Martha Dark
marthadark.bsky.social
Martha Dark
@marthadark.bsky.social
Co-founder and director at Foxglove, former Reprieve & Open Rights Group.
Reposted by Martha Dark
"In December the MoD refused to release a partnership agreement signed by the defence secretary, John Healey, and Palantir’s Karp in London, which preceded last month’s £241m contract with Palantir."

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Calls to halt UK Palantir contracts grow amid ‘lack of transparency’ over deals
Opposition MPs urge Labour to pause public contracts with the US tech firm after attempts to examine deals blocked
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Thanks to everyone who is part of this work. Further reporting on the original complaint here: www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

This global issue needs a global response. If you're a newsroom, or NGO worried about Google's theft of news and you want to chat - please reach out.
Exclusive: Google's AI Overviews hit by EU antitrust complaint from independent publishers
An independent publisher's group said Google is abusing its market power in online search.
www.reuters.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
As Rosa says regulators need to move 💨 "We need an urgent opt out for publishers to stop Google stealing their reporting today – not when this investigation is finished, otherwise, there will be little left, by the time the Commission is ready to act."
December 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
For 12+ months @foxglovelegal.bsky.social and partners in Brazil, the UK, across the EU and South Africa have been gathering evidence and filing complaints to competition regulators around the world calling for urgent action to stop Google's theft of news through its generative AI overviews.
December 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM