-vs-genocide/
🚨 New report alert! Going forward we want Big Tech platforms to focus on design-related risks, enhance transparency, and ensure risk assessments reflect real-world harms.
Check out the full report here 🤓👾 https://cdt.org/insights/dsa-civil-society-coordination-group-publishes-an-initial-analysis-of-the-major-online-platforms-risks-analysis-reports/
The DSA Civil Society Coordination Group, in collaboration with the Recommender Systems Taskforce and People vs Big Tech, has released an initial analysis of the first Risk Assessment Reports submitted by major platforms under Article 42 of the DSA. This analysis identifies both promising practices and critical gaps, offering recommendations to improve future iterations of […]
