Vicky Cann
@vickycann.bsky.social
Campaigner for @corporateeurope.org Working on #PFAS #BigToxics #Chemicals #Deregulation #LobbyFacts #PrivilegedAccess
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Good discussion with Business
Europe.
We share the same sense of urgency.
And the same conviction that the profound changes reshaping the world are an opportunity to build a stronger, more independent Europe.
Europe.
We share the same sense of urgency.
And the same conviction that the profound changes reshaping the world are an opportunity to build a stronger, more independent Europe.
February 5, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Good discussion with Business
Europe.
We share the same sense of urgency.
And the same conviction that the profound changes reshaping the world are an opportunity to build a stronger, more independent Europe.
Europe.
We share the same sense of urgency.
And the same conviction that the profound changes reshaping the world are an opportunity to build a stronger, more independent Europe.
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And we can just wonder will pay for the real life costs for society from the scandalous level of privileged access for dirty industries to the Commission. Watch our new video that explains: corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/n...
February 6, 2026 at 8:50 AM
And we can just wonder will pay for the real life costs for society from the scandalous level of privileged access for dirty industries to the Commission. Watch our new video that explains: corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/n...
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🚨 The gov has agreed a #NHS drug price hike with Trump’s administration - and neither the public nor MPs have had a say in it.
This deal could force the NHS to pay BILLIONS more for medicines, pushing other services to breaking point. Watch, share, and tag your MP. 👇🏽
This deal could force the NHS to pay BILLIONS more for medicines, pushing other services to breaking point. Watch, share, and tag your MP. 👇🏽
February 2, 2026 at 4:01 PM
🚨 The gov has agreed a #NHS drug price hike with Trump’s administration - and neither the public nor MPs have had a say in it.
This deal could force the NHS to pay BILLIONS more for medicines, pushing other services to breaking point. Watch, share, and tag your MP. 👇🏽
This deal could force the NHS to pay BILLIONS more for medicines, pushing other services to breaking point. Watch, share, and tag your MP. 👇🏽
Read it and get informed about what Big Tech are up to
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 2:19 PM
Read it and get informed about what Big Tech are up to
Sign the petition to protect the laws that protect us - our health, nature, and water. Don't let polluters and opportunistic politicians speak for you. Give nature a voice! #HandsOffNature
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Hands Off Nature – Defend Europe’s Forests, Rivers & Wildlife
Stop the dismantling of European environmental protections. Stand up for forests, wildlife, clean air, and safe water - our nature depends on it.
handsoffnature.eu
February 5, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Sign the petition to protect the laws that protect us - our health, nature, and water. Don't let polluters and opportunistic politicians speak for you. Give nature a voice! #HandsOffNature
handsoffnature.eu?utm=.share.b...
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February 5, 2026 at 8:42 AM
We’re small, independent, and not funded by Big Tech or governments. Our newsletter is how we organise, analyse, and fight back. If If you appreciate our work and and to know more, subscribe!
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There’s a very unequal #lobbying battle ahead, between Big Tech with its massive lobbying budgets versus civil society groups with far less resources
But civil society has public opinion on its side and citizens, increasingly fed up with Big Tech, are getting organised
Its time to get involved!
But civil society has public opinion on its side and citizens, increasingly fed up with Big Tech, are getting organised
Its time to get involved!
February 5, 2026 at 8:42 AM
There’s a very unequal #lobbying battle ahead, between Big Tech with its massive lobbying budgets versus civil society groups with far less resources
But civil society has public opinion on its side and citizens, increasingly fed up with Big Tech, are getting organised
Its time to get involved!
But civil society has public opinion on its side and citizens, increasingly fed up with Big Tech, are getting organised
Its time to get involved!
