Stance
If the UN wants to help humanity, it should not fall for AI hype
HUMAN
People must ensure that AI serves the people
Social Media
AlgorithmWatch CH ceases activities on X, formally known as Twitter
New study: Research on Microsoft Bing Chat
AI Chatbot produces misinformation about elections
Battle in Strasbourg: Civil society fights for safeguards against AI harms
The EU now has the means to rein in large platforms. It should start with Twitter.
France: the new law on the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games threatens human rights
What does TikTok know about you? Data donations deliver answers!
Civil society responds to the Council of Europe Treaty on AI
Submission to the UN report on the right to privacy in the digital age
Council of Europe creates rules for Artificial Intelligence
EU’s AI Act and DSA negotiations in full swing
Human rights and activities of tech companies: Governments must act
AlgorithmWatch forced to shut down Instagram monitoring project after threats from Facebook
Security tests on Swiss COVID certificate find 136 vulnerabilities, amid calls for further restrictions
Swiss COVID-19 certificate system subjected to public security test and gradually implemented
Open letter calling for a global ban on biometric recognition technologies that enable mass and discriminatory surveillance
Centralized check-in apps reignite debate around digital contact tracing in Switzerland
Reclaim Your Face – A Civil Society Initiative to ban biometric mass surveillance
Twitter apparently fixed their picture cropping
Read now: Swiss Edition of the Automating Society Report 2020