Bram Vranken
@bramvranken.bsky.social
Big Tech campaigner and researcher at @corporateeurope.org. Fighting corporate power ✊
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⚠️ Independent media @republik.ch are facing a lawsuit by Palantir after a 2-part investigation in Dec 25, based on FOI requests, showing how the company lobbied Swiss authorities. The case raises real concerns about freedom of the press. 1/ netzpolitik.org/2026/david-g...
David gegen Goliath: Überwachungskonzern Palantir verklagt die „Republik“
Der Großkonzern Palantir geht presserechtlich gegen das Schweizer Magazin
netzpolitik.org
February 13, 2026 at 2:08 PM
⚠️ Independent media @republik.ch are facing a lawsuit by Palantir after a 2-part investigation in Dec 25, based on FOI requests, showing how the company lobbied Swiss authorities. The case raises real concerns about freedom of the press. 1/ netzpolitik.org/2026/david-g...
"How Big Tech interferes in politics: “It is the biggest setback of digital rights in the history of Europe”
elpais.com/proyecto-ten...
elpais.com/proyecto-ten...
Cómo las tecnológicas interfieren en política: “Es el mayor retroceso de derechos digitales en la historia de Europa”
Las empresas tecnológicas, sobre todo Meta, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon y Google, aumentan la presión sobre los europarlamentarios para lograr el ómnibus digital y desplazar los marcos legislativos según...
elpais.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:55 PM
"How Big Tech interferes in politics: “It is the biggest setback of digital rights in the history of Europe”
elpais.com/proyecto-ten...
elpais.com/proyecto-ten...
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The British high court has ruled that the UK govts ban on Palestine Action was unlawful
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:56 AM
The British high court has ruled that the UK govts ban on Palestine Action was unlawful
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
A former Meta lobbyist is now leading the EU's weakening of digital rules.
That tells you everything you need to know about the EU's deregulation agenda and who is going to profit.
That tells you everything you need to know about the EU's deregulation agenda and who is going to profit.
🤯 The MEP Aura Salla, a former Meta lobbyist, will be leading the Digital Omnibus.
The Digital Omnibus already closely mirrors Big Tech lobby demands.
Now a former Meta lobbyist will be in charge of the largest roll-back of digital rights in the EU’s history 😳
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/01/a...
The Digital Omnibus already closely mirrors Big Tech lobby demands.
Now a former Meta lobbyist will be in charge of the largest roll-back of digital rights in the EU’s history 😳
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/01/a...
Article by article, how Big Tech shaped the EU’s roll-back of digital rights | Corporate Europe Observatory
In a new analysis we trace Big Tech's fingerprints on the Digital Omnibus proposals - a major deregulation of EU digital laws including the GDPR and the AI Act. They are helped in this attempt by the ...
corporateeurope.org
February 12, 2026 at 10:48 AM
A former Meta lobbyist is now leading the EU's weakening of digital rules.
That tells you everything you need to know about the EU's deregulation agenda and who is going to profit.
That tells you everything you need to know about the EU's deregulation agenda and who is going to profit.
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🤯 The MEP Aura Salla, a former Meta lobbyist, will be leading the Digital Omnibus.
The Digital Omnibus already closely mirrors Big Tech lobby demands.
Now a former Meta lobbyist will be in charge of the largest roll-back of digital rights in the EU’s history 😳
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/01/a...
The Digital Omnibus already closely mirrors Big Tech lobby demands.
Now a former Meta lobbyist will be in charge of the largest roll-back of digital rights in the EU’s history 😳
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/01/a...
Article by article, how Big Tech shaped the EU’s roll-back of digital rights | Corporate Europe Observatory
In a new analysis we trace Big Tech's fingerprints on the Digital Omnibus proposals - a major deregulation of EU digital laws including the GDPR and the AI Act. They are helped in this attempt by the ...
corporateeurope.org
February 12, 2026 at 10:07 AM
🤯 The MEP Aura Salla, a former Meta lobbyist, will be leading the Digital Omnibus.
The Digital Omnibus already closely mirrors Big Tech lobby demands.
Now a former Meta lobbyist will be in charge of the largest roll-back of digital rights in the EU’s history 😳
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/01/a...
The Digital Omnibus already closely mirrors Big Tech lobby demands.
Now a former Meta lobbyist will be in charge of the largest roll-back of digital rights in the EU’s history 😳
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/01/a...
