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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.
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Her leadership marks an exciting new chapter for our movement.
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October 22, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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...
Her leadership marks an exciting new chapter for our movement.
peoplevsbig.tech/people-vs-bi...
👀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 👏👏👏
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 👏👏👏
September 22, 2025 at 12:34 PM
👀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 👏👏👏
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 👏👏👏
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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...
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
September 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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...
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...
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...
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
September 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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...
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...
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.
Our YouGov polling shows definitively that Europeans want alternatives to the dominant US social media giants.
July 23, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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.
Our YouGov polling shows definitively that Europeans want alternatives to the dominant US social media giants.
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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...
🔎 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...
July 7, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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...
🔎 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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🧵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...
New YouGov poll we commissioned @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social @wemoveeurope.bsky.social. peoplevsbig.tech/large-majori...
July 3, 2025 at 8:20 AM
🧵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...
New YouGov poll we commissioned @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social @wemoveeurope.bsky.social. peoplevsbig.tech/large-majori...
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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.
July 3, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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.
🚨 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...
@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...
July 3, 2025 at 7:49 AM
🚨 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...
@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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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
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
June 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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
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
🚨 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.
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.
June 18, 2025 at 10:10 AM
🚨 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.
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.
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...
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...
June 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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...
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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🛑 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 UE debe actuar.
Firma la petición impulsada por @PeopleVsBigTech para obligar a Google a acabar con el monopolio.
👉 action.wemove.eu/sig...
June 9, 2025 at 2:23 PM
🛑 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 UE debe actuar.
Firma la petición impulsada por @PeopleVsBigTech para obligar a Google a acabar con el monopolio.
👉 action.wemove.eu/sig...
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“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...
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
June 4, 2025 at 7:53 AM
“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...
www.thetimes.com/culture/book...
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.
June 4, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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.
This is a super cool initiative - please do tune in and donate!
Donors to the campaign will have their names painted into @ianbrucestudio.bsky.social's portrait live on stream!
Joining me LIVE now are @rosie.com, @alexwinter.com & @johncusack.bsky.social!
Join us as we support @freeourfeeds.com!
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Join us as we support @freeourfeeds.com!
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May 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This is a super cool initiative - please do tune in and donate!
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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
May 13, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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
👾 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-...
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-...
WTF is tech sovereignty?
Spoiler – it’s not just about geopolitics, it's about you.
blog.peoplevsbig.tech
May 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
👾 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-...
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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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!
Join us for a Live with the author of Filterworld @chaykak.bsky.social, founder of Metalabel Yancey Strickler & journalist @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
How Algorithms Make Everything the Same
Friday 9th May, 6pm BST ⬇️⬇️⬇️
citizensreunited.substack.com/p/how-algori...
How Algorithms Make Everything the Same
Friday 9th May, 6pm BST ⬇️⬇️⬇️
citizensreunited.substack.com/p/how-algori...
How Algorithms Make Everything the Same - Substack Live on 9th May
Join us for a Substack Live with author of Filterworld Kyle Chayka, founder of Metalabel Yancey Strickler and Orwell-prize winning journalist Carole Cadwalladr.
citizensreunited.substack.com
May 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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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👏 Time to break up Google
The call by US antitrust enforcers to break up Google could encourage the EU as it looks to push forward its own investigation.
Breaking up Google: What US move means for EU investigation
Proposal from U.S. Department of Justice could embolden the Commission to wrap its ad tech probe.
ow.ly
May 7, 2025 at 11:18 AM
👏 Time to break up Google
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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.
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.
www.bloomberg.com
May 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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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Loneliness profiteer in chief says he’ll cure loneliness
May 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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“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.”
“If Goebbels were alive and had access to X, we would be doomed.”
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.
www.newyorker.com
May 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
“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.”
“If Goebbels were alive and had access to X, we would be doomed.”