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We ensure that the use of algorithms & AI benefits the many, not just the few! Join us 🤍 🇪🇺 We’re the EU/German part 🇨🇭 For Switzerland: [@algorithmwatch_ch](https://mastodon.social/@algorithmwatch_ch ) 🌍 Website: https://algorithmwatch.org/en 🧑🏽‍🤝‍🧑🏻 Join our team: jobs @ AlgorithmWatch (site in German): https://algorithmwatch.org/en/jobs/ 💖 Become a friend of AlgorithmWatch: https://algorithmwatch.org/en/supporting-member/ 🧡 Support AlgorithmWatch with your donation!: https://algorithmwatch.org/en/donate/
Ireland 🇮🇪 has one of the highest concentrations of data centers in the world. The expansion has reshaped the grid and deepened fossil fuel use. As 🇪🇺 pushes to triple data center capacity, Ireland offers a warning. Read our latest investigation with Tech Policy Press 👉: image
We have no idea what content is most viral on YouTube, Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, or X – because they refuse to share basic data. On the DSA’s Birthday (Oct 4th) we've led a “mass data access request” along with @npub16pr8...crsg and DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory, where a series of ~20 orgs requested daily data on their top 1,000 most-viewed posts in EU Member States. Every single one refused. Join us in demanding platform transparency:
#Discrimination through AI in recruitment is a lose-lose scenario that cannot be solved on a technical level alone. ☝️ In order to prevent discrimination by AI-based recruiting systems, we worked with an interdisciplinary European consortium from academia, industry, and civil society (#FINDHR) to develop solutions that counteract this type of discrimination and therefore developed specific recommendations for policymakers: image
The EU Digital Services Act is 3 years old! 🎂 But how’s its work to regulate online services going…? Here we unpack this question, plus our birthday present 🎁 to the DSA: A “mass data access request” with DSA 40 Data Access Collaboratory and @npub16pr8...crsg Foundation: 👉
Wir sind auf der Zielgeraden! Nächste Woche reichen wir unsere Petition und Forderungen ein. Unterstütze uns dabei, auf 50.000 Unterschriften zu kommen! Unterschreibe unsere Petition auf WeAct: image
Join us for an exclusive talk with [@Mer__edith]( ), President of the Signal Foundation, on reclaiming privacy in the age of AI. Date: 25 September 2025 Time: 6:30 (CET) | Online More information on the event and how to participate here: Moderated by: @npub1e550...wwfr Co-founder and Executive Director, @AlgorithmWatch & Maria Exner, Artistic Director, @npub1ckdl...da5s image
🚨 Over 40 NGOs and digital rights experts call on the EU to stand firm against US threats: 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: image