Prohibitions § 2

Article 5 AI Act prohibits the placing on the EU market, putting into service, or use of certain AI systems for manipulative, exploitative , social control or surveillance practices, which by their inherent nature violate fundamental rights and Union values. Recital 28 AI Act clarifies that such practices are particularly harmful and abusive and should be prohibited because they contradict the Union values of respect for human dignity, freedom, equality, democracy, and the rule of law, as well as fundamental rights enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Right of the European Union (‘the Charter’), including the right to non-discrimination (Article 21 Charter) and equality (Article 20), data protection (Article 8 Charter) and private and family life (Article 7 Charter), and the rights of the child (Article 24 Charter) . The prohibitions in Article 5 AI Act also aim to uphold the right to freedom of expression and information (Article 11 Charter), freedom of assembly and of association (Article 12 Charter) , f reedom of thought, conscience and religion (Article 10 Charter), the right to an effective remedy and fair trial (Article 47 Charter) , and the presumption of innocence and the right of defence (Article 48 Charter).