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We are a not-for-profit, globally-focused, anti-monopoly organisation whose mission is to reclaim our ability to restructure our economies, by collectively constraining corporate power and building a genuinely democratic economy.

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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
The exit of Keir Starmer as PM shows what happens when power and wealth keep concentrating at the top. The next PM must take on monopoly power, defend competition, and put people first. #UKPolitics #Starmer #MonopolyPower
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
The UK's social media ban fails to address the root cause of harms behind big tech Our latest edition of The Counterbalance looks at the UK’s decision to ban children from social media platforms.  substack.pulse.ly/o5u0balmzo #Socialmediaban
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
A #socialmediaban won’t fix the problem tackling #BigTech’s power will. Our latest Counterbalance unpacks the UK’s decision to introduce a social media ban and explains why meaningful change is required substack.pulse.ly/mxwyqqhuk8
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
BREAKING: Overnight in Brussels we sent a clear message to EU leaders: ”Fight for us, not for Trump's billionaires.” As leaders meet in Brussels today to discuss Europe's tech sovereignty and digital future, pressure is growing to roll back hard-won digital rules.
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The British Government has announced plans to ban social media use for under 16's. We wrote in January that a ban is not sufficient, as what is needed is to curb the excessive powers and monopoly of Big Tech and social media companies. thecounterbalance.substack.com/p/banning-ch... #socialmediaban
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
FIFA didn’t take the beautiful game by accident but by design. Dynamic pricing, monopoly control and investor power are pushing fans out of the sport they built. Read our new report: squarespace.pulse.ly/sb6sygtf5t #FIFAWorldCup #Football #MonopolyPower #FIFA
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Ireland is the warning for Europe. Weak rules on cloud and AI infrastructure led to soaring energy demand, higher costs and zero accountability. The EU can’t afford to repeat this. Read our new analysis. #DigitalPolicy #EU balancedeconomy.pulse.ly/d45h9can4a
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
We’re working to make The Counterbalance even better and we’d love your input. If you read us, follow us, or share our work, please take a minute to fill out our quick reader survey. Your feedback genuinely shapes what we do next. substack.pulse.ly/bee7ar5omo
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
We’re working to make The Counterbalance even better and we’d love your input. If you read us, follow us, or share our work, please take a minute to fill out our quick reader survey. Your feedback genuinely shapes what we do next. substack.pulse.ly/gydih4vhyx
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
BEP Joins 17 Signatories Urging UK Government and CMA to Deliver on Digital Competition Reform #CMA #Monopoly balancedeconomy.pulse.ly/jnrkbw5cjl
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
The government’s talk of voluntary price caps misses the point. Claire Godfrey of BEP says the real driver of rising grocery prices is monopoly power - a few dominant firms protecting margins while households pay more. #CostOfLiving #Monopolies balancedeconomy.pulse.ly/skv8qfyflw
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
The BBC story shows how concentrated Big Tech power shapes our digital lives with almost no accountability. Better PR from these digital gatekeepers won't fix this. Breaking their gatekeeping power will. #Bigtech #Microsoft bbc.pulse.ly/mcjab7cuyi
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
The Balanced Economic Project's statement in response to the King's Speech #UKpolitics #monopoly #Kingsspeech
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
A good takedown by on @aishadown.bsky.social on how #Google developers significantly misstate carbon emissions of proposed UK #AI datacentres www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Google developers significantly misstate carbon emissions of proposed UK datacentres
Emissions understated by factor of five in Essex plans for tech giant, while Greystoke’s Lincolnshire plans show similar error
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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Big Tech: "the technology...is force fed to business, public bodies & consumers through the sheer weight of capital behind it. It then becomes entrenched before workers, regulators, or even consumers have had a meaningful say in whether it should be there at all" ~ @balancedeconomy.bsky.social
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The secondary economy of a speculative AI boom
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of The Counterbalance. This week, we’re taking a look at the latest physical manifestation of AI technology.
