👀Is that EU competition chief @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu taking a hammer to break up Google?? Today we're sending a loud message to @ec.europa.eu to dismantle Google's toxic advertising monopoly! #BreakUpBigTech. Great work @lobbyctrl-tech.bsky.social bsky.social @rebalance-now.bsky.social 👏👏👏

Today's €2.95 bn fine against Google is a start, but is not enough. Big Tech shrugs off fines as just the cost of maintaining their toxic monopolies. But good the door is still open for tougher remedies. The EU Commission MUST finish the job and break up Google. www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...

Google's monopoly power rips off consumers, pollutes our information environment, and destroys the news media. Today's €2.95 billion fine is a start, but won't touch Google's toxic ad-tech monopoly. The EU @ec.europa.eu must hold firm and now break up Google. www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...

NEW: Over half of social media users across France, Germany and Spain would prefer to use European-based platforms. Only 4-5% in those countries would prefer to use US based platforms. Our YouGov polling shows definitively that Europeans want alternatives to the dominant US social media giants.

Can genAI start-ups really challenge #BigTech's dominance? 🧐 🔎 We analysed 12 start-ups' value chains and what we found is clear: They're highly dependent on Big Tech companies, particularly Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Nvidia. Read our full analysis: www.somo.nl/the-real-win...

🧵Out today: A large majority of people in France, Germany and Spain back the EU to enforce the law on Big Tech - even if it risks relations with Trump. New YouGov poll we commissioned @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social @wemoveeurope.bsky.social. peoplevsbig.tech/large-majori...

The results of the YouGov poll (commissioned by @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social and @wemoveeurope.bsky.social) are striking: almost two-thirds of European citizens want enforcement against Big Tech - even if it pisses Trump off.

🚨 NEW POLL: roughly TWICE as many people in France, Germany & Spain want the EU to break up Big Tech giants, as those who don't. @ec.europa.eu will soon decide whether to dismantle Google's toxic adtech monopoly. Will it listen to EU citizens and #BreakUpBigTech? peoplevsbig.tech/large-majori...

Hey Meta, don't leave us on read 👻 Over 10k people have said no to Stalker Ads, so get them off our feed! This week ORG joined @goodlawproject.bsky.social outside Meta's offices in a joint action with @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social and @eko.org to ask why they've done nothing 🤷‍♂️ #StopStalkerAds

🚨 Today we're sending a loud message to the EU to stand up to the tech oligarchy and #BreakUpBigTech! 📣📣 We've delivered a petition from +115,000 people calling on @ec.europa.eu @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu to break up Google, ahead of its major ruling on Google's toxic online advertising monopoly.

Big Tech monopolies threaten EU democracy. The EU Commission will be finalising its decision in the Google ad tech case by July. The EU must stand up to tech giants and act to break up Google & others. Sign @wemoveeurope.bsky.social’s petition to demand it action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-05...

🛑 El monopolio de Google en publicidad digital está matando al periodismo independiente y debilitando nuestra democracia. La UE debe actuar. Firma la petición impulsada por @PeopleVsBigTech para obligar a Google a acabar con el monopolio. 👉 action.wemove.eu/sig...

“It's a timely and useful record of what it means to have grown up online.” Thank you @thetimes.com for this review of Logging Off, ahead of publication day tomorrow! www.thetimes.com/culture/book...

Instagram suspended @eswa-network.bsky.social without warning or explanation, on the eve of Int'l Sex Workers’ Rights Day. This was unacceptable censorship of a human rights network. Even though the account has now been reinstated, it should never have been suspended in the first place.

This is a super cool initiative - please do tune in and donate!

Ready to Burn the Gospel of Big Tech? Super Connected™ is coming to @bylinefestival.bsky.social the festival from the mighty @bylinetimes.bsky.social Read the full story in today’s Byline Supplement: www.bylinesupplement.com/p/ready-to-b... @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social

Big Tech is killing journalism. Google and Meta take ad money that should fund real reporting. The EU can stop them—sign now: go.wemove.eu/bigtech

👾 The 20th edition of The People, our newsletter with @the-citizens.bsky.social, is out! US tech giants control much of our online world. This week, we're looking at the impact this has not only on the security of other nation states, but on people and planet. blog.peoplevsbig.tech/wtf-is-tech-...

Looking forward to this. @chaykak.bsky.social is one of the most interesting writers on what is happening at the intersection of tech & culture & Yancey created Kickstarter which changed the world & is now kickstarting all sorts of other things. Join us!

👏 Time to break up Google

honestly kind of disappointing to see this policy approach spreading. the hard age limit is the easy path that doesn’t address the root of the problem: how the platforms are designed to work, which regulation should be used to change.

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“At first, algorithms were refined for economic purposes, to captivate consumers. Then people realized how easy it was to redirect this toward political power,” says Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. “If Goebbels were alive and had access to X, we would be doomed.”

🚨WEDS 30th April, 9 AM PST / 12 PM EST / 5 PM BST 🚨 Join carolecadwalla.bsky.social @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social @moonalice.com @zamaan_qureshi @jgo4justice.bsky.social ice.bsky.social and more for this urgent conversation. Subscribe to get the zoom link citizensreunited.substack.com/subscribe

“We welcome the new regulations implemented by @ofcom.bsky.social which are a first step towards keeping our children safe online.” Our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social in @thetimes.com on Ofcom's new rules for protecting kids online in the UK ⤵️ www.thetimes.com/uk/technolog...