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Stell dir vor, Meta könnte gleichzeitig dafür sorgen, dass Digitalregulierung im EU-Parlament aufgeweicht und dann in Irland nicht richtig durchgesetzt wird.
Willkommen in der EU: Metas Marsch durch die EU-Institutionen.
digitalrechte.de/news/metas-m...
Willkommen in der EU: Metas Marsch durch die EU-Institutionen.
digitalrechte.de/news/metas-m...
Zentrum für Digitalrechte und Demokratie
Zentrum für Digitalrechte und Demokratie
digitalrechte.de
February 12, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Stell dir vor, Meta könnte gleichzeitig dafür sorgen, dass Digitalregulierung im EU-Parlament aufgeweicht und dann in Irland nicht richtig durchgesetzt wird.
Willkommen in der EU: Metas Marsch durch die EU-Institutionen.
digitalrechte.de/news/metas-m...
Willkommen in der EU: Metas Marsch durch die EU-Institutionen.
digitalrechte.de/news/metas-m...
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Commission President von der Leyen & EU government leaders meet today for a 'competitiveness' retreat in #AldenBiesen 🇧🇪
VDL, since her reappointment in 2024, has unleashed an aggressive #deregulation agenda
Worryingly, she is now getting absolute backing from #Merz, #Meloni, #DeWever & others
Commission President von der Leyen & EU government leaders meet today for a 'competitiveness' retreat in #AldenBiesen 🇧🇪
VDL, since her reappointment in 2024, has unleashed an aggressive #deregulation agenda
Worryingly, she is now getting absolute backing from #Merz, #Meloni, #DeWever & others
February 12, 2026 at 8:47 AM
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Commission President von der Leyen & EU government leaders meet today for a 'competitiveness' retreat in #AldenBiesen 🇧🇪
VDL, since her reappointment in 2024, has unleashed an aggressive #deregulation agenda
Worryingly, she is now getting absolute backing from #Merz, #Meloni, #DeWever & others
Commission President von der Leyen & EU government leaders meet today for a 'competitiveness' retreat in #AldenBiesen 🇧🇪
VDL, since her reappointment in 2024, has unleashed an aggressive #deregulation agenda
Worryingly, she is now getting absolute backing from #Merz, #Meloni, #DeWever & others
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Als de EU regeringsleiders zich twee dagen vergaderen willen besparen: hieronder alvast de enige juiste conclusies van jullie romantische retraite met de industrie .
February 12, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Als de EU regeringsleiders zich twee dagen vergaderen willen besparen: hieronder alvast de enige juiste conclusies van jullie romantische retraite met de industrie .
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Exposed: Big Tech is rewriting the rules globally 🚨
In the Big Tech Lobby Playbook we reveal how these giants are shaping laws and politics in their favour, all around the world.
Spoiler alert: their influence is unprecedented. 🧐
Read our analysis:
www.somo.nl/big-tech-lob...
In the Big Tech Lobby Playbook we reveal how these giants are shaping laws and politics in their favour, all around the world.
Spoiler alert: their influence is unprecedented. 🧐
Read our analysis:
www.somo.nl/big-tech-lob...
February 12, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Exposed: Big Tech is rewriting the rules globally 🚨
In the Big Tech Lobby Playbook we reveal how these giants are shaping laws and politics in their favour, all around the world.
Spoiler alert: their influence is unprecedented. 🧐
Read our analysis:
www.somo.nl/big-tech-lob...
In the Big Tech Lobby Playbook we reveal how these giants are shaping laws and politics in their favour, all around the world.
Spoiler alert: their influence is unprecedented. 🧐
Read our analysis:
www.somo.nl/big-tech-lob...
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Revealed: industry’s lobby blitz to undermine chemicals policy reform.
See our brand new analysis of the #REACH chemicals regulation lobby battle in Brussels:
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/r...
Revealed: industry’s lobby blitz to undermine chemicals policy reform.
See our brand new analysis of the #REACH chemicals regulation lobby battle in Brussels:
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/r...
February 11, 2026 at 8:14 AM
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Revealed: industry’s lobby blitz to undermine chemicals policy reform.
See our brand new analysis of the #REACH chemicals regulation lobby battle in Brussels:
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/r...
Revealed: industry’s lobby blitz to undermine chemicals policy reform.
See our brand new analysis of the #REACH chemicals regulation lobby battle in Brussels:
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/r...