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The addictive design of social media is a major societal problem with serious impacts on public health & endangering the future of democracy
Weakening of the #DFA, in the name of 'simplification' or ‘competitiveness’, would only benefit the already excessively powerful US-based tech giants
Weakening of the #DFA, in the name of 'simplification' or ‘competitiveness’, would only benefit the already excessively powerful US-based tech giants
February 5, 2026 at 8:42 AM
The addictive design of social media is a major societal problem with serious impacts on public health & endangering the future of democracy
Weakening of the #DFA, in the name of 'simplification' or ‘competitiveness’, would only benefit the already excessively powerful US-based tech giants
Weakening of the #DFA, in the name of 'simplification' or ‘competitiveness’, would only benefit the already excessively powerful US-based tech giants
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Beyond Big Tech’s lobbying firepower, the Digital Fairness Act is facing several other obstacles:
- the EU’s deregulation agenda
- pressure from the Trump administration
- the growing power of the far right
- and the preference of centre-right politicians to limit rules for minors
- the EU’s deregulation agenda
- pressure from the Trump administration
- the growing power of the far right
- and the preference of centre-right politicians to limit rules for minors
February 5, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Beyond Big Tech’s lobbying firepower, the Digital Fairness Act is facing several other obstacles:
- the EU’s deregulation agenda
- pressure from the Trump administration
- the growing power of the far right
- and the preference of centre-right politicians to limit rules for minors
- the EU’s deregulation agenda
- pressure from the Trump administration
- the growing power of the far right
- and the preference of centre-right politicians to limit rules for minors
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The Consumer Choice Center – a lobby group funded by Google and Meta – has launched a project called ‘EU Tech Loop’, which publishes articles on the Euronews website that closely echo Big Tech talking points
This raises questions about untransparent Big Tech influencing via EU media spaces
This raises questions about untransparent Big Tech influencing via EU media spaces
February 5, 2026 at 8:42 AM
The Consumer Choice Center – a lobby group funded by Google and Meta – has launched a project called ‘EU Tech Loop’, which publishes articles on the Euronews website that closely echo Big Tech talking points
This raises questions about untransparent Big Tech influencing via EU media spaces
This raises questions about untransparent Big Tech influencing via EU media spaces
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Our new report shows Meta #lobbyists presented misleading claims to EU officials about the safety of Instagram for young women
These claims are contradicted by several recent independent studies as well as analyses of Meta’s own internal documents
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/a...
These claims are contradicted by several recent independent studies as well as analyses of Meta’s own internal documents
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/a...
February 5, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Our new report shows Meta #lobbyists presented misleading claims to EU officials about the safety of Instagram for young women
These claims are contradicted by several recent independent studies as well as analyses of Meta’s own internal documents
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/a...
These claims are contradicted by several recent independent studies as well as analyses of Meta’s own internal documents
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/a...
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Privileged access ⚠️
Commission officials met lobbyists more than 100 times on the Digital Fairness Act
83% of the lobby meetings were with industry representatives 🤯
Less than 14% of these meetings were with NGOs and trade unions 🤔
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/a...
Commission officials met lobbyists more than 100 times on the Digital Fairness Act
83% of the lobby meetings were with industry representatives 🤯
Less than 14% of these meetings were with NGOs and trade unions 🤔
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/a...
February 5, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Privileged access ⚠️
Commission officials met lobbyists more than 100 times on the Digital Fairness Act
83% of the lobby meetings were with industry representatives 🤯
Less than 14% of these meetings were with NGOs and trade unions 🤔
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/a...
Commission officials met lobbyists more than 100 times on the Digital Fairness Act
83% of the lobby meetings were with industry representatives 🤯
Less than 14% of these meetings were with NGOs and trade unions 🤔
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/a...
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Check out ‘Addicted to the algorithm: how Big Tech lobbies to keep us hooked on social media’
Big Tech #lobbyists:
- enjoyed privileged access to EU decision-makers
- made false claims about online safety
- argued new rules harm EU 'simplification' agenda
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/a...
Big Tech #lobbyists:
- enjoyed privileged access to EU decision-makers
- made false claims about online safety
- argued new rules harm EU 'simplification' agenda
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/a...
February 5, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Check out ‘Addicted to the algorithm: how Big Tech lobbies to keep us hooked on social media’
Big Tech #lobbyists:
- enjoyed privileged access to EU decision-makers
- made false claims about online safety
- argued new rules harm EU 'simplification' agenda
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/a...
Big Tech #lobbyists:
- enjoyed privileged access to EU decision-makers
- made false claims about online safety
- argued new rules harm EU 'simplification' agenda
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/a...
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The EU Commission is preparing a Digital Fairness Act with measures against addictive design of social media 👏
Our new investigation reveals intense #lobbying by Big Tech to block such measures 🚨
Will EU decision-makers stand up against Big Tech lobbying?
#DFA
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/a...
Our new investigation reveals intense #lobbying by Big Tech to block such measures 🚨
Will EU decision-makers stand up against Big Tech lobbying?
#DFA
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 8:42 AM
The EU Commission is preparing a Digital Fairness Act with measures against addictive design of social media 👏
Our new investigation reveals intense #lobbying by Big Tech to block such measures 🚨
Will EU decision-makers stand up against Big Tech lobbying?
#DFA
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/a...
Our new investigation reveals intense #lobbying by Big Tech to block such measures 🚨
Will EU decision-makers stand up against Big Tech lobbying?
#DFA
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/a...
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🤳 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 8:42 AM
🤳 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...
“The European Commission, where Mandelson was trade commissioner from 2004-08 before leaving to return to UK politics, is also investigating the former politician, who draws a pension from his time there and has to adhere to a code of conduct for former staff.”
