# Regulation **URL:** https://community.humanetech.com/c/society/regulation/45.md [Latest](https://community.humanetech.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.humanetech.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.humanetech.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Regulation category](https://community.humanetech.com/t/about-the-regulation-category/2251)
**Author:** [@Mamie](https://community.humanetech.com/u/Mamie)\ **Replies:** 0
Public Pressure: Let’s rally our community, prepare campaigns, and take action so companies and governments adopt smarter policies and better user protections. --- ## [Voter manipulation - EU regulation - Cambridge Analytica](https://community.humanetech.com/t/voter-manipulation-eu-regulation-cambridge-analytica/5460)
**Author:** [@marsrobertson](https://community.humanetech.com/u/marsrobertson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2022, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/voter-manipulation-eu-regulation-cambridge-analytica/5460 "2022-08-22T14:54:25Z")
https://twitter.com/echo\_pbreyer/status/1549343631408041985 New Rules on political advertising to stop voter manipulation! From the Pirate Party :pirate\_flag: My comment: https://twitter.com/marsxrobertson/status/156… --- ## [Pros and cons and potential 'dark side' of Central Bank Digital Currencies](https://community.humanetech.com/t/pros-and-cons-and-potential-dark-side-of-central-bank-digital-currencies/5247)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 4:44am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/pros-and-cons-and-potential-dark-side-of-central-bank-digital-currencies/5247 "2021-07-12T04:44:30Z")
An important and informative article that considers pros and cons and the ‘dark side’ of Central Bank Digital Currencies that are researched across the world, and will have huge ramifications that are hardly discussed in… --- ## [Big Tech social media platforms: Howto balance free speech & moderation, deplatforming practices?](https://community.humanetech.com/t/big-tech-social-media-platforms-howto-balance-free-speech-moderation-deplatforming-practices/5142)
**Author:** [@marsrobertson](https://community.humanetech.com/u/marsrobertson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2021, 7:31am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/big-tech-social-media-platforms-howto-balance-free-speech-moderation-deplatforming-practices/5142 "2021-03-16T07:31:33Z")
No more Trump on Twitter https://twitter.com/TwitterSafety/status/1347684877634838528 https://twitter.com/johnrobb/status/1347758096223973377 https://twitter.com/APompliano/status/1347686175557955585 Accusations of ce… --- ## [GDPR Enforcement Tracker](https://community.humanetech.com/t/gdpr-enforcement-tracker/5198)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/gdpr-enforcement-tracker/5198 "2021-03-15T15:24:28Z")
Sometimes you hear the argument that GDPR is merely a paper tiger, and that there’s no one ever fined under this regulation. This is not true, though cases take a long time to come to conclusion, and the fines are not as… --- ## [How responsible is ordering your food online?](https://community.humanetech.com/t/how-responsible-is-ordering-your-food-online/5197)
**Author:** [@jamesmart\_in](https://community.humanetech.com/u/jamesmart_in)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 7:47am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/how-responsible-is-ordering-your-food-online/5197 "2021-03-15T07:47:55Z")
With regulators starting to crack down on Uber Eats+Deliveroo & co’s exploitation of delivery workers, I decided to take a look at a/. how close these crackdowns are to changing anything & b/. if these services could reg… --- ## [EU Digital Markets Act & Social Media Platform Interoperability Enforcement](https://community.humanetech.com/t/eu-digital-markets-act-social-media-platform-interoperability-enforcement/5119)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2020, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/eu-digital-markets-act-social-media-platform-interoperability-enforcement/5119 "2020-12-15T13:03:26Z")
Yesterday there was a very interesting open meeting of the W3C Social Web Incubator Community Group that is responsible for the W3C ActivityPub recommendation and the innovation / evolution of the Fediverse (with current… --- ## [Aral Balkan: The Future of Internet Regulation at the European Parliament](https://community.humanetech.com/t/aral-balkan-the-future-of-internet-regulation-at-the-european-parliament/4909)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2020, 8:43pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/aral-balkan-the-future-of-internet-regulation-at-the-european-parliament/4909 "2020-08-09T20:43:57Z")
