// disrupt · reclaim · re-imagine digital space
From deepfakes and AI therapists to autonomous welfare allocation and surveillance, AI and new digital technologies are taking greater space in our lives ★ yet citizens are rarely given the tools of decision-making power.
Together, we will run a series of assemblies across Europe to understand our current digital infrastructure & governance, and reimagine, showcase & demand a Democratic Digital Commons.
Together, we will run a series of assemblies across Europe to understand our current digital infrastructure & governance, and reimagine, showcase & demand a Democratic Digital Commons.
DDC // SYSTEM STATUS 2026
● LIVE
10
assemblies across Europe ★ physical & online · April→November
5
cities: Prague · Cluj · Budapest · Athens · Lisbon
1
Citizens’ Charter for AI ★ co-written by participants · Nov 2026
∞
voices that deserve to shape the digital world they live in
assemblies and seminars ★ april to november 2026
the commons in motion
5 physical assemblies
5 online assemblies
athens ★ prague ★ cluj ★ budapest ★ lisbon
01 ★ understand
02 ★ participate
03 ★ expose
04 ★ imagine
05 ★ act
physical assemblies (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ
understand ★ april 14
prague
Big Brother Awards
How do AI and new technologies shape our everyday lives?
→ resources and info ✿
open for registration
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participate ★ june
cluj
Exploring the Smart City
Smart cities, invisible citizens. How new technologies in urban planning can marginalise communities.
→ resources and info ✿
open for registration
★ ◈ ✿
expose ★ july / sept
budapest
No Pride in Surveillance
Visibility vs privacy: rights in the age of AI surveillance.
→ resources and info ✿
open for registration
★ ◈ ✿
imagine ★ october 10
athens
Reclaiming the Cloud(s)
Borders, data and belonging. AI in migration and border technology.
→ resources and info ✿
open for registration
★ ◈ ✿
act ★ november
lisbon
Rare Effect
Art and AI. Public launch of the Citizens Charter, translating findings into political messages.
→ resources and info ✿
open for registration
★ ◈ ✿
★ online assemblies ★
online assemblies (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:･ﾟ✧
assembly 01 ★ may
assembly 01
For a Democratic Digital Commons
Who owns our digital world, and what would it mean to reclaim it collectively?
→ resources and info ★
online ★ may 2026
★ ◈ ★
assembly 02 ★ june
assembly 02
Civic Tech
Can we design civic technologies that give people real power in AI governance?
→ resources and info ★
online ★ june 2026
★ ◈ ★
assembly 03 ★ september
assembly 03
Rejecting Discriminatory Algorithms
How do algorithms discriminate, and what can we build instead?
→ resources and info ★
online ★ sept 2026
★ ◈ ★
assembly 04 ★ october
assembly 04
Imagining AI Futures
What kind of AI world do we want to live in?
→ resources and info ★
online ★ oct 2026
★ ◈ ★
assembly 05 ★ november
assembly 05
A Citizens Charter for AI
What principles should guide a democratic AI in Europe and beyond?
→ resources and info ★
online ★ nov 2026
★ ◈ ★
physical assembly (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ
online assembly ★
how each assembly works ★ (◕‿◕✿)
joining an assembly ★ what to expect ^_^
the methodological flow
01
learn → ★
Accessible education on a specific AI topic ★ expert presentations, digital training tools, videos, or testimonials from affected communities. No prior knowledge needed! ^_^
step 1 of 4
★ (ﾟヮﾟ) ★
02
deliberate → ★
Acting democracy, collectively discussing where we want transparency, change and governance in digital space. Small groups, real dialogue o(≧▽≦)o
step 2 of 4
★ (◕‿◕) ★
03
imagine → ✿
Envisioning alternative technological futures. What could democratic, feminist, and decolonial AI look like in practice? ✧･ﾟ: *✧
step 3 of 4
✿ (◠‿◠) ✿
04
contribute → ✿
Participants propose principles for our Citizens Charter. Testimonials and creations are added to our Panoramic AI and artistic research. Your words shape the document (づ｡◕‿◕｡)づ
step 4 of 4
✿ (っ◕‿◕)っ ✿
4 steps ★ every assembly ★ free and open
★ ◈ ✿ ★
what does it mean to join an assembly?
Each assembly is a 2.5 hour structured gathering ★ online or in person ★ where citizens come together to learn, question, debate, and dream. You do not need to be an expert. You need to be a person with an opinion about the world you want to live in (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧
[ 01 ]
who can join? ★
Anyone! ^_^ Students, workers, activists, artists, skeptics. All you need is curiosity and a willingness to speak up.
everyone welcome
ヾ(^▽^)
[ 02 ]
what happens? ★
Expert input, small group deliberation, creative imagination, and collective contribution to the Citizens Charter. It is 2.5 hours of real democracy!
2.5 hours
(◕‿◕✿)
[ 03 ]
how many? ★
One assembly, two, or all ten! Each one stands alone ★ but together they build a Charter that speaks for all of us (づ｡◕‿◕｡)づ
1 to 10
★ ★ ★
[ 04 ]
what do you get? ★
Your voice in a living document. Access to resources, tools, and a growing European community demanding democratic AI ✿
your voice counts
✿ ◈ ✿
→ register for an assembly (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞
★ free ★ open ★ multilingual ★ online and in person ★
registration open ★ all assemblies 2026
ヾ(^▽^*))) ★ ✿
why we are doing this ★ (ﾟДﾟ) the system is broken
→ read the citizens charter ✿
what we are calling for ★ our demands (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞
advocacy
The EU has laws.
