With our protests yesterday in Brussels, we call on the Commission to force Google to sell parts of its advertising technology business. It is time to break up the Google monopoly. www.euractiv.com/news/protest... @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social @wemoveeurope.bsky.social @rebalance-now.bsky.social

Great work by @lobbyctrl-tech.bsky.social highlighting the #google situation as @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu has carried out with her #adtech decision.

Yesterday, we went to the EU-Commission’s headquarter in Brussels to protest for a Google break-up. Commissioner Ribera did the right thing with her adtech-decision. Now, she has to stay firm & resist pressure from inside the Commission & from the other side of the Atlantic. Time to break up Google!

👀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 👏👏👏

The EU has slapped Google with a record fine of €2.95 billion. For abusing its monopoly power in the online advertising market. Rightly so – but that's not enough.👇1/

Open letter from over 40 civil society organisations: Dear President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu, We write to you to urge you to stand firm in the face of renewed US attacks on Europe’s sovereignty and democracy. 👇 /1

Good news: Teresa Ribera, the EU Commission’s executive vice-president, defends the enforcement of EU tech rules and calls on the bloc to be “courageous” in response to threats from the US president and “to avoid the temptation of being subordinated to others’ interests”. www.ft.com/content/010c...

Meta wants to spend millions to weaken AI regulation in California. This shows once again that we must effectively enforce the AI Act in Europe and end our dependence on Big Tech. www.reuters.com/world/us/met...

Great news: Amazon must reveal its research funding to think tanks and academics: www.hbsslaw.com/press/amazon...

🚨"The EU is breaking the law with this deal," says Gabriel Felbermayr, director of the Wifo research institute in Vienna in Der Spiegel. If true, the tariff deal is not only one-sided in the interests of US corporations, but also illegal. The EU-US tariff deal needs to be stopped!

A new paper published by the US government shows that it interprets the EU-US trade deal as having secured exemptions for US corporations from EU regulations in areas like food and digital 🚨 If this interpretation is confirmed, it would be “#TTIP through the back door", as LobbyControl points out ⬇️

This is bold: According to the US government, the Trump-vdL deal to settle the tariff war with the EU could lead to EU food standards & digital rights being undermined by interference in our laws. All in the interests of US corporations. Not a good deal – EU-Parliament & member states must stop it!

The deal between Trump and von der Leyen has far-reaching consequences for the EU's economy. Decision-making on such a deal should not take place on a golf course in Turnberry behind closed doors. EU trade policy deserves more transparency and public scrutiny.

The Trump camp have put unacceptable demands to the EU for him to cool the trade war: deregulate to please US corporations. Unfortunately, some of it fits hand in glove with the EUs own deregulation agenda. Hear me talk to my great colleagues Joana and Marcella about that in this podcast.

The fact that EU digital regulations are not mentioned in yesterday's deal between von der Leyen and Trump is no reason to sound the all-clear. On the contrary, digital rules like the DMA/DSA remain part of the bargaining chip. TIme to insist the EU should not sacrifice our laws in the trade dispute

There will be a broader EU environmental #Omnibus in October, according to Contexte, including not only the extended producer responsiblity EPR, but also inter alia the industrial emissions directive IED (one of the biggest achievements of the previous mandate). #Deregulation

The feud between Trump and Musk—and Musk’s move to create his own party—shouldn’t fool anyone: tech billionaires haven’t lost their grip on the Trump camp. We remain deeply concerned about US corporate lobbying against the Digital Markets Act. Europe must hold the line. #DMA

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...

Consumers must be at the heart of Europe's data strategy. At this week's discussion on the Data Union Strategy with Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen, our Head of Digital Policy, Maryant Fernández Pérez, highlighted the need to strengthen trust, privacy and enforcement, not dilute them.

Yougov survey shows Europeans want tougher EU enforcement on Big Tech: "It’s no surprise that there is a clear majority in favor of legislation like the DMA,” said German center-right lawmaker Andreas Schwab. “No one wants to be ripped off!” www.politico.eu/article/euro...

New polls shows Europeans want tougher EU enforcement on Big Tech. We ask @marossefcovic.bsky.social to take this along to Washington to the negotiations with the US: Don't sacrifice EU tech rules.https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/07/03/europeans-want-tougher-eu-enforcement-of-big-tech-poll

🚨 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...

‼️In the @europarl.europa.eu a hearing is taking place on labour practices at Amazon. Amazon refused the request to send senior management to the hearing. Amazon's non-show is yet another sign that it won't face democratic scrutiny on its labour practices. 👉 corporateeurope.org/en/2025/06/l...

BREAKING: Amazon has failed to show up in front of the European Parliament for the third time. UNI Europa demands tougher EU sanctions. #MakeAmazonPay

According to Handelsblatt, the EU wants to make far-reaching concessions to the US government when it comes to enforcing its digital laws. A committee is to be set up in which US tech companies can have a say in the enforcement of the Digital Markets Act. 1👇/ www.handelsblatt.com/politik/inte...

