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FIRST SURVEY ON THE SOCIAL PERCEPTION OF DIGITAL RIGHTS – Citizens call for effective protection of their rights in the digital world
95% of respondents believe that minors are unprotected on the internet and support measures such as parental controls, a mandatory minimum age for access to social media, and the regulation of advertising targeted at children. A large majority of respondents (71%) believe that participation on the internet should be linked to mandatory identification, compared with […]
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The protection of minors in the digital environment takes centre stage at the close of the 1st Global Digital Rights Forum
During the forum, the findings of the Survey on the Social Perception of Digital Rights in Spain were presented, revealing overwhelming public support for the introduction of measures aimed at…
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Frances Haugen: “When platforms had to choose between safety and profits, they chose profits”
During her intervention at the Global Digital Rights Forum, data expert and whistleblower behind the ‘Facebook Files’, Frances Haugen, called on brands to allocate a small percentage of their advertising investment to online platforms that comply…
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Óscar López calls for an alliance with middle powers to advance towards “a third technological path and trustworthy AI”
The Minister for Digital Transformation and the Civil Service took part in a conversation with Carissa Véliz, philosopher, University of Oxford professor and author of Privacy Is Power, during the 1st…
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The Secretary of State for Youth calls for “constant dialogue” with technology companies to protect minors’ digital rights.
Rubén Pérez Correa closed the first day of the International Meeting on Digital Rights by stressing that “if minors are going to be on social media, today’s platforms are not…
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Pedro Sánchez calls for action to ensure that “rights are as robust in the digital space as they are in the physical world
The President of the Government has welcomed the ‘Global Digital Rights Forum’, organised by the Government of Spain and the Mobile World Capital Foundation, with a message highlighting Spain’s work in the…
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Yael Eisenstat: “As long as algorithms are designed to keep us hooked, they will continue to fuel disinformation”
Yael Eisenstat, technology policy expert and former Facebook executive, warns about the impact of algorithms on democracy at the 1st Global Digital Rights Forum Eisenstat calls for greater transparency and…
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