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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 10/09/2026
Regulate tech, not kids We’ve joined 130+ organisations & experts in calling on EU Commission President von der Leyen to ensure tech companies prove their products are safe before they reach children. #SOTEU
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 04/09/2026
Google brings in an estimated €288 million a day in the EU — more than €2 billion every week — even after the European Commission found it had breached EU competition law. #Google #EU #Competition #BigTech peoplevsbig.tech/breakupgoogle/
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 18/06/2026
In Brussels last night, Ava Lee, Executive Director of People vs Big Tech, urged European leaders to take action and stand up for citizens.
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 18/06/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Overnight in Brussels We sent a clear message to EU leaders: 📣”Fight for us, not for Trump's billionaires.”
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 19/11/2025
🚨 Brussels, today 🚨Ursula! Stand up for Europe – not for Trump’s tech bros! As the EU unveils its “Digital Omnibus” today, we're rolling out billboards calling on @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu to stop bending to US and Big Tech pressure and enforce our digital laws #StandUpUrsula✊
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 22/09/2025
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...
Big Tech survey results
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 22/09/2025
👀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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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 05/09/2025
Free our digital world from the stranglehold of Big Tech. Break up Google. #BreakUpBigTech
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 05/09/2025
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.eurosky.social · 23/07/2025
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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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 03/07/2025
🚨 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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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 18/06/2025
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.eurosky.social · 18/06/2025
🚨 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.eurosky.social · 18/06/2025
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.eurosky.social · 11/06/2025
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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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 06/03/2025
🚨 New: For too long, Google's monopolistic practices have undercut competition & blocked innovation. Together with Duck Duck Go, search engines, browsers, civil + consumer groups, we're calling on the EU Commission to act. The Digital Markets Act must be enforced. We have tools, let's use 'em! 🛠️
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 27/02/2025
The internet was 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 to be a space where anything was possible and everyone has an equal voice. That feels less and less true - especially on 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 platforms. Check out The People for a deep dive on the harms of Big Tech every fortnight. SUBCRIBE: blog.peoplevsbig.tech #PvBT #Memes #Newsletter
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 20/02/2025
When someone you don’t know asks for your personal information, most of us know it is probably a scam - especially when they promise the world.
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 12/02/2025
We're finding new ways of calling out Big Tech, outside the Big Tech platforms. Check us out distributing a zine version of our newsletter in the UK Parliament! To read the full story sign up our free newsletter uncovering the 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘀 of Big Tech. #PvBT #BigTech #lgbtnews blog.peoplevsbig.tech
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 23/01/2025
Am I a conspiracy theorist? @mccoolingtons.bsky.social reports on the allegations against M*ta as users struggled to access Democrat hashtags + unfollow Trump’s account – and how it's all making it harder to distinguish reality from conspiracy 😵 Full story here blog.peoplevsbig.tech/am-i-a-consp...
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 22/01/2025
Ctrl+Alt+Reclaim is a new movement of young people from across Europe fighting to reclaim our digital future from billionaires’ pockets. If you’re ready to join @adelewalton.bsky.social and take on the Tech Bros too, join the movement: ctrl-alt-reclaim.github.io/ #PvBT #BigTech #oligarchy
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 21/01/2025
But some users are claiming that the only way to prevent their Facebook accounts from following the 47th President of the United States and his Vice President is by blocking these pages entirely.
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 21/01/2025
On Facebook, users are claiming their accounts have automatically followed the pages of President Donald Trump and Vice President Vance despite never previously interacting with them. A Meta representative posted the Threads that the official POTUS account transfers from one President to the next.
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 21/01/2025
Meta is reportedly blocking #Democrat and #DNC on Instagram. When searching for these hashtags, some users are seeing a message that reads "We have hidden these results". But these users say they are still able to see posts when searching for #Republican or #GOP.
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 15/01/2025
More than 260 NGOs and trade unions have signed an open letter warning the EU Commission that their focus on competitiveness through 'simplification' will lead to #deregulation of vital EU social and environmental protections.
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 09/01/2025
Thankfully, this image is fake. Though, it is AI generated “art” to illustrate how terrible the #LAFires are. Ironic, when the technology used is a major contributing factor to the ferocity of these fires and climate destruction
AI generated image of the Hollywood sign engulfed in flames.
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 08/01/2025
Instagram users have been sharing their concerns, joining the dots between less regulation leading to more disinformation and hate speech towards marginalised communities
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 08/01/2025
Campaigning Group, The Real Facebook Oversight Board said “President Trump, Elon Musk and now Mark Zuckerberg are not champions for free expression. They are extremists who want common sense voices silenced, and conservative disinformation to flourish without correction.”
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 08/01/2025
Meta is ending its fact checking program in favour of Community Notes. The official announcement says the new system of Community Notes will operate “just like on X”. Yep, nothing worrying about that!
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 06/01/2025
Elon Musk posted “America should liberate the people of Britain from their tyrannical government”. We want to know what you think, should European and British politicians consider the Tech Bro In Chief as a credible political threat to democracy?
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 03/01/2025
Join us in the fight for a better digital future for 2025 🥳 ✉️ Get in touch: peoplevsbig.tech/contact-us/ We'd love to hear your ideas about how to give more power to more people.
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 03/01/2025
Join us in the fight for a better digital future for 2025 🥳 📝 Sign the People's Declaration: peoplevsbig.tech/peoples-decl... Add your name and help send a clear message to Big Tech giants: We are growing, using our voices, and changing laws. We are People vs Big Tech.