Big Tech isn’t boosting EU innovation - it’s buying it out. 🇪🇺 And competition authorities are letting it happen.🚨 The EU needs better tools to scrutinise mergers and block them when necessary. 🔎 Explore our M&A Tracker and help expose Big Tech’s acquisition machine 👇 www.somo.nl/big-tech-mer...

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"As social media becomes more toxic and weaponised by extremists, reliable news continues to wither. Publishers, who rely on advertising to sustain independent reporting, are competing in a market where Google sets the terms and takes the largest share of profits." www.ft.com/content/2b78...

They are everywhere (it is wild out there ;)): Some tips: freeourfeeds.com , www.euro-stack.info , @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social , and the good old @openrightsgroup.bsky.social if you're based in the UK.

Inspired by the true story of a teenager battling screen addiction, Super Connected started as an album by @timarnold1977.bsky.social + has now evolved into a feature film, theatre show + campaign. If you're in the UK, get tickets to a show near you! 👏👾 superconnected.technology/events/

A Kenyan court has ruled that a case against Meta over fueling ethnic violence in Ethiopia can go ahead. Congrats to all involved inc. our members @amnesty.org + Foxglove. Meta's harms cannot be undone, but cases like this can stop history from repeating itself. www.foxglove.org.uk/2025/04/04/f...

🚨 NEW: Our devices increasingly anticipate our wants before we even articulate them. We overconsume, while our planet burns. But with Broligarchs at the helm, are we consuming by choice – or by design? Read our latest newsletter with @the-citizens.bsky.social: blog.peoplevsbig.tech/the-people-v...

Grateful to have the support of former UK Attorney General Dominic Grieve who has written an excellent op-ed on what my case means for others in the UK - let's take back control of our private lives from Big Tech! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

🚨🥳 WIN: Our incredible co-founder @tanyaocarroll.bsky.social has won a legal case against Meta! She took them to court after being served creepy personalised ads about her pregnancy. Now the tech giant has agreed to no longer show her targeted surveillance-ads on Facebook www.bbc.com/news/article...

Join us for a convo about the future of social media – how open protocols & algorithmic pluralism can change things for the better! 🤓💪 Ft. @marietjeschaake.bsky.social @emilyliu.me @robin.berjon.com @sherifea.com Register: smokesignal.events/did:plc:haqw... Stream: streamyard.com/watch/uhdM7f...

🚨 NEW: The EU Digital Services Act requires Big Tech to be more transparent about platform harms + how they're mitigating them. So a group of us took a deep dive into their latest reports on this, and let's just say...there's a lot of room for improvement. Get into it here 👀 cdt.org/insights/dsa...

"Vance’s warning not to engage in “hand-wringing about safety” seems to have been thoroughly received by the platforms. The word “safety” appears just once in the submissions from Open #AI & Google...and not at all in Meta’s" www.platformer.news/ai-action-pl...

Last night, #Israel launched dozens of attacks in #Gaza. Palestinian officials say >320 people have been killed. #BigTech involvement in Israel's apartheid + genocide goes beyond complicity. Find out more in the latest version of our free newsletter: blog.peoplevsbig.tech/the-people-v...

🚨 New report alert! Going forward we want Big Tech platforms to focus on design-related risks, enhance transparency, and ensure risk assessments reflect real-world harms. Check out the full report below 🤓👾

🚨 Amazing event from our collaborators on The People newsletter tomorrow @the-citizens.bsky.social! Sign up here 👀 dispatch.the-citizens.com/resisting-bi...

Love to see this from the excellent @eff.org over in the US! They've put together a directory of independent community organisations cross the United States work to support digital rights and empower their local communities 😍👾 efa.eff.org/pages/about

✊ Big Tech workers are resisting their industry’s involvement in Israeli apartheid and genocide

"Facebook’s owner #Meta has this year led the charge against the EU’s #AI Act...with tech lobbyists in the bloc believing they can successfully water down implementation of a law considered the world’s strictest regime over the cutting edge technology." www.ft.com/content/3e75...

At this point it feels impossible to disentangle Big Tech with Israel’s apartheid regime + genocide of Palestianians. The situation can feel bleak, but one former Meta worker gave me hope: it’s not cool to work for Big Tech any more. Read my full piece here: blog.peoplevsbig.tech/the-people-v...

Last year, CCDH found that 74% of accurate Community Notes debunking misleading claims about the US election weren’t being shown to users on Elon Musk's X. Our research in @the-independent.com 👇 www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...

"Can we stay off Big Tech even if we want to?   The word on the street is: no. But should you listen to the word the street, when the chat is coming from Tech Bros themselves?" asks @manasanarayanan.bsky.social in our latest Dispatch dispatch.the-citizens.com/can-we-stay-...

Meta is trying to muzzle her from telling the inside story on Irelands GDPR “lapdog” deal with Meta and other Meta chicanery www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/t...