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We Didn’t Start the Fire (But it’s all the ways the EU has ruined environmental protection in the last three years) with @greenpeace.eu #ad
February 10, 2026 at 3:05 PM
We Didn’t Start the Fire (But it’s all the ways the EU has ruined environmental protection in the last three years) with @greenpeace.eu #ad
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Big Tech spent €151 million lobbying the EU last year.
That’s 890 lobbyists — more than elected MEPs.
Now key digital rights like GDPR and the AI Act are being quietly rolled back.
We looked at who’s really influencing EU tech rules — and what’s happening behind closed doors. 👇
That’s 890 lobbyists — more than elected MEPs.
Now key digital rights like GDPR and the AI Act are being quietly rolled back.
We looked at who’s really influencing EU tech rules — and what’s happening behind closed doors. 👇
February 10, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Big Tech spent €151 million lobbying the EU last year.
That’s 890 lobbyists — more than elected MEPs.
Now key digital rights like GDPR and the AI Act are being quietly rolled back.
We looked at who’s really influencing EU tech rules — and what’s happening behind closed doors. 👇
That’s 890 lobbyists — more than elected MEPs.
Now key digital rights like GDPR and the AI Act are being quietly rolled back.
We looked at who’s really influencing EU tech rules — and what’s happening behind closed doors. 👇
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"[Media Regulator Coimisiún na Meán] is currently facing 12 legal challenges – more than half of these involve the social media platform X [..] The regulator said that separately Elon Musk, who controls X Holdings Corp “had issued proceedings against An Coimisiún”" www.irishtimes.com/technology/b...
Sue, sue, sue: How Big Tech is taking on the regulators
X has lodged seven legal challenges against Coimisiún na Meán, while Elon Musk has separately initiated proceedings
www.irishtimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:44 AM
"[Media Regulator Coimisiún na Meán] is currently facing 12 legal challenges – more than half of these involve the social media platform X [..] The regulator said that separately Elon Musk, who controls X Holdings Corp “had issued proceedings against An Coimisiún”" www.irishtimes.com/technology/b...
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Big Brother is feeding you.
It doesn't sound nice, right?
As farmers face increasing economic pressure and climate impacts, BigAgri & BigTech are teaming up to sell them a new techno-fix: digital farming through platformisation and AI.
What is that? What's behind this corporate takeover? 👇
It doesn't sound nice, right?
As farmers face increasing economic pressure and climate impacts, BigAgri & BigTech are teaming up to sell them a new techno-fix: digital farming through platformisation and AI.
What is that? What's behind this corporate takeover? 👇
Big Brother is Feeding You - Friends of the Earth Europe
As farmers face increasing economic pressure and rising climate impacts, Big Agri and BigTech corporations are working jointly to sell them a new techno-fix: the digitalisation of farming through plat...
friendsoftheearth.eu
February 3, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Big Brother is feeding you.
It doesn't sound nice, right?
As farmers face increasing economic pressure and climate impacts, BigAgri & BigTech are teaming up to sell them a new techno-fix: digital farming through platformisation and AI.
What is that? What's behind this corporate takeover? 👇
It doesn't sound nice, right?
As farmers face increasing economic pressure and climate impacts, BigAgri & BigTech are teaming up to sell them a new techno-fix: digital farming through platformisation and AI.
What is that? What's behind this corporate takeover? 👇
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🤯When false solutions reach next level of falsehood. Instead of reducing pesticide use and restore ecosystems, let's go for CO2-loaded tech making food production dependent on dodgy tech providers!
Good response from @beelifeeu.bsky.social at the very end.
Good response from @beelifeeu.bsky.social at the very end.
February 9, 2026 at 12:17 PM
🤯When false solutions reach next level of falsehood. Instead of reducing pesticide use and restore ecosystems, let's go for CO2-loaded tech making food production dependent on dodgy tech providers!
Good response from @beelifeeu.bsky.social at the very end.
Good response from @beelifeeu.bsky.social at the very end.
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Big tech, administration Trump, think tanks MAGA et extrême droite européenne (dont le RN) mènent une offensive conjointe contre les règles européennes au nom de la «liberté d'expression»
En jeu: la régulation de l'espace public numérique
Notre enquête ⤵️
multinationales.org/fr/enquetes/...
En jeu: la régulation de l'espace public numérique
Notre enquête ⤵️
multinationales.org/fr/enquetes/...