Watch this brilliant speech of Aral Balkan to members of the European Parliament about the EU’s approach to technology. Aral pleads for the EU to reject Silicon Valley VC-driven startup culture. He shows there is a diffe… --- ## [Trump's CDA230 order](https://community.humanetech.com/t/trumps-cda230-order/4845)
**Author:** [@penmanship](https://community.humanetech.com/u/penmanship)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/trumps-cda230-order/4845 "2020-05-29T16:39:46Z")
Trump’s executive order dropped on Thursday, as promised. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-preventing-online-censorship/ What a nothing burger. The CDA exists completely outside of the e… --- ## [Apple’s recent iOS update- we’ve been hijacked with notifications...](https://community.humanetech.com/t/apple-s-recent-ios-update-we-ve-been-hijacked-with-notifications/2982)
**Author:** [@healthyswimmer](https://community.humanetech.com/u/healthyswimmer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/apple-s-recent-ios-update-we-ve-been-hijacked-with-notifications/2982 "2018-11-08T14:50:33Z")
Has any Apple iOS users noticed after the last updates they get lots of notifications now after the last update? I had all my notifications turned off but after the last update most were turned on!! I think Apple is hi… --- ## [The Do-Not-Track Act of 2019](https://community.humanetech.com/t/the-do-not-track-act-of-2019/4487)
**Author:** [@Free](https://community.humanetech.com/u/Free)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2019, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/the-do-not-track-act-of-2019/4487 "2019-11-10T18:29:42Z")
This is a proposed law that make privacy simple. Web browsers have a setting called “do not track”. Simply put it would be the law that anyone with this setting enabled would automatically not be tracked: “No third-par… --- ## [EU Ethics guide](https://community.humanetech.com/t/eu-ethics-guide/4475)
**Author:** [@azakrzew](https://community.humanetech.com/u/azakrzew)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2019, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/eu-ethics-guide/4475 "2019-11-05T17:11:47Z")
European Union is running a dialogue around ethics for the digital age. The guide is under discussion. Is there anyone who is taking part in this policy making discussion? --- ## [Chicago School Professor Fights ‘Chicago School’ Beliefs That Abet Big Tech](https://community.humanetech.com/t/chicago-school-professor-fights-chicago-school-beliefs-that-abet-big-tech/4398)
**Author:** [@richard1](https://community.humanetech.com/u/richard1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 2:12am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/chicago-school-professor-fights-chicago-school-beliefs-that-abet-big-tech/4398 "2019-09-17T02:12:38Z")
“The University of Chicago is the intellectual birthplace of the consensus in antitrust thinking over the last four decades — that monopoly law should place consumer interests, usually in the form of lower prices, above … --- ## [How to regulate the inhumane tech asymmetry of power](https://community.humanetech.com/t/how-to-regulate-the-inhumane-tech-asymmetry-of-power/4291)
**Author:** [@micheleminno](https://community.humanetech.com/u/micheleminno)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2019, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/how-to-regulate-the-inhumane-tech-asymmetry-of-power/4291 "2019-08-03T14:17:40Z")
Extract from Episode 3 of CHT podcast: Tristan Harris about services provided by Big Tech companies or other companies exploiting personal information about individuals: In order for services to be rendered in this co… --- ## [9 Reasons Why the FTC and Facebook Settlement is a joke](https://community.humanetech.com/t/9-reasons-why-the-ftc-and-facebook-settlement-is-a-joke/4263)
**Author:** [@richard1](https://community.humanetech.com/u/richard1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2019, 11:36am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/9-reasons-why-the-ftc-and-facebook-settlement-is-a-joke/4263 "2019-07-26T11:36:13Z")
“To say the settlement is favorable to Facebook, even with the $5 billion penalty is an understatement; the company’s lawyer are probably popping champagne right about now.” https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/24/9-reasons-th… --- ## [Aral Balkan: The Do's and Don'ts of Tech Regulation](https://community.humanetech.com/t/aral-balkan-the-dos-and-donts-of-tech-regulation/4183)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2019, 10:56am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/aral-balkan-the-dos-and-donts-of-tech-regulation/4183 "2019-07-01T10:56:33Z")