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Met police launch investigation into alleged Mandelson-Epstein email leaks
Epstein files appear to show then business secretary passing market sensitive information to child sex offender
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February 3, 2026 at 9:59 PM
“The European Commission, where Mandelson was trade commissioner from 2004-08 before leaving to return to UK politics, is also investigating the former politician, who draws a pension from his time there and has to adhere to a code of conduct for former staff.”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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We exposed Peter #Mandelson's intimate ties with corporate lobbyists and oligarchs, and his record of privileged access and conflicts of interest
➡️ corporateeurope.org/en/blog/mand...
➡️ corporateeurope.org/en/internati...
➡️ corporateeurope.org/en/blog/mand...
➡️ corporateeurope.org/en/internati...
A question to Karel de Gucht | Corporate Europe Observatory
In his written response to questions from MEPs, Commissioner-designate for trade, Karel de Gucht, pledged “independence” and “to counter third-party interests where these have undue influence”. He als...
corporateeurope.org
February 3, 2026 at 12:15 PM
We exposed Peter #Mandelson's intimate ties with corporate lobbyists and oligarchs, and his record of privileged access and conflicts of interest
➡️ corporateeurope.org/en/blog/mand...
➡️ corporateeurope.org/en/internati...
➡️ corporateeurope.org/en/blog/mand...
➡️ corporateeurope.org/en/internati...
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CEO published several investigations showing that Peter #Mandelson, as EU Trade Commissioner (2004–2008), operated an "open-door policy" for corporate #lobbyists, incl. BusinessEurope, prioritizing big business interests in the "Global Europe" strategy
➡️ archive.corporateeurope.org/docs/GlobalE...
➡️ archive.corporateeurope.org/docs/GlobalE...
archive.corporateeurope.org
February 3, 2026 at 12:11 PM
CEO published several investigations showing that Peter #Mandelson, as EU Trade Commissioner (2004–2008), operated an "open-door policy" for corporate #lobbyists, incl. BusinessEurope, prioritizing big business interests in the "Global Europe" strategy
➡️ archive.corporateeurope.org/docs/GlobalE...
➡️ archive.corporateeurope.org/docs/GlobalE...
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Something is rotten in the state of the EU.
“Competitiveness” and “simplification” are the new buzzwords — but what they really mean is deregulation driven by corporate lobbyists, not public interest.
We break down 5 terms you need to understand the EU’s current deregulation push 👇
Watch & share!
“Competitiveness” and “simplification” are the new buzzwords — but what they really mean is deregulation driven by corporate lobbyists, not public interest.
We break down 5 terms you need to understand the EU’s current deregulation push 👇
Watch & share!
February 3, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Something is rotten in the state of the EU.
“Competitiveness” and “simplification” are the new buzzwords — but what they really mean is deregulation driven by corporate lobbyists, not public interest.
We break down 5 terms you need to understand the EU’s current deregulation push 👇
Watch & share!
“Competitiveness” and “simplification” are the new buzzwords — but what they really mean is deregulation driven by corporate lobbyists, not public interest.
We break down 5 terms you need to understand the EU’s current deregulation push 👇
Watch & share!
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See this really useful blog by @ciel.org about chemicals discussions happening in Geneva this week.
And then look at the briefing we have published together today outlining industry's 'pollution playbook'. It's time for #ToxicFreePolitics!
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/p...
And then look at the briefing we have published together today outlining industry's 'pollution playbook'. It's time for #ToxicFreePolitics!
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/p...
February 2, 2026 at 2:09 PM
See this really useful blog by @ciel.org about chemicals discussions happening in Geneva this week.
And then look at the briefing we have published together today outlining industry's 'pollution playbook'. It's time for #ToxicFreePolitics!
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/p...
And then look at the briefing we have published together today outlining industry's 'pollution playbook'. It's time for #ToxicFreePolitics!
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/p...
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#Hololei, the Commission's former top transport official who was recently fired over an ethics scandal, had far too cozy relations with airline #lobbyists
See our article from 2023 with quotes from correspondence with lobbyists from KLM, Delta Airlines and IATA ⬇️
corporateeurope.org/en/2023/11/h...
See our article from 2023 with quotes from correspondence with lobbyists from KLM, Delta Airlines and IATA ⬇️
corporateeurope.org/en/2023/11/h...
