In 2021, we started Kritik Digital, a volunteer-run, Copenhagen-based youth organization with the explicit mission of politicizing the digital world. In the past six months, it has become obvious for most people that the digital is political, and we think far too important a field to be left solely to the experts. As tech touches everyone, we think more people should have the capacity to counter the power of the tech elite and their hegemonic narratives.
That is why we think a membership-based, multidisciplinary organization is necessary for people to have somewhere to go when they feel anxious and defenseless against the algorithms of big tech. Our collective antidote has been organizing digital self-help cafés, writing numerous newsletters and op-eds, and hosting talks with tech-researchers and experts.
We also want to be a platform for democratic action, which we've put to the test for the first time this year. In the spring of 2025, the Danish government proposed a bill to vastly expand the surveillance capabilities of the security and intelligence police (PET). The bill was initially intended to be hurried through the legislative process, but following pressure from different political actors, it was postponed till after the summer. Now we are at a pivotal moment, where we need to stop this bill from going through.
In Kritik Digital, we have worked together with Cybernauterne, among others, to take a stand against a reckless political establishment eager to waive any rights to privacy in order to increase surveillance in a self-defeating fight against terrorism. Thus far, we've held a demonstration at Christiansborg back in June, and we're planning on making another one on the 20th of September. We need to spread the word and mobilize more people, but also: What's the backup plan if the bill goes through?
What do we do if PET gets the ability to put an entire population's digital personal data through Palantir's magic black box? How can we put breaks on the government's future attempts at increasing surveillance?
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- Sunday, Jul 20th, 2025, 15:00 (CEST) - Sunday, Jul 20th, 2025, 16:00 (CEST) at Speakers Tent