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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social · 16d

Our poll found a large majority in France, Germany and Spain WANT the EU to be tough on Big Tech, even if it damages relations with Trump.

@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu must not back down to lobby pressure. #BreakUpBigTech now! peoplevsbig.tech/large-majori...

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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social · 16d

The Commission recently fined Google a massive €2.95 billion over abusive practices in adtech.

But the door is still open for tougher action to break up this monopoly once and for all. www.euractiv.com/news/protest...

Protesters outside Berlaymont urge EU to break-up Google | Euractiv

NGOs call on the Commission to force Google to sell parts of its advertising technology business after it was fined €2.95 billion for violating EU competition rules

www.euractiv.com

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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social · 16d

👀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 👏👏👏

Protestors in Brussels call for the EU to Break Up Google

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Joe Westby @joewestby.bsky.social · Sep 5

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...

EU slaps Google with €2.95B fine despite Trump trade threat

Brussels hammers U.S. search giant after internal Commission feud.

www.politico.eu

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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social · Sep 5

Free our digital world from the stranglehold of Big Tech. Break up Google. #BreakUpBigTech

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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social · Sep 5

Our YouGov poll found people in France, Germany and Spain DON'T want the EU to back down against Big Tech and Trump! peoplevsbig.tech/large-majori...

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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social · Sep 5

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...

EU slaps Google with €2.95B fine despite Trump trade threat

Brussels hammers U.S. search giant after internal Commission feud.

www.politico.eu

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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social · Jul 23

The good news is that a new initiative called Eurosky, led by a group of European technology entrepreneurs, aims to reduce reliance on US tech giants. See more here: tech.yahoo.com/social-media...

European project Eurosky aims to reduce reliance on US tech giants

BERLIN (Reuters) -A group of European technology entrepreneurs has unveiled the Eurosky initiative, a project to create infrastructure for social media offerings and reduce reliance on U.S. tech giant...

tech.yahoo.com

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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social · Jul 23

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.

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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · Jul 7

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...

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Joe Westby @joewestby.bsky.social · Jul 3

🧵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...

Big Tech poll infographic and survey results

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Cori Crider @coricrider.com · Jul 3

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.

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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social · Jul 3

🚨 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...

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Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup.org · Jun 27

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

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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social · Jun 18

Big thanks to our fantastic campaign partners who made this all happen! @wemoveeurope.bsky.social ,‬ @lobbyctrl-tech.bsky.social‬, @rebalance-now.bsky.social,‬ @avaaz.org, @balancedeconomy.bsky.social 🙏

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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social · Jun 18

Alongside, we launched a new declaration signed by 35+ CSOs, calling on the EU to resist threats from Trump and confront the powerful Big Tech monopolies that threaten our democracy. peoplevsbig.tech/break-up-big...

Break Up Big Tech: Civil Society Declaration - People vs. Big Tech

We, people and civil society organisations from Europe and around the world, call on the European Commission to act now to break up the powerful Big Tech

peoplevsbig.tech

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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social · Jun 18

Google's monopoly power rips off consumers, pollutes our information environment, and destroys the news media. A US judge recently ruled that it is illegal.

Now it's time for @ec.europa.eu to act! #BreakUpBigTech

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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social · Jun 18

🚨 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.

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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social · Jun 18

Google's monopoly power rips off consumers, pollutes our information environment, and destroys the news media. A US judge recently ruled that it's illegal.

Now it's time for @ec.europa.eu to act!

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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social · Jun 11

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...

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Xnet - Instituto para Digitalización Democrática @xnet-x.net · Jun 9

🛑 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...

La imagen muestra los logos de Google, Apple y el símbolo del infinito incrustados en una superficie oscura y agrietada que se asemeja a madera o roca. Los logotipos parecen estar hechos de piezas que encajan, con los colores representativos de cada marca. El diseño sugiere una tensión o conflicto entre estas tres entidades, representadas por las grietas que irradian desde el centro de la imagen.

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Adele Zeynep Walton @adelewalton.bsky.social · Jun 4

“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...

I lost my sister to an online forum — here’s what needs to change

Aimee Walton killed herself aged 21 after joining a suicide forum. In Logging Off, her sister Adele Zeynep Walton argues that social media platforms need to take responsibility for their content

www.thetimes.com

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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social · Jun 4

Content moderation systems continue to treat sex workers’ rights advocacy as dangerous or illegal, perpetuating stigma and exclusion. We stand in solidarity with
@eswa-network.bsky.social and allied organisations being unjustly and arbitrarily silenced.

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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social · Jun 4

This incident is not unique. It is a daily reality for sex workers, sex worker-led groups, and allied human rights orgs trying to use mainstream platforms to advocate, organise, and speak out. These are registered NGOs being silenced for doing legitimate, rights-based work.

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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social · Jun 4

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.

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