An excellent interview with internet activist Aral Balkan on Al Jazeera. Be sure to also read http://community.humanetech.com/t/aral-balkan-the-antidote-to-big-tech-is-small-tech/3516. … --- ## [Facebook and Cambridge Analytica - legal responsibilities, common sense and education](https://community.humanetech.com/t/facebook-and-cambridge-analytica-legal-responsibilities-common-sense-and-education/4072)
**Author:** [@micheleminno](https://community.humanetech.com/u/micheleminno)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/facebook-and-cambridge-analytica-legal-responsibilities-common-sense-and-education/4072 "2019-05-22T12:58:41Z")
I read the very interesting article of @Marion, who focuses on the legal responsibilities of both Facebook and Cambridge Analytica in the big data breach, harvesting and A.I. computing process that led to the profiling o… --- ## [Which Tristan Harris video clip would you show to a group of public sector leaders?](https://community.humanetech.com/t/which-tristan-harris-video-clip-would-you-show-to-a-group-of-public-sector-leaders/4038)
**Author:** [@khkey](https://community.humanetech.com/u/khkey)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2019, 11:09am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/which-tristan-harris-video-clip-would-you-show-to-a-group-of-public-sector-leaders/4038 "2019-05-13T11:09:36Z")
\`I have the opportunity to share a few minutes of one of Tristan Harris’ talks with a group of public sector leaders, and I want to use a segment that helps explain what is happening with the design and business model fo… --- ## [Peacebuilding and social media impacts on political good](https://community.humanetech.com/t/peacebuilding-and-social-media-impacts-on-political-good/2929)
**Author:** [@DBarkman](https://community.humanetech.com/u/DBarkman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/peacebuilding-and-social-media-impacts-on-political-good/2929 "2019-05-09T15:13:14Z")
Hi everyone, I’m an international peacebuilder and religious leader. I focus on building networks of grassroots communities who build peace and justice in every sphere of life. The things I’ve learned here have been ver… --- ## [Join Screenfree week now- April 29- May 5! Brick-mode](https://community.humanetech.com/t/join-screenfree-week-now-april-29-may-5-brick-mode/3983)
**Author:** [@healthyswimmer](https://community.humanetech.com/u/healthyswimmer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2019, 3:36am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/join-screenfree-week-now-april-29-may-5-brick-mode/3983 "2019-05-02T03:36:12Z")
Join me for screen free week- starts today April 29th. Screenfree week can be exercised many different ways - depending on the person and your immediate needs you may hang up the phone or just take a break for an hour… --- ## [Extract from the book 'The age of surveillance capitalism' by Shoshana Zuboff](https://community.humanetech.com/t/extract-from-the-book-the-age-of-surveillance-capitalism-by-shoshana-zuboff/3977)
**Author:** [@micheleminno](https://community.humanetech.com/u/micheleminno)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2019, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/extract-from-the-book-the-age-of-surveillance-capitalism-by-shoshana-zuboff/3977 "2019-04-28T14:13:38Z")
I’m reading ‘The age of surveillance capitalism’ by Shoshana Zuboff, and I just came to this piece of text that seems to me very important: “If there is to be a fight, let it be a fight over capitalism. Let it be an ins… --- ## [Privacy Threats Posed by Surveillance and Data Mining Business Practices](https://community.humanetech.com/t/privacy-threats-posed-by-surveillance-and-data-mining-business-practices/2542)
**Author:** [@MySmartPrivacy](https://community.humanetech.com/u/MySmartPrivacy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2018, 11:10pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/privacy-threats-posed-by-surveillance-and-data-mining-business-practices/2542 "2018-07-24T23:10:23Z")
Surveillance Capitalism- The Need For An Electronic Bill Of Rights is an excellent article that outlines civil liberty, privacy, cyber security, safety and consumer exploitation threats posed by data driven technology pr… --- ## [Article - Are Smartphone User Agreements and Harmful Technology Legal?](https://community.humanetech.com/t/article-are-smartphone-user-agreements-and-harmful-technology-legal/3069)
**Author:** [@MySmartPrivacy](https://community.humanetech.com/u/MySmartPrivacy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/article-are-smartphone-user-agreements-and-harmful-technology-legal/3069 "2018-11-28T14:45:46Z")
Please take the time to read this important article regarding misleading smartphone terms of use and harmful smartphone preinstalled content (apps, widgets, etc.): Are Smartphone User Agreements and Harmful Technology L… --- ## [US Senate Bill to reduce "Deceptive User Experiences" (The DETOUR Act)](https://community.humanetech.com/t/us-senate-bill-to-reduce-deceptive-user-experiences-the-detour-act/3755)