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
This week, we’re taking a look at the latest physical manifestation of #AI technology. substack.pulse.ly/8rfpk8kmql
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Two major Hollywood studios under one owner? BEP warns the Warner Bros–Paramount Skydance takeover could harm competition, jobs and UK creative industries. The CMA must scrutinise this deal. #warnerbros #CMA #paramount balancedeconomy.pulse.ly/1jmcfmrwwf
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BEP Urges CMA to Investigate $111bn Warner Bros–Paramount Skydance Merger — Balanced Economy Project
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
BEP is urging the CMA to launch a full investigation into the $111bn Warner Bros–Paramount Skydance merger. This deal risks higher streaming prices, fewer film choices and pressure on UK creatives. #CMA #Paramount #warnerbrothers balancedeconomy.pulse.ly/xgkj9lhn38
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
What happens when #AI governance is driven by corporate incentives, not the public good? Read our latest Counterbalance: substack.pulse.ly/nz1laihhu5
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
OpenAI’s investment pause exposes how a handful of firms shape the AI economy with zero public accountability. Our new piece unpacks the stakes, plus reflections from the Resisting Big Tech conference with Global Justice Now #BigTech #DigitalJustice substack.pulse.ly/puzfvvylwo
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OpenAI's recent investment pause puts the UK's AI ambitions on hold
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of The Counterbalance. This week, we’re taking a fresh look at AI and data centres.
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Data centres are draining grids, driving up emissions and locking governments into corporate‑led infrastructure. We need a moratorium before the damage becomes irreversible #AI #BigTech #FairEconomy balancedeconomy.pulse.ly/32fwqwiww2
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Want to help build a fairer economy? We’re looking for a Finance & Operations Lead (6‑month role) to support our global strategy and operations. Open to all backgrounds + locations. Deadline: 30 April. 🔗 balancedeconomy.pulse.ly/b1qsjnhjc0
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We are hiring! — Balanced Economy Project
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
We were delighted to co‑organise Resisting #BigTech Empires with @globaljusticenow.bsky.social. A powerful day with activists, researchers and organisers pushing for a fairer digital economy. Grateful to help build the coalitions needed for real structural change.
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Our new paper shows the #AI data centre boom isn’t organic growth it’s a market manufactured by Big Tech + Big Finance, with governments fast‑tracking approvals while communities absorb the risks. #AI #BigTech #Finance balancedeconomy.pulse.ly/ltyngt9cmr
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
First up: The Empire of Big Tech 🌍 A handful of firms control the digital world. How did we get here, and how do we take it back? With Anita Gurumurthy (@itforchange.bsky.social), @danmcquillan.bsky.social and @nickdearden.bsky.social #ResistingBigTech
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Proud to co-organise with @globaljusticenow.bsky.social as @nickdearden.bsky.social and fellow panel members kick off the event
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Big news: we are hiring! Join us as our Finance & Operations Lead and help power the next phase of our work challenging concentrated corporate power. Apps close 30 April. balancedeconomy.pulse.ly/gf9dq9wdfg
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Supermarkets say dynamic pricing boosts “efficiency”. For workers, parents and anyone shopping after long shifts, it feels like a penalty for living a normal life. Our new piece unpacks the power imbalance behind the weekly shop.# #ConsumerRights #FairEconomy substack.pulse.ly/jgf9llssuu
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Dynamic pricing isn’t innovation it’s another squeeze on people already stretched by the cost‑of‑living crisis. When prices shift hour‑to‑hour, budgeting becomes impossible. Our latest breaks down who wins and who pays. #CostOfLiving #FairEconomy Our latest open.substack.com/pub/thecount...
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Big Tech & Big Finance have manufactured the AI data centre boom locking governments into structural dependencies while the public pays the price. Our latest report 'Licensed to Loot' is out - Have a read balancedeconomy.pulse.ly/rkvvaa4ndl #AI #BigTech
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Our new BEP report Licensed to Loot exposes how Big Tech & Big Finance manufactured the AI data centre boom locking governments into structural dependencies built on public land, public grids and public risk. #LicensedToLoot #AI #BigTech balancedeconomy.pulse.ly/hsfm2v8ry4
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
We’re hiring a Finance & Operations Lead to help drive our globally‑focused strategy forward. If you care about fairer economies and strong systems, this one’s for you. Apply by 30 April. 🔗 balancedeconomy.pulse.ly/e3mq0gaf84 #jobadvert #jobalert
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Western automakers say humanoid robots are the only way to “compete” with China. But 50 million jobs sit in the global auto supply chain. If AI becomes the equaliser, workers become the afterthought. #AI #Manufacturing substack.pulse.ly/f187euj1rh
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Big Tech and AI is coming for manufacturing
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of The Counterbalance. This week, we’re taking a look at the proliferation of physical AI systems.
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Big Tech isn’t just eating our data - it’s coming for the factory floor. Humanoid robots + trillion‑dollar AI bets = a direct play for the physical means of production. We need guardrails: #BigTech #AI #Manufacturing substack.pulse.ly/lan0rbzjdq
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Big Tech and AI is coming for manufacturing
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of The Counterbalance. This week, we’re taking a look at the proliferation of physical AI systems.
