This report is published by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (“Meta”) in relation to the Facebook Very Large Online Platform (“Facebook”) and Instagram Very Large Online Platform (“Instagram”), in accordance with the Communication from the Commission (C/2024/3014) on Commission Guidelines for providers of Very Large Online Platforms and Very Large Online Search Engines on the mitigation of systemic risks for electoral processes pursuant to Article 35(3) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 (the “Digital Services Act”), (the “Election Guidelines”).

The report from 2023 is now available in English.
It draws attention to the potential dangers for children and young people on the Internet. It highlights current phenomena and technological developments such as challenges and pranks, generative AI, and the increased risks for young people due to their misuse. 

Technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) is a reflection of the structural violence faced by women in society. The research “Technology-facilitated gender violence against female politicians in Paraguay” explored how these forms of violence are amplified in the digital space, particularly towards women in politics. In this context, the dynamics of power, gender and politics intertwine to create a hostile environment that affects both their professional and personal lives.

Read the new report by the "‘NEVER AGAIN’ Association.
The ‘NEVER AGAIN’ Association has published the new ‘Brown Book’, which documents some of the attacks on minorities that happened in 2023 and 2024. It ’ lists racist and xenophobic physical assaults, acts of discrimination, and desecrations of cemeteries or monuments to the Holocaust. It includes racist incidents committed by football hooligans, too. In addition, the report documents hate speech in the Polish public debate, especially on social media.