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Balanced Economy Project
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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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Why do outdated economic ideas still shape policy? Chris Grocott’s The Ideas That Rule Us explores the power of narratives in economics. Time to rethink what we call “common sense.” #RethinkingEconomics #EconomicNarratives

https://rethinkeconomics.pulse.ly/g1rocqlexq
December 1, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Interesting developments to be coming out of the NYC as Lina Khan tells Jon Stewart "How do we create a more level playing field for them, as well as agencies that are thinking about economic development."

https://businessinsider.pulse.ly/sp7akph4wr
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November 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Big Tech’s algorithms are shaping what we see, think, and believe and it’s breaking democracy.

It’s time to demand transparency and accountability. Let’s put people before profit.

👉 Add your voice now and support @avaaz.org https://avaaz.pulse.ly/e09nxpgthk
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November 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨
Balanced Economy Project is looking for:

✨ Networks & Partnerships Lead
✨ Consultant – Income Generation Strategy

Want to take on monopoly power + build a fairer economy?
Apply here 👉 https://balancedeconomy.pulse.ly/yu9bkemkre

#Jobs #Hiring
November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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BlackRock backs Shell. Vanguard votes 0% on ESG. Big Tech talks green while funding climate chaos. At @mozilla.org , we’re calling it what it is: a myth. Join us for that chat - 9th Nov 10:15 - 11:15 CET

#Greenwashing #FinanceMyths #mozfest- Join us!

https://mozillafestival.pulse.ly/mf6ichiiut
November 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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EU competition shake-up, pharma access & climate justice in merger control.

Also in The Counterbalance:
-AI floods Dutch politics
-TikTok’s €12B data pivot
-Big Pharma under fire

-Read + share: https://substack.pulse.ly/qr5iqnjn8w
#Antitrust #EUcompetition #balancedeconomy
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October 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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AWS outage = a single point of failure that disrupted millions. This isn’t just tech—it’s monopoly risk. Read & share this week’s Counterbalance on why reform can’t wait:

#antitrust #awsdown #aws

https://substack.pulse.ly/ofuumebxhe
October 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Fresh Franco-German CEO lobbying push for deregulation sparks backlash. BEP backs open markets not carve-outs for corporate giants.

Read + sign up to Counterbalance for weekly anti-monopoly intel.

🔗 https://substack.pulse.ly/tmlagh8jdv
#AntiMonopoly #FairMarkets #BalancedEconomy
October 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Corporate chains now dominate UK vet services - CMA’s reforms are a start, but transparency alone won’t fix a market warped by private equity roll-ups.

📣 BEP calls for deeper structural change:
🔗 https://balancedeconomy.pulse.ly/rnej67wnae
#AntiMonopoly #vets #cats #pets #dogs
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October 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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On #WorldMentalHealthDay, remember how Big Tech’s addictive design harms young minds and self-worth. This briefing calls for urgent regulation: #bettermentalhealth

lhttps://peoplevsbig.pulse.ly/tkdemkcnij
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October 10, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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CMA won’t probe Big Pharma’s £1.5B investment freeze. “If there’s a secret deal, we don’t know about it.” The cost? NHS patients pay the price. Read this week’s Counterbalance:

https://substack.pulse.ly/rejtm39k9c

#TheCounterbalance #BigPharma #NHS #Antitrust
October 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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BEP urges the EU to modernise antitrust rules. Regulation 1/2003 is outdated—Europe needs faster, stronger enforcement to tackle digital & global market power.

Read more:https://balancedeconomy.pulse.ly/gmkuaxyhei

#Antitrust #EU #DigitalMarkets #BEP
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October 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Big Tech wants to control digital ID. Our latest Counterbalance piece shows how Google & Mastercard are lobbying for systems that threaten public rights. Identity must stay public.

Read & share:

https://substack.pulse.ly/d1uqy8yuh7

#Antimonopoly #Bigtech
October 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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💥 £100bn in tech investment sounds great, but who's really in control? The UK-US deal is about power and who gets left behind.

https://substack.pulse.ly/1mrnuawpci

#TechJustice #DigitalPower #UKPolitics #Counterbalance #FairMarkets #BigTech #Substack
September 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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This week’s Counterbalance lays out why structural remedies—not slap-on-the-wrist fines—are the only way forward.

📬 Read, share, and subscribe: https://substack.pulse.ly/0m58zjmjdc

#Counterbalance #Adtech #MonopolyPower #DigitalDemocracy #EUCompetition
September 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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The #EU just delayed a landmark case against #Google — a setback for fair markets, innovation, and democracy.
When regulators flinch, monopolies tighten their grip.

Read and sign up to our weekly Counterbalance Substack thecounterbalance.substack.com/p/europe-bli...

#BalancedEconomy
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September 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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The reports that the EU is holding off action against #Google’s illegal AdTech monopoly take Europe’s democratic deficit to a new level.

Doing nothing hands #BigTech & the US state dangerous power, undermining Europe’s own competition laws.

#DigitalSovereignty #BreakUpBigTech #Antitrust #EU
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September 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Industrial economics got us into this mess with big firms, big pain.

Accounting & Financial Analysis on sharper lens, real-time data, and fewer guessing games.

Want smarter competition tools? Start here. 👇

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September 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Yesterday, together with 35+ public interest groups, Balanced Economy Project urged European Commission president Von der Leyen and her colleagues to resist political pressure from Big Tech companies and prioritise the decisive enforcement of Europe's tech laws.

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January 30, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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The Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act, and EU antitrust rules are crucial for protecting our democracy and our economy.

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January 30, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Big Tech CEOs are seeking to mobilise the Trump administration to protect their ability to
exploit users and businesses dependent on them. This exploitation has created an unfair digital economy and has negatively impacted the dynamism and pluralism of Europe’s economy.

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January 30, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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Governments must reclaim powers to regulate corporations and their owners, to stop them hoarding wealth and power at our collective expense.

Europe needs to take a leading role in regulating and breaking up tech monopolies and reining in the excessive influence of billionaires.
January 16, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Monopoly billionaires use wealth to amass power to grow more wealth in a vicious circle.

Among the top 10 richest people in the world are 5 tech billionaires with a staggering €880.51 BILLION in combined wealth.
January 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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As the world’s ultra-rich set to meet at Davos next week, the report reveals Google, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Apple top the list of companies for lobby spending in Europe.
The growing power and influence of giant corporations has a corrosive impact on our democracies.
January 16, 2025 at 12:51 PM