How the Aviation Lobby Got the European Commission to Derail Dutch Flight Reduction Plans | Corporate Europe Observatory
Last week the Dutch government announced it was abandoing plans to reduce flight numbers at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport by 10 per cent. This reversal was the result of political pressure from the Eur...
corporateeurope.org
February 2, 2026 at 1:32 PM
#Hololei, the Commission's former top transport official who was recently fired over an ethics scandal, had far too cozy relations with airline #lobbyists
See our article from 2023 with quotes from correspondence with lobbyists from KLM, Delta Airlines and IATA ⬇️
corporateeurope.org/en/2023/11/h...
See our article from 2023 with quotes from correspondence with lobbyists from KLM, Delta Airlines and IATA ⬇️
corporateeurope.org/en/2023/11/h...
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The EU Commission has sacked Henrik Hololei, its former top transport official 👏
Hololei accepted free flights, gifts and hospitality from Qatar while negotiating a transport agreement with the Gulf state that benefited the country’s airline ⚠️
The Commission should learn a deeper lesson from this
Hololei accepted free flights, gifts and hospitality from Qatar while negotiating a transport agreement with the Gulf state that benefited the country’s airline ⚠️
The Commission should learn a deeper lesson from this
Three years after POLITICO first revealed that EU powerbroker Henrik Hololei accepted free flights from Qatar, he was sacked.
We take you inside the long downfall of this colorful Brussels bureaucrat:
www.politico.eu/article/henr...
We take you inside the long downfall of this colorful Brussels bureaucrat:
www.politico.eu/article/henr...
February 2, 2026 at 1:26 PM
The EU Commission has sacked Henrik Hololei, its former top transport official 👏
Hololei accepted free flights, gifts and hospitality from Qatar while negotiating a transport agreement with the Gulf state that benefited the country’s airline ⚠️
The Commission should learn a deeper lesson from this
Hololei accepted free flights, gifts and hospitality from Qatar while negotiating a transport agreement with the Gulf state that benefited the country’s airline ⚠️
The Commission should learn a deeper lesson from this
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Industry can downplay or manipulate science to resist regulation.
We need:
✅ to protect health & environment
✅ to ban toxics producers in regulatory processes
✅ conflict-of-interest rules
✅ lobby transparency
✅ independent science
✅ #ToxicFreePolitics
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/p...
Industry can downplay or manipulate science to resist regulation.
We need:
✅ to protect health & environment
✅ to ban toxics producers in regulatory processes
✅ conflict-of-interest rules
✅ lobby transparency
✅ independent science
✅ #ToxicFreePolitics
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/p...
February 2, 2026 at 8:03 AM
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Industry can downplay or manipulate science to resist regulation.
We need:
✅ to protect health & environment
✅ to ban toxics producers in regulatory processes
✅ conflict-of-interest rules
✅ lobby transparency
✅ independent science
✅ #ToxicFreePolitics
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/p...
Industry can downplay or manipulate science to resist regulation.
We need:
✅ to protect health & environment
✅ to ban toxics producers in regulatory processes
✅ conflict-of-interest rules
✅ lobby transparency
✅ independent science
✅ #ToxicFreePolitics
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/p...
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Briefing comes as inaugural panel of Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution gets going in Geneva.
Find out more about science disinformation & corporate capture at recent @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org event
www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/chall...
Briefing comes as inaugural panel of Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution gets going in Geneva.
Find out more about science disinformation & corporate capture at recent @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org event
www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/chall...
February 2, 2026 at 8:03 AM
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Briefing comes as inaugural panel of Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution gets going in Geneva.
Find out more about science disinformation & corporate capture at recent @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org event
www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/chall...
Briefing comes as inaugural panel of Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution gets going in Geneva.
Find out more about science disinformation & corporate capture at recent @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org event
www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/chall...
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Check out the briefing's 4 case studies:
🏭 Industry withholding knowledge - #PFAS
🏭 Industry undermining independent science - #BisphenolA
🏭 Industry establishing front groups - #Benzene
🏭 Industry combining disinformation strategies - #Pesticides
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/p...
Check out the briefing's 4 case studies:
🏭 Industry withholding knowledge - #PFAS
🏭 Industry undermining independent science - #BisphenolA
🏭 Industry establishing front groups - #Benzene
🏭 Industry combining disinformation strategies - #Pesticides
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/p...
February 2, 2026 at 8:03 AM
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Check out the briefing's 4 case studies:
🏭 Industry withholding knowledge - #PFAS
🏭 Industry undermining independent science - #BisphenolA
🏭 Industry establishing front groups - #Benzene
🏭 Industry combining disinformation strategies - #Pesticides
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/p...
Check out the briefing's 4 case studies:
🏭 Industry withholding knowledge - #PFAS
🏭 Industry undermining independent science - #BisphenolA
🏭 Industry establishing front groups - #Benzene
🏭 Industry combining disinformation strategies - #Pesticides
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/p...