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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 · 15/06/2026
Trigger warning: self-harm, suicide, eating disorders The UK’s social media ban for minors signals a sea change in the government’s approach to Big Tech. Our investigation into TikTok's parental controls shows exactly why stronger action is needed.
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Pull The Plug @pulltheplug-ai.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
The evening before we protest Palantir in the NHS we'll be meeting at Space for Change in Hulme to prepare our banners and placards! Come along, bring your mates, and get crafty with us before we take on Big Tech infiltrating our healthcare!!
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 20/05/2026
REMINDER: Amazon isn't just a space to buy stuff 📦 It also runs Amazon Web Services, the cloud behind Netflix, Spotify, Tinder and a big chunk of the internet. And they’re not picky about who they host. #TimeToResist #BigTech #Amazon #AWS #AWSSummit
Greenpeace visual with text saying “Reminder: Amazon isn’t just where you buy stuff online. It also runs Amazon Web Services – the cloud that powers Netflix, Spotify, Tinder and a big chunk of the internet. Its client list gets dark fast.”  SpongeBob meme ripping down wallpaper reveals logos for Shell, Palantir and JBS behind the Amazon Web Services (AWS) logo.
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Greenpeace e.V. @greenpeace.de · 20/05/2026
BREAKING: 20 Greenpeace activists are protesting against the reckless business practices of Amazon’s cloud provider AWS at the AWS Summit in Hamburg. There, the cloud provider is promoting its services to companies whose business models are extremely harmful to the climate or threaten human rights.
An activist stands holding a banner that reads ‘time to quit AWS’ next to an installation depicting AWS servers being destroyed and billowing with smoke. Behind her are the exhibition halls where the AWS Summit is taking place.
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WHAT TO FIX @whattofix.tech · 29/04/2026
🚨 EU-Sanctioned Entities Monetizing on #Facebook, #YouTube, #TikTok and #X WHAT TO FIX's latest research reveals how major social platforms enabled monetization services for accounts linked to individuals under #EU #sanctions and entities under their control 📚 www.whattofix.tech/publications...
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 19/05/2026
If you’re at CPDP in Brussels this week, join us on Wednesday for a screening of Molly vs the Machines + panel discussion on protecting children online, platform power, and algorithmic accountability. 🗓 Wed 20 May, 16:00–18:45 📍 CPDP Cinema, (3rd floor) Maison de la Poste, Rue Picard 7, Brussels
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 02/04/2026
No privileged US access to Europe’s tech law oversight. We call on the European Commission to halt plans for a new “dialogue” with the US that could weaken enforcement of EU tech laws. Cooperation must not come at the expense of rule of law and sovereignty. peoplevsbig.tech/no-privilege...
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No Privileged US Access To Europe’s Tech Law Oversight Civil Society Statement - People vs. Big Tech
We, the undersigned civil society organisations call on the EU Commission, in the strongest possible terms, to halt any plans to create a new “dialogue”
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WeMove Europe @wemoveeurope.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Last minute: the European Commission has confirmed new talks with the US following attacks on EU tech rules. As pressure mounts, Big Tech is gaining even more influence. Civil society is still not in the room
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 10/03/2026
🚨 New report from People vs Big Tech: Algorithms on X & TikTok disproportionately push content from far right parties to new users, squeezing out moderate parties. EU & French authorities must enforce the Digital Services Act to protect democracy. peoplevsbig.tech/x-and-tiktok...
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X and TikTok algorithms favour the far right at the expense of moderate parties - People vs. Big Tech
Paris, March 10, 2026 – Just days before the first round of the municipal elections, a new investigation by the nonprofit organization People vs. Big Tech
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 12/02/2026
Out now: SOMO presents the Big Tech Lobby Playbook 🔍🚨 It exposes how Big Tech’s corporate lobbying is in a league of its own. These giants don’t just engage with lawmakers and policy processes - they shape the environment in which laws are imagined and debated. Read more: somo.nl/big-tech-lob...
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The Big Tech Lobby Playbook - Rewriting digital rules globally - SOMO
This series of articles by SOMO dives into specific examples of Big Tech lobbying and how they helped shape laws and politics in their favour.
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 11/02/2026
New YouGov polling across 🇩🇪🇫🇷🇪🇸🇮🇹🇵🇱 shows strong public support for EU action on X. 60–78% say the EU should take further steps if X fails to address breaches of EU law. peoplevsbig.tech/press-releas...
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Nearly Half of Europeans Want X Banned if it Continues to Break the Law - People vs. Big Tech
YouGov polling across 5 major EU countries also reveals that 70% of respondents want further action against X if it fails to respond to data privacy and
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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 05/02/2026
🤳 Open phone for one thing. 1h later, you remember it again, after feeling your brain melted by doomscrolling and brainrot. That’s not a personal failure — it’s by design. The EU wants to curb it. Big Tech is #lobbying hard to keep you hooked. 👀 our new report 👇 corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/a...
Graphic by Corporate Europe Observatory promoting a report titled ‘Profiting from Addiction: Big Tech’s lobbying to keep us hooked on social media.’ A young person looks down at a smartphone, illuminated in blue light, while stylised purple shapes suggest addiction or control. Corporate Europe Observatory logo and website are shown.