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 03/01/2025
Join us in the fight for a better digital future for 2025 🥳 📰 Sign up for our newsletter: blog.peoplevsbig.tech/ In our newsletter ‘The People’ we share discussion and views on the fight against Big Tech.
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 03/01/2025
Our New Year's Resolution is to continue challenging Big Tech's power and abuses. We hope you will join us in that fight. Here's a little about what we have been up to with 120+ organisations and concerned citizens in 2024 💪 #PvBT #BigTech #DigitalRevolution
People vs Big Tech logo with a smashed laptop graphic.We believe in the original promise of the internet as a force for good.
People vs Big Tech is a movement of 123 organisations and concerned citizens from around Europe. We are working together to challenge the power and abuses of Big Tech.
Our members include #ShePersisted, Amnesty International, Global Witness, the Citizens, Transparency International EU and many more.Together we are building a better digital world.
- Together we won an EU-wide ban on the use of sensitive personal data for targeted advertising.
- We got the EU to prohibit targeted advertising to kids.
- We collaborated with journalists to publish a bi-weekly newsletter + are supporting a youth-led movement.
- Our members got the EU Commission to investigate MetaOur solutions to toxic tech...
- Fix Our Feeds. Tech giants can design their products to be safe. We just need to make them.
- Stop Surveillance For Profit. Tech corporations spy on and profile us, then make fortunes exploiting our vulnerabilities for profit.
- Break Open Big Tech. We're pushing to end Big Tech's stranglehold, so that tech serves people everywhere, not just their bottom line.
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 23/12/2024
T'was the week of Christmas when all through the 'net, Big Tech was working, on how to sell your data next. We have 12 whole newsletters over on blog.peoplevsbig.tech for you to dive into over the holidays @shivanidave.co.uk sums up what each of them focuses on in this festive tune. #PvBT
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 20/12/2024
Brain rot is the word of 2024… @shivanidave.co.uk explains what it is, how to beat Big Tech’s addictive algorithms, and avoid brain rot in 2025 and sign up for The People - our bi-weekly newsletter where we tackle one Big Tech issue at a time: blog.peoplevsbig.tech #PvBT #BigTech #brainrot
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 17/12/2024
🍫 With The London Story, #jesuislá, Panoptykon, Ekō, EDRi, the Citizens, and The Real Facebook Oversight Board, went to the European Commission, handing out tasty FEED FIX chocolate, along with receipts listing the "real" (and not so tasty) price of social media harms.
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 17/12/2024
🤝 In the run-up to India’s divisive election, we worked with diaspora groups on a stunt outside Facebook’s London HQ.
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 17/12/2024
📣 During the racist riots in the UK this summer, we responded by publishing an Open Letter to leaders in the UK and Ireland, guidelines for journalists covering Big Tech’s role in the violence.
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 17/12/2024
👾 We helped seventeen 17-25-year-olds from across Europe to develop a youth-led campaign to reclaim our digital world. They’re now launching their own youth movement, Ctrl + Alt + Reclaim. Looks like the kids are going to be alright!
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 17/12/2024
Social media has changed our lives forever, Siobhán O’Donoghue, director and founder of Uplift.ie, is sceptical about how it is regulated.
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 11/12/2024
Almost everything is set up for English speakers online. It reinforces global inequalities and leads to the fading of already minoritised languages and cultures and poor moderation of non-English content. Let's fight back against Anglocentrism online 💪👾 #bigtech #anglocentrism #pvbt
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 10/12/2024
Is Ireland putting profit before European citizens’ rights? 🧐🇮🇪🧵
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 06/12/2024
Almost everything is set up for English speakers online. It reinforces global inequalities and leads to the fading of already minoritised languages and cultures and poor moderation of non-English content. Let's fight back against Anglocentrism online 💪👾 #bigtech #anglocentrism #pvbt
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 06/12/2024
Are you still on X? Have you moved over to Bluesky? Maybe you're riding both waves? Let us know and drop us a follow on any of the social media you're on @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social #PvBT #Twitter #Bluesky #BigTech
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 03/12/2024
Although most Big Tech companies provide information on the how they mitigate the risks they identify (some of which were suggested by civil society groups and experts), none of them provide information on how effective these mitigation measures are.
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 03/12/2024
The surveillance-based business model, toxic recommender systems and addictive design features – the very business model of these tech giants – don't feature as sources of systemic risks.
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 29/11/2024
The U.S. Department of Justice has ordered Google to sell Chrome. The tech giant has a dominance in the market when it comes to search engines and the judge says it has an illegal monopoly. Chrome is the most used browser in the world. #pvbt #google #chrome #technews
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 21/11/2024
Millions have flocked from X (formerly known as Twitter) in favour of Bluesky. But what is Bluesky and how does it work? @shivanidave.co.uk takes a closer look. Full story from @mc00.bsky.social and @mccoolingtons.bsky.social: blog.peoplevsbig.tech/the-people-v...
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 18/11/2024
Obsessed with actor Ayo Edebiri on #AI: "This shit is cooking the planet!!!! And our brains!!!!" 😆 Listen up #COP29! But remember, while we can all do our bit to fight the #climatecrisis, ultimately we need high-emitting industries (inc Big Tech) to step up: blog.peoplevsbig.tech/the-people-v...
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