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Joe Westby

@joewestby.eurosky.social

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Independent digital rights strategist & researcher. All things data, AI and confronting the power of Big Tech. Mastodon: @Joewestby@mastodon.social

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Joe Westby @joewestby.eurosky.social · 20/10/2026

Hats off to whichever marketing genius gave a highly controversial surveillance company a very campaignable name. How long before Flock has to do a PR name change a la Facebook-Meta or Blackwater-Xe?

Campaigners holding 'Get the Flock Out' signs

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Joe Westby @joewestby.eurosky.social · 12/05/2026

This feels like an allegory for where British politics is right now

Lorry gets stuck in hole it was sent to fix in Somerset

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Joe Westby @joewestby.eurosky.social · 19/11/2025

As the Commission rolls out its Digital Omnibus to "simplify" - i.e. weaken - EU digital safeguards, we're rolling out billboards across Brussels. @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu fight for Europe and stand up to pressure from Trump and his broligarchy. ✊Take action now: StandUpUrsula.com

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Joe Westby @joewestby.eurosky.social · 24/07/2025

Today’s Sun and Mail pour more fuel on asylum seeker hatred and panic. If far right violence in Epping spreads into a ‘summer of unrest’, don’t forget that they instigated it.

Mail headline; asylum seekers gambling away taxpayer cash

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Joe Westby @joewestby.eurosky.social · 10/07/2025

This has to be one of my favourite BS privacy notices, from the Telegraph. You are in control! Just give consent to hand over your data to us and *257* shady data tracking orgs!

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Joe Westby @joewestby.eurosky.social · 09/07/2025

Israel describing this as a “humanitarian city” is truly Orwellian. Original post: mstdn.social/@Remittanceg...

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Joe Westby @joewestby.eurosky.social · 03/07/2025

Strikingly, half the respondents to the poll agree that Big Tech is MORE powerful than the EU, compared with small numbers who believe the EU is more powerful. Now is the moment for the EU to show it can stand up to the Big Tech monopolies! 💪

Graphic: Roughly half of French German, Spanish Public believe that Big tech are more powerful than the EU

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Joe Westby @joewestby.eurosky.social · 03/07/2025

And as @ec.europa.eu is deciding whether to break-up Google's toxic ad-tech monopoly... In Spain, home of EU competition chief @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu - TWICE as many people want the EU to #BreakUpBigTech, as those who don't. Break up Google!

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Joe Westby @joewestby.eurosky.social · 03/07/2025

🧵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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Joe Westby @joewestby.eurosky.social · 18/06/2025

At the same time, more than 35 CSOs issued a new #BreakUpBigTech declaration. Europe needs a thriving and diverse digital economy that serves the needs of European citizens, not billionaire tech CEOs. peoplevsbig.tech/break-up-big...

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Joe Westby @joewestby.eurosky.social · 18/06/2025

Right now, the EU has a huge opportunity to confront the power of the tech oligarchy - and break up Google's toxic adtech monopoly. Today, we delivered a petition from 115,000+ people from across Europe calling on @ec.europa.eu @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu to #BreakUpBigTech!

Break Up Big Tech campaign action at the EU Commission

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Joe Westby @joewestby.eurosky.social · 17/06/2025

Time to make the switch once and for all… Original post: mastodon.world/@Mer__edith/...

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