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 29/01/2026
Defend the right to research and protect democracy: act.counterhate.com/page/185208/... #WhatAreTheyHiding
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Defend the Right to Research
We have the right to know what harms tech giants are exposing us to, but they’re doing everything to avoid transparency and accountability. #WhatAreTheyHiding? Join CCDH and call for the right to res...
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 14/01/2026
The EU’s “Digital Omnibus” is being sold as simplification. Analysis shows something else: major changes that tilt the rules toward Big Tech-weakening privacy, AI safeguards, and accountability. corporateeurope.org/en/2026/01/a...
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Article by article, how Big Tech shaped the EU’s roll-back of digital rights | Corporate Europe Observatory
In a new analysis we trace Big Tech's fingerprints on the Digital Omnibus proposals - a major deregulation of EU digital laws including the GDPR and the AI Act. They are helped in this attempt by the ...
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Everyone Hates Elon @everyonehateselon.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Elon Musk’s X is helping people create indecent images of KIDS. His response to outcry this week? He doesn’t give a f*ck. Imagine his face if millions get the f*ck off of X though. Join millions deleting their accounts. Link in bio to download this poster for free and spread this worldwide.
A London bus stop that says "who the fuck would want to use social media with a built in child abuse tool"?
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 10/12/2025
@crtl-alt-reclaimfr.bsky.social started out as a small bootcamp in Summer'24 - bringing together young people from around Europe who wanted to do something about the harm that social media was doing to young lives. Now it’s a pan-European movement, see Guardian: www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
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‘Don’t pander to the tech giants!’ How a youth movement for digital justice is spreading across Europe
Gen Z are the first generation to have grown up with social media, they were the earliest adopters, and therefore the first to suffer its harms. Now they are fighting back
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 09/12/2025
PeoplevsBigTech & @ctrlaltreclaim’s new report exposes the "silent crisis" of mental health fueled by platform design and how young people are fighting back across Europe. 👇 ctrl-alt-reclaim.webflow.io/reports/youn...
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Birgit Sippel @birgitsippel.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Wir sagen nein zur Deregulierung des Digitalrechts! @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social @wemoveeurope.bsky.social
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WeMove Europe @wemoveeurope.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
🚨 Brussels, today 🚨 Ursula! Fight for Europe – not for Trump’s tech bros. Today, as the EU caves to pressure from Trump & Big Tech, campaigners in Brussels call on @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu to stand up for Europe and enforce our digital laws ✊#StandUpUrusla
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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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Free Our Feeds @freeourfeeds.com · 19/11/2025
We've kicked off #EuroskyLive in Berlin. Livestream the event here: stream.place/eurosky.soci...
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@eurosky.social's livestream on stream.place
Eurosky Live from Berlin
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 22/10/2025
Big news! 🎉 We're thrilled to welcome Ava as the new Executive Director of People vs Big Tech. Her leadership marks an exciting new chapter for our movement. peoplevsbig.tech/people-vs-bi...
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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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Joe Westby @joewestby.eurosky.social · 05/09/2025
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...
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EU slaps Google with €2.95B fine despite Trump trade threat
Brussels hammers U.S. search giant after internal Commission feud.
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 05/09/2025
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...
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EU slaps Google with €2.95B fine despite Trump trade threat
Brussels hammers U.S. search giant after internal Commission feud.
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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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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
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.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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Cori Crider @coricrider.com · 03/07/2025
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.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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Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup.org · 27/06/2025
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.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 · 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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Xnet - Instituto para Digitalización Democrática @xnet-x.net · 09/06/2025
🛑 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 · 04/06/2025
“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...
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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
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 04/06/2025
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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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 23/05/2025
This is a super cool initiative - please do tune in and donate!
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WeMove Europe @wemoveeurope.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Big Tech is killing journalism. Google and Meta take ad money that should fund real reporting. The EU can stop them—sign now: go.wemove.eu/bigtech
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 08/05/2025
👾 The 20th edition of The People, our newsletter with @the-citizens.bsky.social, is out! US tech giants control much of our online world. This week, we're looking at the impact this has not only on the security of other nation states, but on people and planet. blog.peoplevsbig.tech/wtf-is-tech-...
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WTF is tech sovereignty?
Spoiler – it’s not just about geopolitics, it's about you.
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Looking forward to this. @chaykak.bsky.social is one of the most interesting writers on what is happening at the intersection of tech & culture & Yancey created Kickstarter which changed the world & is now kickstarting all sorts of other things. Join us!
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Bram Vranken @bramvranken.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
👏 Time to break up Google
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 06/05/2025
honestly kind of disappointing to see this policy approach spreading. the hard age limit is the easy path that doesn’t address the root of the problem: how the platforms are designed to work, which regulation should be used to change.
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New Zealand’s National Party Seeks Social Media Age Restrictions
New Zealand’s governing National Party wants to restrict access to social media for those aged under 16 years, mirroring a move in Australia that sparked criticism from global tech giants.
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 05/05/2025
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 05/05/2025
“At first, algorithms were refined for economic purposes, to captivate consumers. Then people realized how easy it was to redirect this toward political power,” says Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. “If Goebbels were alive and had access to X, we would be doomed.”
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The Brazilian Judge Taking On the Digital Far Right
Alexandre de Moraes’s efforts to fight extremism online have pitted him against Jair Bolsonaro, Elon Musk, and Donald Trump.
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