To enforce the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European Commission is again organizing public workshops to gather feedback from businesses & consumers affected by the power of Big Tech. The workshops are an important tool to include citizens' voices in the enforcement of EU laws. 1/

The Commission's former chief competition economist Régibeau has recently joined Analysis Group, an economic consultancy that assists corporations in competition cases. Régibeau's move raises questions about the Commission's measures to prevent conflicts of interest. www.ftm.eu/newsletters/...

Today, we went to Brussels with more than 116.000 signatures to demand a break-up of Google's monopoly power. With signing our petition, EU citizens have sent a clear signal to Competition Commissioner Ribera: The EU's competition authority should go for a break-up in its ongoing Google-Adtech case.

Economic consultancies are involved in lobbying. Thus, they should be in the transparency register. @corporateeurope.org has filed a complaint about RBB Economics absence in the transparency register. We hope RBB will disclose its lobbying activities soon!

Google is too powerful. The tech monopoly abuses its market power and undermines diversity and democracy in the internet and beyond. The EU is able to do something against that. Europe can and should break up Google! 1/

Google ist zu mächtig! Der Tech-Konzern missbraucht seine Monopolstellung und schadet der Vielfalt im Netz und unserer Demokratie. Die EU kann und sollte dagegen vorgehen und Google zerschlagen! /1

A conference on digital society sponsored by Google & Tiktok? @re-publica.com and #CPDP do exactly that. We think Big Tech sponsoring should have no place there. Instead of accepting Google sponsorship, let's build up pressure jointly to break up Google. www.lobbycontrol.de/macht-der-di...

Big Tech should have no place at a conference on data protection and privacy — especially not as sponsors who gain influence over its content. Together with @lobbycontrol.bsky.social, we call on #CPDP25 to end its reliance on Big Tech sponsorship. corporateeurope.org/en/2025/05/c...

Big Tech should have no place at a conference on data protection & privacy — especially not as sponsors who gain influence over its content. We call on #CPDP25 to end its reliance on Big Tech sponsorship. Instead, alternative sources of funding should be sought. corporateeurope.org/en/2025/05/c...

Over 12,000 people have already joined our call to break up Google. The tech monopoly is too powerful, abuses its power, the tech oligarchs exert dubious influence. The EU must take action now. Sign our petition & join our fight to break up Google's monopoly: www.lobbycontrol.de/macht-der-di...

Big news this evening This EU ruling has been 7 years in the making www.iccl.ie/digital-data...

More than 20.000 people support a bold and consistent #DMA enforcement. Today we went to Brussels to handover our petition for a strong DMA to DG Comp. /1

"“There is no chat function; the only option is reacting through emojis to express support or disapproval of comments from other speakers,” said Dinah van der Geest, Digital Programme Operations Manager at Article 19, a fundamental rights organisation actively involved in the discussions."

According to a CEO and LobbyControl report, Big Tech companies have watered down the Code of Practice on GPAI. Meanwhile, the latest draft is likely to be published with a delay: www.euronews.com/next/2025/04...

The EU is set to finalise the rules that will govern advanced AI. 🧐 New research together with @lobbycontrol.bsky.social reveals: ⚠️ Big Tech enjoys privileged access to drafting the Code of Practice on General-Purpose AI ⚠️ A glaring conflict of interest 👇 corporateeurope.org/en/2025/04/c...

Tech companies were granted privileged access to drafters of the EU's GPAI Code of Practice, leading to reduced copyright and discrimination risk requirements, @corporateeurope.bsky.social and @lobbycontrol.bsky.social alleged in an investigation published today. www.euractiv.com/section/tech...

🚨 The EU is about to finalise new rules for general purpose AI like ChatGPT. But instead of reining in leading AI providers such as Microsoft or Meta, Big Tech got privileged access to the development of the rules. /1

👏 Important step by the Commission. Huawei is also closely involved in setting standards as part of the AI Act. Will the Commission blacklist those as well? corporateeurope.org/en/2025/01/b... www.politico.eu/article/euro...

‼️ Despite incredible lobby pressure from Big Tech & the Trump administration, the Commission has today fined Meta and Apple for non-compliance with the DMA The corporate takeover in the US is an urgent reminder to tackle Big Tech's monopoly power now more than ever. www.politico.eu/article/eu-f...

Despite incredible lobby pressure from Big Tech & the Trump administration, the Commission has today fined Meta & Apple for non-compliance with the DMA. The corporate takeover in the US is an urgent reminder to tackle Big Tech's monopoly power now more than ever. 1/ www.politico.eu/article/eu-f...

The US ruled against Google's monopoly. Europe should do the same. We count on the European Commission and Competition Commissioner @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu. www.ft.com/content/2b78... #breakupbigtech

A gatekeeper fee should be on the table for the #DMA, too. Enforcement capacities are key to make the DMA a success.

"The EU’s competition chief Teresa Ribera signaled later on Wednesday that she will come down hard on Big Tech companies that breach the bloc’s digital antitrust rules. “Of course I’m going to be brave,” she said. www.politico.eu/article/trum...

Hard to imagine a worse outcome. If the deal goes ahead Bezos would add TikTok to its expanding media empire (Twitch, Prime, WashPo, etc) and consolidate its grip on the growing market for retail advertising.