Litigation Skills Building

Platform Accountability

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Digital platforms and big tech play an active role in either causing or facilitating mass human rights violations within Europe, including through online platforms amplifying harmful, misleading and hateful content, while over-censoring legitimate and potentially life-saving content.

Through a series of workshops, strategic litigation retreats and the future development of a Practical Guide to Legal Pathways for Platform Accountability in Europe, this project focuses on increasing civil society’s knowledge of how to hold digital platforms and big tech accountable.

Specific topics explored within this project include collective redress and emerging EU legislation like the Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act, Artificial Intelligence Act and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.

 

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