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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
We’re updating the CSDDD Datahub 🔍 The update will reflect the Omnibus I revision and show which corporations will need to comply with the CSDDD by 2029, and should start preparing now. It'll be available on 14 April. Watch this space! 👀 Supported by @clientearth.bsky.social & @globalwitness.org
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Balanced Economy Project submits to Government’s consultation on refining the UK competition regime #CMA balancedeconomy.pulse.ly/3ucpkozvw9
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Balanced Economy Project says still no sign of the CMA’s new powers in its response to big tech’s grip on UK Cloud balancedeconomy.pulse.ly/cypd012jiv
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
When companies with monopoly power design for dependency, families carry the burden. It’s time to put responsibility where it belongs — on the business model shaping how the world connects. #BigTech #meta #Youtube
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
When companies with monopoly power design for dependency, families carry the burden. It’s time to put responsibility where it belongs — on the business model shaping how the world connects. #meta #Youtube #BigTech substack.pulse.ly/shzucck71g
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
📢 One month to go: Resisting Big Tech Empires: The fight for the future New speakers announced: Sophia Goodfriend (automated warfare & surveillance expert), Nafeez Ahmed (author of Alt Reich), Rebel Tech Alliance. 📅 Sat 25 April, London 🎟️ Free: www.globaljustice.org.uk/tech-empires 🧵
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
The @costoflivingaction.bsky.social campaign was relaunched in Parliament this week, bringing MPs, campaigners and people sharing their experiences of the damaging impacts of rising costs on their lives into the same room Reas our take on the event: balancedeconomy.pulse.ly/o4jdzi6a5i
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
The CMA’s latest move on the vet sector shows why concentrated markets need real scrutiny. Fair prices, fair competition, and transparency matter for every family. Read our full response from BEP 👇 #FairEconomy #CMA www.balancedeconomy.org/latest/cma-v...
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CMA Sidesteps Market Power as Pet Owners Pay the Price, Warns Balanced Economy Project — Balanced Economy Project
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
The CMA’s latest move on the vet sector shows why concentrated markets need real scrutiny. Fair prices, fair competition, and transparency matter for every family. Read our full response from BEP 👇 #FairEconomy #CMA www.balancedeconomy.org/latest/cma-v...
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
THREE DAYS TO GO!! 📣 Join us to march together against the far right in the UK and globally. Let’s build solidarity with anti-fascist struggles around the world ✊🏼 National demonstration 28 March 2026 Central London Join the internationalist bloc 👇🏽 www.globaljustice.org.uk/event/togeth...
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Curbing Wall Street’s hold on single‑family homes is a start but affordability demands more. We need public options, real construction, and a system that treats housing as a social good, not a profit engine. #HousingJustice #Antimonopoly #BuildHomes substack.pulse.ly/sh6cvmz92o
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Washington Finally Challenges Private Equity in Housing - But Avoids the Structural Questions That Matter
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of The Counterbalance. This week, we’re taking a look at US legislation targeting private equity in housing.
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
“Great discussion with @dannyhinduk.bsky.social at @scoteconfest.bsky.social Festival on how concentrated corporate power drives prices up - and the solutions Scotland can lead on, from public alternatives to smarter procurement. Change is possible.” balancedeconomy.pulse.ly/aui7wchgoq
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Balanced Economy Project at Scotland’s Economic Festival: Why Tackling Monopolies Is Key to a Fairer Scottish Economy — Balanced Economy Project
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Claire Godfrey, our Exec Director is in conversation with Daniel Hind at @scoteconfest.bsky.social on 'Constraining Corporate Power' and why corporations dominate, the impact on democracy/inequality, and practical anti-
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Hasan Patel @hasanpatel.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Catching some sessions ahead of @scoteconfest.bsky.social with @balancedeconomy.bsky.social
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
We are proud to co-host Resisting Big Tech Empires with ‪@globaljusticenow.bsky.social‬. Join @nsrnicek.bsky.social, author of Silicon Empires, @foxglovelegal.bsky.social and @nafeez.bsky.social as speakers with more 📅 Sat 25 April, London 🎟️ Free tix: globaljustice.pulse.ly/vyauakgs3c
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Balanced Economy Project @balancedeconomy.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Big Tech’s monopoly power is shaping our economy, our rights, and our democracy. On 25 April, global experts gather in London to chart a fairer digital future. Proud to join @globaljusticenow.bsky.social #ResistingBigTech #BigTech balancedeconomy.pulse.ly/qztidmdhzw
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