Eva Lejla Podgoršek she/her

Senior Policy Manager - Technology & Democracy

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As Senior Policy Manager at AlgorithmWatch, Lejla is the contact person for political issues such as platform regulation (at the EU level), in particular the Digital Services Act, and AI in public opinion formation. Before joining AlgorithmWatch, she worked as a consultant for a scientific publishing house and, prior to that, as a policy officer at the European Commission in Brussels. There she dealt with digital research infrastructures, research data, and open science. Lejla studied international relations and political science (M.A.) in Münster and Brussels and completed a six-month study internship in Colombia.

Articles for AlgorithmWatch

An illustration shows a phone on the left which somebody uses to take a photo of a woman in front of a white fence. To the right of the phone, the woman can be seen three more times, each time becoming more distorted and pixelated.

Sexualized violence in the digital sphere: Who is affected, what are the consequences, and how can you defend yourself?

Acts of sexualized violence against women, children, and members of the LGBTQI+ community through technological means are on the rise. They represent an extension of patriarchal power dynamics into the digital sphere. In this context, generative AI is increasingly used as a tool of such violence. The consequences extend far beyond individual harm and can effectively suppress women’s participation in digital public spheres.

How to actually protect against digital sexualized violence

AlgorithmWatch has put forward recommendations on how to implement a ban of deepfakes in the AI Act as part of the AI Omnibus procedure. To effectively protect victims of digital sexualized violence, AI companies, platforms, and perpetrators must consistently be held accountable.