February 9, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Big tech, administration Trump, think tanks MAGA et extrême droite européenne (dont le RN) mènent une offensive conjointe contre les règles européennes au nom de la «liberté d'expression»
En jeu: la régulation de l'espace public numérique
Notre enquête ⤵️
multinationales.org/fr/enquetes/...
En jeu: la régulation de l'espace public numérique
Notre enquête ⤵️
multinationales.org/fr/enquetes/...
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A senior MoD official helps shape defence strategy, then joins Palantir.
Months later, Palantir lands a £240m MoD contract without tender.
No laws broken – just the revolving door doing what it does best.
Months later, Palantir lands a £240m MoD contract without tender.
No laws broken – just the revolving door doing what it does best.
The great Ministry of Defence-to-Palantir pipeline
Senior defence officials are moving into Palantir roles as the company secures ever-deeper footholds across government
eastangliabylines.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 8:09 AM
A senior MoD official helps shape defence strategy, then joins Palantir.
Months later, Palantir lands a £240m MoD contract without tender.
No laws broken – just the revolving door doing what it does best.
Months later, Palantir lands a £240m MoD contract without tender.
No laws broken – just the revolving door doing what it does best.
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✊ We are currently blocking CEFIC @cefic.bsky.social - the biggest chemical industry lobbying agency in the EU.
Our brave rebels are saying NO to dirty corporate lobbying, poisoning our food and contaminating our water.
#PeopleOverLobbies #extinctionrebellion
Our brave rebels are saying NO to dirty corporate lobbying, poisoning our food and contaminating our water.
#PeopleOverLobbies #extinctionrebellion
February 9, 2026 at 7:18 AM
✊ We are currently blocking CEFIC @cefic.bsky.social - the biggest chemical industry lobbying agency in the EU.
Our brave rebels are saying NO to dirty corporate lobbying, poisoning our food and contaminating our water.
#PeopleOverLobbies #extinctionrebellion
Our brave rebels are saying NO to dirty corporate lobbying, poisoning our food and contaminating our water.
#PeopleOverLobbies #extinctionrebellion
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“Thiel Spokesman Denies Former Israeli PM’s Claim Jeffrey Epstein ‘Co-Owned’ Palantir Founder’s Venture Fund – But Confirms Epstein was a Limited Partner” 2/4/26 … 1/
Thiel Spokesman Denies Former Israeli PM's Claim Jeffrey Epstein 'Co-Owned' Palantir Founder’s Venture Fund – But Confirms Epstein was a Limited Partner
A former Israeli Prime Minister and intelligence chief described Peter Thiel and Jeffrey Epstein as "owners" of a venture fund. The founder of Palantir, now embedded in Britain’s most critical infrast...
bylinetimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:15 AM
“Thiel Spokesman Denies Former Israeli PM’s Claim Jeffrey Epstein ‘Co-Owned’ Palantir Founder’s Venture Fund – But Confirms Epstein was a Limited Partner” 2/4/26 … 1/
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📻 Listen to how Big Tech is front and center in the EU's push to roll-back digital rights.
Great to be speaking with @criticaltakes.bsky.social
Great to be speaking with @criticaltakes.bsky.social
New!
How Big Tech's lobbyists are working in Brussels to undermine European regulations.
An in-depth account from Bram Vranken of @corporateeurope.org
Recommended listening for anyone in civil society whose work concerns the EU.
Listen here:
criticaltakes.org/the-corporat...
How Big Tech's lobbyists are working in Brussels to undermine European regulations.
An in-depth account from Bram Vranken of @corporateeurope.org
Recommended listening for anyone in civil society whose work concerns the EU.
Listen here:
criticaltakes.org/the-corporat...
February 5, 2026 at 3:20 PM
📻 Listen to how Big Tech is front and center in the EU's push to roll-back digital rights.
Great to be speaking with @criticaltakes.bsky.social
Great to be speaking with @criticaltakes.bsky.social
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New!
How Big Tech's lobbyists are working in Brussels to undermine European regulations.
An in-depth account from Bram Vranken of @corporateeurope.org
Recommended listening for anyone in civil society whose work concerns the EU.
Listen here:
criticaltakes.org/the-corporat...
How Big Tech's lobbyists are working in Brussels to undermine European regulations.
An in-depth account from Bram Vranken of @corporateeurope.org
Recommended listening for anyone in civil society whose work concerns the EU.
Listen here:
criticaltakes.org/the-corporat...
February 5, 2026 at 3:02 PM
New!
