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Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦 and 1 other boosted

Corporate Europe Observatory

The EU Commission is preparing a Digital Fairness Act with measures against addictive design of social media 👏

Our new investigation reveals intense #lobbying by Big Tech to block such measures 🚨

Will EU decision-makers stand up against Big Tech lobbying?

#DFA

https://www.corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/addicted-algorithm-how-big-tech-lobbies-keep-us-hooked-social-media

Corporate Europe Observatory

Addicted to the algorithm: how Big Tech lobbies to keep us hooked on social media | Corporate Europe Observatory

As the EU prepares the Digital Fairness Act to tackle the addictive nature of social media design, big tech aggressively protects its business models. With Trumpists and far-right allies likely to join the chorus against the DFA, the Commission’s own drive for deregulation at all costs is not helping the chances of strong legislation.

Corporate Europe Observatory

@corporateeurope@mstdn.social · 3 weeks ago

Beyond Big Tech’s lobbying firepower, the Digital Fairness Act is facing several other obstacles:

- the EU’s deregulation agenda

- pressure from the Trump administration

- the growing power of the far right

- and the preference of centre-right politicians to limit rules for minors

Corporate Europe Observatory

@corporateeurope@mstdn.social · 3 weeks ago

The addictive design of social media is a major societal problem with serious impacts on public health & endangering the future of democracy

Weakening of the #DFA, in the name of 'simplification' or ‘competitiveness’, would only benefit the already excessively powerful US-based tech giants

Corporate Europe Observatory

@corporateeurope@mstdn.social · 3 weeks ago

🤳 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 👇
https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/addicted-algorithm-how-big-tech-lobbies-keep-us-hooked-social-media

Corporate Europe Observatory

Addicted to the algorithm: how Big Tech lobbies to keep us hooked on social media | Corporate Europe Observatory

Corporate Europe Observatory

@corporateeurope@mstdn.social · 3 weeks ago

The EU Commission is preparing a Digital Fairness Act with measures against addictive design of social media 👏

Our new investigation reveals intense #lobbying by Big Tech to block such measures 🚨

Will EU decision-makers stand up against Big Tech lobbying?

#DFA

https://www.corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/addicted-algorithm-how-big-tech-lobbies-keep-us-hooked-social-media

Corporate Europe Observatory

Addicted to the algorithm: how Big Tech lobbies to keep us hooked on social media | Corporate Europe Observatory

Björn Staschen

@bjoernsta@eimsbuettel.social · 3 months ago

"Eine zentrale Herausforderung der Digitalisierung ist es daher, sie so zu gestalten, dass alle davon profitieren können."

Die letzten Stunden laufen für die Abstimmung zum Publikumspreis -: wir freuen uns über jede Unterstützung.

https://digitaltag.eu/bewerbung/publikumspreis/save-social-networks-for-democracy

#SaveSocial

aiquez

@aiquez@troet.cafe · 3 months ago

@bjoernsta
danach könnt ihr ja ggf. mal anregen , dass der #Digitaltag
https://digitaltag.eu/bewerbung/publikumspreis/save-social-networks-for-democracy

auch im Fediverse nen account anlegt ?!?!
https://digitaltag.eu/aktion/social-media-ohne-meta-x-und-tiktok-kommunikation-im-digitalen-raum-des-fediversums

#DigitalFürAlle gGmbH
#DFA

#SaveSocial

Em :official_verified: boosted

EDRi

@edri@eupolicy.social · 4 months ago

📨 The latest edition of your favourite #DigitalRights newsletter is out! This time, we're grappling with changing seasons 🍂 🌧️ and much more. In this #EDRigram, read about:

💰 Budget cuts impairing Austria's #DataProtection Authority, and what NGOs are doing about it
📚 A new book on #spyware reiterating the call for a ban
⚖️ EDRi's take on #DigitalFairness and what we'd like to see in the upcoming #DFA

... and more! https://edri.org/our-work/edri-gram-29-october-2025/

EDRi

@edri@eupolicy.social · 4 months ago

📨 The latest edition of your favourite #DigitalRights newsletter is out! This time, we're grappling with changing seasons 🍂 🌧️ and much more. In this #EDRigram, read about:

... and more! https://edri.org/our-work/edri-gram-29-october-2025/