Report March 2025
Submitted
Between January 1, 2024, and December 31, 2024, Avaaz continued its efforts to strengthen the enforcement of the Digital Services Act (DSA) and improve the EU Code of Practice on Disinformation, expanding its focus to include broader digital rights protection and the impact of artificial intelligence on the online information ecosystem.
Our commitment to empowering users has been evident through targeted media literacy initiatives and public advocacy campaigns, designed to inform and engage European citizens on platform accountability, AI regulation, and social media addiction. Avaaz has been a key advocate for the protection of fundamental rights online, engaging with policymakers and the public to ensure the responsible enforcement of digital regulations.
Avaaz’s public campaigns have played a critical role in fostering awareness and public engagement:
Our commitment to empowering users has been evident through targeted media literacy initiatives and public advocacy campaigns, designed to inform and engage European citizens on platform accountability, AI regulation, and social media addiction. Avaaz has been a key advocate for the protection of fundamental rights online, engaging with policymakers and the public to ensure the responsible enforcement of digital regulations.
Avaaz’s public campaigns have played a critical role in fostering awareness and public engagement:
- Artificial Intelligence Act Advocacy: Through direct engagement with EU institutions and public mobilisation, Avaaz helped win the inclusion of Fundamental Rights Impact Assessments in the final AI Act and is contributing to its implementation to advance human rights protections.
- Social Media Addiction Campaign: Recognizing the role of platform design and algorithms in fueling disinformation and online polarization, Avaaz mobilised EU citizens to demand transparency and accountability from tech companies, and robust action from EU decision-makers.
- Public Outreach & Media Literacy: Avaaz leveraged its social media presence to highlight the risks of AI-driven polarization and the need for stronger platform regulations, reaching thousands.
Our active participation in the Permanent Task Force further underscores our commitment to collective action against disinformation, both on the joint analyses of subscription forms from Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) and on updating the Code of Practice’s preamble ahead of the conversion under the DSA.
Looking ahead, Avaaz remains committed to bridging the gap between platforms, policymakers, and civil society, ensuring greater transparency, accountability, and oversight in the digital sphere.