Show threadCorporate Europe Observatory (CEO)4d ago
For background on the lobbying against the Digital Fairness Act, see our report "Addicted to the algorithm - How Big Tech lobbies to keep us hooked on social media" Big Tech aims to capitalize on the current obsession with #deregulation among EU decision-makers 🚨 corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/a...

Addicted to the algorithm | Co...
Addicted to the algorithm | 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
Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO)4d ago
A wide range of new #deregulation initiatives will be revealed during next week’s EU summit 🚨 EU level deregulation combined with a strong clampdown on member state rule-making would mean ‘double deregulation’, bringing social & environmental progress to a halt ⚠️ corporateeurope.org/en/deregulat...

Deregulation Watch | Corporate...
Deregulation Watch | Corporate Europe Observatory

Check out our new posts on Deregulation Watch which helps civil society monitor new developments in the deregulation agenda, assess what’s at stake, and organise in defence of strong social, environmental, and human rights protections.

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO)Mar 6
Such a pleasure to be in Paris and participate in the "European gathering of movements for struggle and social & ecological transformation" 🎊 Excellent strategising on challenges such as the rise of the far right, #austerity, growing #inequality, #deregulation and the dangerous power of #BigTech 💪
Show threaddzz YennMar 3
• (Past) Workshop on Age Verification for ESWA Members. • Deregulation Coming for the Cybersecurity Act. (➕ Proposal for a Regulation for the EU Cybersecurity Act) [🧵(4+5/15) ESWA Monthly, Feb2026, digital rights.] #DigitalRights #AgeVerification #Deregulation
InformactionsMCMar 2
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Argentine : le président Javier Milei présente une pluie de réformes visant à accélérer la dérégulation
https://mcinformactions.net/argentine-le-president-javier-milei-presente-une-pluie-de-reformes-visant-a
#Argentine #Milei #deregulation
Argentine : le président Javier Milei présente une pluie de réformes visant à accélérer la dérégulation - [Marie-Claude Saliceti]

Une avalanche de réformes pour transformer l’Argentine : lors de son discours annuel devant le Congrès dimanche 1er mars, le chef de...

acemaxxFeb 28

#Germany and Capacity Utilization Mechanism

Why #deregulation is not a #demand policy

https://acemaxxanalytics.substack.com/p/germany-and-capacity-utilisation

Show threadCorporate Europe ObservatoryFeb 25

🗓️ In the year since the CID was released, top Commission staff have had 750+ lobby meetings on it, more than three per working day.

👔 90% w/ business interests
🔎 5.5% w/ NGOs
👷 1% w/ trade unions

The 🇪🇺 met with ±500 different business groups and their reps. The top 5:

🏭 EUROFER - 39 meetings
🏭 ArcelorMittal - 18
☢️ EDF - 12
🏭 European Aluminium - 11
🏭 Cement Europe - 11

These big polluting industries have all lobbied for #deregulation and a #dirtyindustrydeal

👀 https://www.corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/clean-industrial-deal-year-dirty-lobbying

Show threadCorporate Europe Observatory (CEO)Feb 25
The 🇪🇺 met with ±500 different business groups and their reps. The top 5: 🏭 EUROFER - 39 meetings 🏭 ArcelorMittal - 18 ☢️ EDF - 12 🏭 European Aluminium - 11 🏭 Cement Europe - 11 These big polluting industries have all lobbied for #deregulation. Read more 📖: corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/c...
KillBaitFeb 25

Deregulation of Electricity in Ohio Increased Costs Through Middlemen

📰 Original title: Estados Unidos: cómo la desregulación hizo que la electricidad fuera más cara, no más barata [EN]

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View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/deregulation-of-electricity-in-ohio-increased-costs-through-middlemen/?redirpost=5f65d63f-8783-41b5-a173-fdce3ec5ad89

#economy #electricity #deregulation #energymarket

Deregulation of Electricity in Ohio Increased Costs Through Middlemen

Recent research from The Ohio State University’s Energy Markets and Policy Group shows that electricity deregulation in several U.S. states, including Ohio, has led to higher, not lower…

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John ColagioiaFeb 24

How deregulation made electricity more expensive, not cheaper https://theconversation.com/how-deregulation-made-electricity-more-expensive-not-cheaper-272780 @TheConversationUS

Importantly, the study found that suppliers in the open market were not setting their prices based on market fundamentals – like the underlying wholesale price of electricity. Instead, they were setting prices based on the results of the utility’s default supply selection.

#Deregulation #Economy