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Content Creators Working for the Algorithm

Creators who produce content for big online platforms, from video game livestreamers on Twitch to adult content producers on platforms like OnlyFans, often find themselves forced to share a lot of data, putting their privacy and security at risk while being given limited information as to how this data is being used.

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The rise of the gig-economy, a way of working relying on short term contracts and temporary jobs rather than on an employed workforce, has enabled the growth of a number of companies over the last few years. But without the rights that comes with full employment, gig economy workers today don't have access to essential protections.

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Statement before the European Parliament hearing on "Spyware used in third countries and implications for EU foreign relations"

On 15 December 2022, PI gave evidence for a third time before the EP Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware [PEGA Committee].

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Content Creators Working for the Algorithm

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Creating content in the gig economy: a risky business

Statement before the European Parliament hearing on "Spyware used in third countries and implications for EU foreign relations"

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Stop GPS tagging migrants