Frances Haugen: “When platforms had to choose between safety and profits, they chose profits.”
Transparency of platforms and the protection of young people in digital environments are at the heart of the second day of the International Meeting on Digital Rights, organized in Barcelona by the Government of Spain and Mobile World Capital within the framework of the Digital Rights Observatory. The event featured data expert and whistleblower behind […]
Óscar López advocates for an alliance with middle powers to move toward “a third technological path and trustworthy AI.”
The Minister for Digital Transformation and Public Administration spoke with Carissa Véliz — philosopher, University of Oxford professor, and author of Privacy Is Power — at the 1st International Meeting on Digital Rights, held in Barcelona. Either we do something together with the middle powers, or the Global South will become a battery and a […]
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 emphasizing that “if minors are going to be on social media, today’s platforms are not good enough.” The first day of the meeting featured internationally renowned figures in technology, such as former Facebook executive Yaël Eisenstat and journalist Cory Doctorow, […]
Yael Eisenstat: “As long as algorithms are designed to keep us hooked, disinformation will continue to be encouraged.”
Barcelona, May 13, 2026.– Technology policy expert and former Facebook executive Yael Eisenstat opened the program of the 1st International Meeting on Digital Rights with a speech highlighting the “direct impact that algorithms and social media have on democracy, security, and social well-being.” During her remarks at the event — organized in Barcelona by the […]
1st Survey on 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, mandatory minimum age requirements for access to social media, and the regulation of advertising aimed at minors. A large majority of respondents (71%) believe that participation on the Internet should be linked to mandatory identification, compared to […]
The 1st Digital Rights Forum brings together 50 leading speakers in technology, ethics and digital governance
Frances Haugen, data expert and whistleblower behind the ‘Facebook Papers’, and Anu Bradford, Professor of Law at Columbia University, are the latest speakers confirmed for the Digital Rights Forum. The event, which was presented to the media this morning and will be held on 13 and 14 May at the Llotja de Mar in Barcelona, will bring […]
The Digital Rights Forum will gather global leaders in privacy, ethics and digital governance in Barcelona
Barcelona will become the global epicentre of digital rights from 13 to 14 May with the first International Digital Rights Forum, organised by the Government of Spain and Mobile World Capital Barcelona within the framework of the Digital Rights Observatory. Government representatives, institutions, leading international voices in digital research and thought, as well as academics, […]