But laws without citizens are just words.
The European Union has introduced the AI Act, the Digital Markets Act, and the Digital Services Act. But regulation without citizen voice is still top down governance.
Algorithmic systems are deciding who gets welfare, who gets flagged at a border, who gets a job interview. These are political decisions ★ and citizens deserve a seat at the table (ó﹏ò｡)
Algorithmic systems are deciding who gets welfare, who gets flagged at a border, who gets a job interview. These are political decisions ★ and citizens deserve a seat at the table (ó﹏ò｡)
!! problem
Discriminatory welfare algorithms discovered in Denmark and Sweden. Biometric mass surveillance legalised in France, Czech Republic, Hungary. o(TヘTo)
!! problem
AI regulation is written by technologists and lobbyists. Those most affected ★ migrants, Roma communities, LGBTQ+ people ★ are systematically excluded. (>_<)
✓ our answer ★
Democratic Digital Commons runs citizen assemblies that feed directly into a Citizens Charter for AI ★ a living advocacy document for EU institutions (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ
5+
EU laws passed on AI and digital markets since 2022 ★ none co written with citizens. (ﾟДﾟ)
10
assemblies across Europe building a collective democratic response in 2026 (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ
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Voices that deserve to shape the digital world they live in ★ including yours ✿
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Citizens Charter for AI ★ drafted by people, for people ★ published November 2026 (◠‿◠)
live data ★ 2026
★ (ﾟヮﾟ) ★
advocacy campaign active ★ april 2026
(ﾟДﾟ) ★ ✿ ★ (ﾟヮﾟ)
key messages
→ ★
Accessible digital literacy education. Everyone deserves to understand the technologies that govern their lives ★ not just tech bros (￣_￣)ﾉ
→ ★
Sustainable digital infrastructure. The environmental cost of AI servers is real and unregulated. We demand accountability ✿
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Citizen designed, feminist AI. Not just citizen designed policy ★ but citizen designed AI. Built with us, not for us (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧
→ ★
A permanent European people assembly. One conversation is not enough. We need a permanent structure where citizens shape digital governance (◕‿◕✿)
5 demands ★ citizens charter 2026
(☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞ ★ ✿
mini game ★ 2026
DEMO_CRAT
// dodge surveillance ★ collect rights ★ build the charter ★ (ﾟヮﾟ)
← → arrow keys or tap left/right to move ★ collect [ rights ] ★ dodge !! threats
register now ★ join the commons (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧
your voice shapes
[ dd C ] ★ ✿ ★ [ dd C ]
your voice shapes
the commons
We are a growing collective of researchers, educators and students, policy advocates and civil society representatives, cyber feminists, ecologists and afro futurists, AI skeptics and AI creators ★ but most importantly, a collective of citizens demanding our digital rights. (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧
Join us to shape our digital commons and collective futures ★ ✿
join 1 assembly ★
join 2 assemblies ★
all 5 + online assemblies (◕‿◕✿)
★ a project by european alternatives ★
in partnership with Arroz Estúdios ★ TASZ
co funded by the european union ★ cerv programme ★ 2026 ★
✿ made with humans and AI ★ with love and rage ✿
in partnership with Arroz Estúdios ★ TASZ
co funded by the european union ★ cerv programme ★ 2026 ★
✿ made with humans and AI ★ with love and rage ✿
registration open ★ 10 assemblies ★ april to november 2026
ヾ(^▽^*))) ★ (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ ★ ✿
[ partners ] ★ a project by all of us ★ cerv programme
★ democratic digital commons is a project by european alternatives, arroz estúdios and tasz ★ part of the cerv programme ★ 2026 ★
views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the european union or the european education and culture executive agency ★
ddc-net ★ notification
☆ [ ! ] ☆
assembly seat available →
ヾ(^▽^*))) Your voice is needed. A citizen assembly is forming right now. Join before seats fill up o(〃＾▽＾〃)o
→ join an assembly (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞
discord ◈ ddc community
◈ ★ ◈
3 new messages in #assemblies
^_^ Citizens are already talking about the Prague assembly. Come and join the conversation! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧
◈ join our discord (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ
ddc-net !! alert
⚠ !! ⚠
your data is being processed
(ó﹏ò｡) Right now, algorithmic systems are making decisions about citizens like you. Do you know which ones? (>_<)
→ find out more
system ★ transparency note
★ [ AI ] ★
this site was built with AI ✿
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) yep! this website was designed and coded with the help of an AI assistant. we think that is worth saying out loud.
✿ we are a project about democratic technology. so: human direction, human content, human values. AI as a tool. not the other way around. (◕‿◕✿)
→ read our values
✿ we are a project about democratic technology. so: human direction, human content, human values. AI as a tool. not the other way around. (◕‿◕✿)
ddc ★ transmission
ddc ★ signal intercepted
(ﾟДﾟ) [ ⚡ ]
AI is making decisions about you right now. Do you know what data is being used? (>_<)
→ find out more
ddc ★ assembly alert
ddc ★ community
(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ
12 citizens joined this week. The commons is growing. Come be part of it ✿
→ join the community
!! (ﾟДﾟ)
ERROR 404: Citizen voice not found in AI regulation process.
Would you like to fix this? (>_<)
Would you like to fix this? (>_<)