How Big Tech's lobbyists are working in Brussels to undermine European regulations.
An in-depth account from Bram Vranken of @corporateeurope.org
Recommended listening for anyone in civil society whose work concerns the EU.
Listen here:
criticaltakes.org/the-corporat...
How Big Tech's lobbyists are working in Brussels to undermine European regulations.
An in-depth account from Bram Vranken of @corporateeurope.org
Recommended listening for anyone in civil society whose work concerns the EU.
Listen here:
criticaltakes.org/the-corporat...
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The addictive design of social media is a major problem with serious impacts on public health and endangering democracy
Our new report reveals intense #lobbying by Meta, Google, TikTok and Snap to block or water down EU measures against social media addiction 🚨
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/a...
Our new report reveals intense #lobbying by Meta, Google, TikTok and Snap to block or water down EU measures against social media addiction 🚨
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/a...
Addicted to the algorithm: how Big Tech lobbies to keep us hooked on social media | Corporate Europe Observatory
As the EU prepares the Digital Fairness Act to tackle the addictive nature of social media design, big tech aggressively protects its business models. With Trumpists and far-right allies likely to joi...
corporateeurope.org
February 5, 2026 at 1:06 PM
The addictive design of social media is a major problem with serious impacts on public health and endangering democracy
Our new report reveals intense #lobbying by Meta, Google, TikTok and Snap to block or water down EU measures against social media addiction 🚨
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/a...
Our new report reveals intense #lobbying by Meta, Google, TikTok and Snap to block or water down EU measures against social media addiction 🚨
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/a...
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We've updated our Big Tech M&A tracker! The new data reveals that:
🔎 Acquisitions by Big Tech firms Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, Apple, and Amazon increased by 30% in 2025
🔎 Big Tech is positioning itself as a key actor in the future of AI, with 15 of those acquisitions being AI-related.
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🔎 Acquisitions by Big Tech firms Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, Apple, and Amazon increased by 30% in 2025
🔎 Big Tech is positioning itself as a key actor in the future of AI, with 15 of those acquisitions being AI-related.
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February 5, 2026 at 8:26 AM
We've updated our Big Tech M&A tracker! The new data reveals that:
🔎 Acquisitions by Big Tech firms Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, Apple, and Amazon increased by 30% in 2025
🔎 Big Tech is positioning itself as a key actor in the future of AI, with 15 of those acquisitions being AI-related.
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🔎 Acquisitions by Big Tech firms Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, Apple, and Amazon increased by 30% in 2025
🔎 Big Tech is positioning itself as a key actor in the future of AI, with 15 of those acquisitions being AI-related.
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New @corporateeurope.org report on #BigTech lobbying has found EU Commission officials met lobbyists 100+ times on the Digital Fairness Act since Dec 2024. 83% of meetings were w/ companies + business lobby groups, while less than 14% were with NGOs + trade unions corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/a...
Addicted to the algorithm: how Big Tech lobbies to keep us hooked on social media | Corporate Europe Observatory
As the EU prepares the Digital Fairness Act to tackle the addictive nature of social media design, big tech aggressively protects its business models. With Trumpists and far-right allies likely to joi...
corporateeurope.org
February 5, 2026 at 9:52 AM
New @corporateeurope.org report on #BigTech lobbying has found EU Commission officials met lobbyists 100+ times on the Digital Fairness Act since Dec 2024. 83% of meetings were w/ companies + business lobby groups, while less than 14% were with NGOs + trade unions corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/a...
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CEO has uncovered a new astroturfing organization by Big Tech: EU Tech Loop is a project by CCC Europe, a lobby group funded by Google and Meta. EU Tech Loop publishes articles on the Euronews website that closely echo the views of Big Tech. 👇
🤳 Open phone for one thing. 1h later, you remember it again, after feeling your brain melted by doomscrolling and brainrot.
That’s not a personal failure — it’s by design. The EU wants to curb it. Big Tech is #lobbying hard to keep you hooked.
👀 our new report 👇
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/a...
That’s not a personal failure — it’s by design. The EU wants to curb it. Big Tech is #lobbying hard to keep you hooked.
👀 our new report 👇
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/a...
February 5, 2026 at 8:55 AM
CEO has uncovered a new astroturfing organization by Big Tech: EU Tech Loop is a project by CCC Europe, a lobby group funded by Google and Meta. EU Tech Loop publishes articles on the Euronews website that closely echo the views of Big Tech. 👇