The People’s Declaration

Join the growing number of individuals and organisations calling for action to protect our rights, rein in Big Tech and pave the way for a better digital future

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Organisations signed

We, the people, demand technology that serves us, instead of putting us, our communities and our democracies at risk.

We call for an end to Big Tech’s destructive business model which has turned our own data into weapons against us.

We urge all those involved in scrutinising, passing, and enforcing legislation globally to stand on the side of the people you represent and take all necessary measures to rein in Big Tech’s abuses whilst defending people’s fundamental rights, critically - the right to free speech for all.

Legislation and regulation must:

1. Turn off the manipulation machine

Big Tech’s toxic recommender systems and algorithms are amplifying hate speech and disinformation - weaponizing every societal fault line with relentless surveillance to maximise “engagement”. These systemic risks are created not just by external actors but are a feature of an unconscionable, unethical business model. It is time for these platforms to de-risk their design, detox their algorithms, give users real control over them and be held to account for failing to do so.

2. Stop surveillance for profit

We’ve been conned into giving “consent” for surveillance. We were never given a meaningful choice. The Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA) must put an end to surveillance advertising that people never asked for. The use of digital services cannot be conditional on acceptance of surveillance and profiling. In addition, we demand transparency on all aspects of online ads and enforcement of our data rights to make them a reality.

3. Put people back in charge

Big Tech cannot continue to call the shots as judge and jury. The DSA must create stronger powers for regulators to hold Big Tech to account, including through robust audit powers that cannot simply be gamed by the companies. Europe must not allow a repeat of the failures of enforcement as seen with the GDPR.

Our organisations represent over 71,872,881 citizens across the EU. Today, we send a united message: we the people will no longer tolerate this relentless corporate assault on our lives and our liberty.

We expect and demand that our elected representatives will stand with us.

  1. aHang
  2. AI Forensics
  3. Albanian Media Council (Këshilli Shqiptar i Medias)
  4. Alliance4Europe
  5. All Out
  6. Amnesty Hungary
  7. Amnesty International
  8. Amnesty International Česká Republika
  9. Amnesty International France
  10. Amnistia Internacional Portugal
  11. Associação ILGA Portugal
  12. Aufstehn.at
  13. Avaaz Foundation
  14. BeLonG To
  15. Betterplace Lab
  16. Bilitis Resource Center Foundation
  17. Campact
  18. Centar za mirovne studije \| Centre for Peace Studies
  19. Center for Countering Digital Hate
  20. Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO)
  21. Center for the Study of Organized Hate
  22. Civil Liberties Union for Europe
  23. Coalition For Women In Journalism
  24. Compassion in Politics
  25. Corporate Europe Observatory
  26. Critical Future Tech
  27. CyberLove
  28. Cyber Rights Organization
  29. D64 (Germany)
  30. Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation
  31. Dare to be Grey
  32. Data for Good
  33. Data Rights
  34. De Goode Zaak
  35. Declic
  36. Defend Democracy
  37. Defesa dos Direitos Digitais
  38. Demos
  39. Digital Action
  40. DigiQ
  41. Disruption Network Lab e.V.
  42. Društvo Ženska svetovalnica
  43. Ελληνικό Παρατηρητήριο των Συμφωνιών του Ελσίνκι - Greek Helsinki Monitor
  44. Eesti Inimõiguste Keskuse
  45. Eesti LGBT Ühing
  46. Ekō
  47. Eticas Foundation
  48. Eurochild
  49. European Network Against Racism
  50. European Public Service Union (EPSU)
  51. European Roma Rights Centre
  52. European Sex Workers' Rights Alliance
  53. European Trade Union Confederation/Confédération Européenne des Syndicats
  54. European Youth Forum
  55. Fair Vote UK
  56. Faith Matters
  57. Federación de Consumidores y Usuarios CECU
  58. Féministes Contre le Cyberharcèlement
  59. Foodwatch Nederland
  60. Forum for Equitable Development
  61. Foundation for Market Information Research (SOMI)
  62. Foxglove
  63. Freedom United
  64. Friends of the Earth Europe
  65. Gays and Lesbians Accepted in Society Foundation
  66. Glitch
  67. Global Action Plan
  68. Global Health Advocates
  69. Global Witness
  70. Gong
  71. Hate Aid
  72. Hexatrust
  73. Human Rights Monitoring Institute
  74. Inštitut - Marec
  75. Institute for Strategic Dialogue
  76. International Simultaneous Policy Organisation (ISPO)
  77. Irish Council for Civil Liberties
  78. KaskoSan Roma Charity
  79. Le Mouvement
  80. LGBT Deystvie
  81. Lie Detectors
  82. Lobby Control
  83. Mirovni Institute
  84. Missing Children Europe
  85. Motif
  86. Netwerk Democratie
  87. Never Again Association / NIGDY WIĘCEJ
  88. New Design Congress
  89. New School of the Anthropocene
  90. Open Rights Group
  91. Panoptykon Foundation
  92. Ranking Digital Rights
  93. Rasismin Ja Muukalaispelon Vastainen Yhdistys Ry
  94. Reporters Sans Frontières
  95. Repubblika
  96. She Persisted
  97. Skiftet.org
  98. Statewatch
  99. Stop Climate Chaos
  100. Stop Data Porn
  101. Stop Funding Heat
  102. Super Bloom (formerly Simply Secure)
  103. Superrr Lab
  104. Tell MAMA
  105. The Citizens
  106. The Good Lobby
  107. The London Story (Netherlands)
  108. The Peter Tatchell Foundation
  109. The Real Facebook Oversight Board
  110. The Signals Network
  111. Tournesol.app
  112. Transparência Internacional Portugal
  113. Transparency International EU
  114. Transparency International Lithuania
  115. Transparency International Nederland
  116. Transparent Referendum Initiative
  117. Udesin
  118. Unblack the Box
  119. Unicorns in Tech
  120. UNI europa – The European Services Workers Union
  121. Uplift
  122. VoxPublic
  123. Waag
  124. WeMove Europe
  125. WHAT TO FIX
  126. Women in AI (Austria)
  127. Women's Lobby of Slovenia
  128. World Uyghur Congress (Germany)
  129. 0D
  130. 5Rights Foundation
  131. #Jesuislà
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