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Internet freedom advocates, European media corporation takes on Big Tech ad kings, and the Dutch registry goes Canadian: a quick read through the most interesting developments at the intersection of human rights and technology from the Netherlands. Enjoy!
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Of the four nominees, the public chose outgoing Minister of Justice and Security with a whopping 42 percent of the votes. The expert jury chose the joint nomination of Meta, X and Telegram for their role in moderating speech related to the violence in Gaza. The Felipe Rodriquez Award for Internet freedom advocates went to not one but five winners this year, emphasizing the diversity of voices needed to counter harmful digitization and the wide range of great work being done. More
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An interesting development in the Dutch media landscape! DPG Media, which holds Dutch, Belgian and Danish brands, announced that it plans to acquire RTL later this year. DPG is counting on the move leading to a stronger position in the advertising market. The company says it will otherwise lose out to competition from Big Tech companies such as Google, Meta and Microsoft. More
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The announcement has left a large part of the internet community stunned, and members of parliament questioning how the move aligns with the Dutch (and European) ambitions to become less reliant on foreign tech. More
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The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee wanted to know who attended a climate demonstration at Schiphol Airport. In consultation with the public prosecutor, she decided to go a bit rogue and match social media accounts related to Extinction Rebellion's Facebook page to pictures taken at Schiphol and faces in the controversial police database CATCH. Not surprisingly, this led to a mad high number of mis-identifications. The "creative" work undertaken by the Marechaussee earned them a Big Brother Awards nomination. Fortunately, the public prosecutor seems to realize something didn't go quite as it should have; it has decided to drop all charges related to the demonstration.
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