"Putting a former Meta lobbyist in charge of rewriting Europe's privacy rules – the so-called GDPR – is unacceptable" https://www.brusselstimes.com/1992574/ex-meta-lobbyist-put-in-charge-of-eus-digital-rules-tech-oligarchy-writing-its-own-rulebook
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In an open letter, we have joined other organizations in calling for Aura Salla’s appointment as Digital Omnibus rapporteur to be withdrawn.
Before becoming an MEP, Ms Salla was an executive lobbyist at Meta, serving as its Public Policy Director and Head of EU Affairs. And here stated goal is "to cut EU digital regulation".
Therefore, she is not suitable for the job as rapporteur.
Open letter: https://www.lobbycontrol.de/wp-content/uploads/open-letter-call-to-withdraw-aura-salla-digital-omnibus.pdf
"The challenge in making the switch is not that the solutions are not available, but mainly the question of political will to take responsibility." https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-big-tech-donald-trump-alexander-scholtes-breakup-still-hooked/
The EU has slapped Google with a record fine of €2.95 billion. For abusing its monopoly power in the online advertising market. Rightly so – but that's not enough.
The European Commission says it itself:
"The only way for Google to end its conflict of interest effectively is with a structural remedy, such as selling some part of its Adtech business."
So a Google break-up is on the table. We ask the Commission to stand strong and break up the monopoly despite US pressure!
RE: @PeopleVsBigTech@mastodon.social
Ursula! Stand up for Europe – not for Trump’s tech bros! #StandUpUrsula
Deregulation will not solve our dependence on Big Tech! On the contrary, effective rules are needed to limit the power of Big Tech. It's time to fight back and break up Big Tech!
@corporateeurope@mstdn.social has uncovered a new astroturfing organization by Big Tech: EU Tech Loop is a project by CCC Europe, a lobby group funded by Google and Meta. EU Tech Loop publishes articles on the Euronews website that closely echo the views of Big Tech: https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/addicted-algorithm-how-big-tech-lobbies-keep-us-hooked-social-media
"Contrary to the Commission's official press release, these changes are not “maintaining the highest level of personal data protection”, but massively lower protections for Europeans. ... The proposed changes are a gift to US big tech" https://noyb.eu/en/digital-omnibus-eu-commission-wants-wreck-core-gdpr-principles #GDPR #DigitalOmnibus #StandUpUrsula
Yesterday, we went to the EU-Commission’s headquarter in Brussels to protest for a Google break-up. Commissioner Ribera did the right thing with her adtech-decision. Now, she has to stay firm & resist pressure from inside the Commission & from the other side of the Atlantic. Time to break up Google!
Bundeskartellamt prohibits Amazon from applying so-called price control mechanisms and orders the disgorgement of 59 million euros in economic benefits https://www.bundeskartellamt.de/SharedDocs/Meldung/EN/Pressemitteilungen/2026/26_02_05_Amazon.html?nn=48916
If the EU is to become truly independent, it must withstand pressure from both Big Tech and the Trump administration. Instead of weakening rules such as the DMA, DSA, AI Act and GDPR, it must defend them with all its might.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/technology/europe-big-tech.html
RE: @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu
Good news. The EU Commission is ready to act quickly and take action against the monopoly power of Big Tech. 👇
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👉 US companies continue to have very good access. No major country is represented more frequently at meetings with individual companies than the US.
https://table.media/en/europe/feature/lobby-contacts-second-vdl-commission-has-more-frequent-meetings-with-companies
With our protests yesterday in Brussels in front of the Commission, we call on the EU to force Google to sell parts of its advertising technology business. A fine is a fine first step, a break-up has to follow to end the Google monopoly!
https://www.euractiv.com/news/protesters-outside-berlaymont-urge-eu-to-break-up-google/
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The tech industry has significantly increased its lobbying efforts within the EU. Our latest analysis of the EU lobby register:
🇬🇧 https://corporateeurope.org/en/2025/10/big-tech-lobby-budgets-hit-record-levels via
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Send a Valentine Card and tell the EU: Break Up with Big Tech! https://bigtech.wemove.postbug.app/en
Great postcard action from Wemove!
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@TabeaRoessner@gruene.social As bold as Amazon in Brussels: German Bundestag’s Digital Committee invited Meta, Tiktok & X to its meeting yesterday on the #DSA - and no one came. Not accepting Parliament's invitation shows a lack of respect for the democratic institutions. Parliamentarians should make clear this is unacceptable.