Late 2004, as part of the Google Books Project, Google announced that it had entered into agreements with five of the biggest research libraries in the US to digitize books from these libraries’ collections. The goal of the project was to create a digital library and expand access to library content. Google’s plan meant that… Read more

Some users are moving away from centralized platforms, such as Instagram or X, to federated social media platforms, sometimes collectively called the Fediverse. The Fediverse refers to a collection of interconnected, decentralized social media platforms bringing power back to users by letting them create their own server. The EU has meanwhile adopted the Digital Services… Read more

The European right to repair refers to a set of policies and regulations aimed at ensuring thatconsumers have the ability to repair and maintain the products they purchase. These policies aredesigned to counteract a trend toward products becoming more difficult to repair, due to e.g.,design choices, software locks, and a lack of access to spare… Read more

Facebook’s ad platform often shows job ads based on historical gender stereotypes, NGO Global Witness found when they placed genderneutral ads on the platform and reviewed the data. Ads for pilots and mechanics were shown mostly to men; ads for preschool teachers mostly to women. Global Witness together with female rights’ organisation Clara Wichmann filed… Read more