Monday, August 17, 2026

Every time you open a news site, Google gets paid. These days most of us consume our information and news online. But every time you search, Google decides what you see. Google’s monopoly over digital advertising has bankrupted independent journalism. By dominating the ad market, it sucks up the money that used to fund independent media, leaving newsrooms struggling or shutting down. [1] But it’s not just the media that suffers, it’s all of us. When independent journalism dies, so does our right to know the truth. And without the truth, democracy plunges into the dark.`[2] <https://action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-05-breakupbigtech-petition-EN>`__

I signed the Break up Big Tech petition where we “call on the European Commission to break up Google’s monopoly over digital advertising, and take broader action to dismantle the unchecked power of Big Tech monopolies across Europe’s digital economy. This includes robust enforcement of competition law to force dominant tech companies to sell off parts of their businesses where needed to restore fair competition, protect consumers, and defend our democracy.”

But it’s only a symptom treatment. Actually we need to Subdue the greedy giants.