Governments and corporations are increasingly using artificial intelligence to monitor migrants and to scrutinise the work of civil society groups. This is happening at borders, in protests, on social media, and in the news that people see every day. The…
In her annual state of the European Union speech this year, Commission president Von der Leyen said ‘At its heart, democracy is about giving people the power to choose the society they want to live in.’ At Citizens Take Over…
We are told AI regulation is here. But for citizens, the truth is less comforting. For example, the US regulation on AI remains fragmented, and the EU’s model still feels too weak, too technical and too distant from the public…
Voters, especially the younger generation who are more digitally connected, are encountering political information in an environment that is shaped by artificial intelligence. From social media platforms to automated news summaries, AI is influencing what kind of information citizens see,…
As governments worldwide are gradually implementing Artificial Intelligence-powered tools to redesign how citizens engage in democratic life, some critical questions arise. Will this technological transformation empower all voices equally, or it will deepen the inequalities that already exist and which…
On 13 May 2026, four days before the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, the European Commission adopted a formal Communication in response to the European Citizens’ Initiative “Ban on conversion practices in the European Union.” The response is…