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  Today Dutch MP Barbara Kathmann is tabling a new bill to ban addictive design on social media in the Netherlands. Big Tech’s business models rely on infinite scroll, autoplay and engagement-maximising feeds to keep us hooked for profit, and the harm doesn’t stop at 18. Addictive design hurts everyone. This is exactly the sort of law we need to see passed across the whole of the EU to rein in Big Tech. https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/02/dutch-mp-proposes-law-banning-harmful-addictive-design-feat...

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  ⚠️ 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. #OnlineSafety #TikTok #Ofcom

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  Starmer said that this is about behavioural change – that is crucial. The social media companies have built addiction machines, and we hope these measures can, in time, lead to regulations that make the internet safer for children, and better for everyone.

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  🚨 BREAKING: Overnight in Brussels We sent a clear message to EU leaders: 📣”Fight for us, not for Trump's billionaires.”

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  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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  Europe won’t reduce its dependence on US Big Tech by weakening the very rules designed to hold tech giants accountable. Digital sovereignty requires public interest safeguards, not deregulation.

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  That’s why we took over the Brussels skyline as Heads of State arrived to discuss the EU’s competitiveness. The choice is clear: fight for people, not Trump’s billionaires. #TimeToResist

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  @greenpeace @edri @wemoveeurope @lobbycontrol @rebalance_now @Balancedeconomy

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  If you’re attending CPDP in Brussels this week, join us Wednesday for a screening of Molly vs the Machines followed by a discussion on children’s online safety, platform power, and algorithmic accountability. The film explores how social media platforms shape young people’s online experiences. This is the first screening in Belgium, with director Marc Silver joining the panel. 🗓 Wed 20 May, 16:00–18:45 📍 CPDP Cinema, Maison de la Poste, Brussels https://www.cpdpconferences.org/culture-club/di...

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  🚨 NEW POLL: roughly TWICE as many people in France, Germany and Spain want the EU to break up Big Tech giants, as those who don't. @EUCommission will soon decide whether to dismantle Google's toxic adtech monopoly. Will it listen to EU citizens and #breakupbigtech? https://peoplevsbig.tech/large-majority-of-french-german-and-spanish-public-back-tough-eu-stance-on-big-tech-despite-risk-to-trump-relations/

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  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 must hold firm and now break up Google. @EUCommission https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-slaps-google-with-2-95b-fine-for-adtech-abuse/

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  👀 Is that EU competition chief Teresa Ribera breaking up Google with a hammer?? Today we're sending a loud message to @EUCommission to dismantle Google's toxic advertising monopoly! #BreakUpBigTech. Great work @edri @lobbycontrol @rebalance_now

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  Big news! 🎉 We're thrilled to welcome Ava Lee as the new Executive Director of People vs Big Tech. Her leadership marks an exciting new chapter for our movement. https://peoplevsbig.tech/people-vs-bigtechs-new-executive-director-ava-lee/

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  🚨 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 @EUCommission to stop bending to US and Big Tech pressure and enforce our digital laws #standupursula✊@edri

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  🚨 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. And yes: the far right is helping push this deregulatory agenda. https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/01/article-article-how-big-tech-shaped-eus-roll-back-digital-rights

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  New YouGov survey across 🇩🇪🇫🇷🇪🇸🇮🇹🇵🇱 finds strong support for EU enforcement action on X. 60–78% say the EU should act further if X fails to address breaches of European law. Of those, 62–73% — nearly half of all respondents — would support banning X in the EU if it refuses to comply. Clear public backing for data privacy, transparency, and rule of law online. https://peoplevsbig.tech/press-release-eu-polling/

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  🚨 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. https://peoplevsbig.tech/x-and-tiktok-algorithms-favour-the-far-right-at-the-expense-of-moderate-parties/

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  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. https://peoplevsbig.tech/no-privileged-us-access-to-europes-tech-law-oversight-civil-society-statement/