**Author:** [@hmswaffles](https://community.humanetech.com/u/hmswaffles)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2019, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/us-senate-bill-to-reduce-deceptive-user-experiences-the-detour-act/3755 "2019-04-10T20:17:16Z")
This bill was just introduced to the US Senate: https://www.scribd.com/document/405606873/Detour-Act-Final In my opinion, the choice quote seems to be the following: “It shall be unlawful for any large online operator … --- ## [How can we best help the CHT Staff? / Fleshing out the Ledger of Harms](https://community.humanetech.com/t/how-can-we-best-help-the-cht-staff-fleshing-out-the-ledger-of-harms/3664)
**Author:** [@hmswaffles](https://community.humanetech.com/u/hmswaffles)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2019, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/how-can-we-best-help-the-cht-staff-fleshing-out-the-ledger-of-harms/3664 "2019-03-28T22:32:11Z")
Hi Everyone, I’ve recently discovered this forum, and long cared about the cause. Has anybody asked the staff how we might help them? From experience, I know that when doing something mission oriented it’s hard to pull… --- ## [Call to action against EU Copyright Directive: Help soften the blow to the internet!](https://community.humanetech.com/t/call-to-action-against-eu-copyright-directive-help-soften-the-blow-to-the-internet/2329)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2019, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/call-to-action-against-eu-copyright-directive-help-soften-the-blow-to-the-internet/2329 "2019-03-27T16:54:15Z")
After the GDPR there is another regulation underway that will have big impact on the internet, and action is needed! Spread the word about Article 13: On 20-21 June, the European Parliament will vote on the Copyright D… --- ## [\[Feedback Request\] Deincentivizing Screen Addiction Through An Anti-Digital Ad Pledge & Blocklist](https://community.humanetech.com/t/feedback-request-deincentivizing-screen-addiction-through-an-anti-digital-ad-pledge-blocklist/3502)
**Author:** [@hmswaffles](https://community.humanetech.com/u/hmswaffles)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2019, 7:18am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/feedback-request-deincentivizing-screen-addiction-through-an-anti-digital-ad-pledge-blocklist/3502 "2019-03-26T07:18:44Z")
Hi Everyone, I’d love your feedback on the following idea, whose aim is to alter the incentive structure around digital advertising, and thus help restore sanity in our digital experiences. Description of Issue: As we… --- ## [Keeping Private Data Private](https://community.humanetech.com/t/keeping-private-data-private/3627)
**Author:** [@hmswaffles](https://community.humanetech.com/u/hmswaffles)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2019, 10:27pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/keeping-private-data-private/3627 "2019-03-16T22:27:39Z")
Picture this. It’s 2029, and a new super-jumbo internet company wants to analyze its users’ data. The CEO and Chief Data Officer task the analytics department with figuring out which users are the most likely to turn int… --- ## [Surveillance Capitalism- The Need for an Electronic Bill of Rights](https://community.humanetech.com/t/surveillance-capitalism-the-need-for-an-electronic-bill-of-rights/2043)
**Author:** [@MySmartPrivacy](https://community.humanetech.com/u/MySmartPrivacy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2019, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/surveillance-capitalism-the-need-for-an-electronic-bill-of-rights/2043 "2019-02-22T15:26:49Z")
The privacy, cyber security, and consumer exploitation threats posed by the Facebook Cambridge Analytica story are systemic to all online services such as social media and connected product supported by predatory surveil… --- ## [Help! I just took on largest school district in Colorado](https://community.humanetech.com/t/help-i-just-took-on-largest-school-district-in-colorado/2393)
**Author:** [@atapper](https://community.humanetech.com/u/atapper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 1:26pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/help-i-just-took-on-largest-school-district-in-colorado/2393 "2018-06-22T13:26:37Z")
Please consider signing a petition I created to get a Colorado school district to take notice and begin to discuss the the issue of smartphones at school. I could really use ANY HELP AT ALL!!! No Cell Phones In JeffCo … [Next page](https://community.humanetech.com/c/society/regulation/45.md?page=1)