Unprecedented move against Big Tech’s business model
MEPs vote in favour of new rules regulating tech companies use of tracking-based advertising
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Press Release | January 20, 2022
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Press Release | January 17, 2022 France/Germany: Small businesses want EU to get tough on Google and Facebook’s invasive advertising – new research
YouGov poll reveals small business leaders are uncomfortable with Facebook and Google’s tracking-based advertising
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Statement | December 06, 2021 Press statement on new lawsuit against Facebook
Reaction to the news that McCue Jury & Partners filed new lawsuits against Facebook in relation to Myanmar
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Blog Post | September 21, 2021 Spotlight on Big Tech’s lobbying in Brussels
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Article | September 09, 2021 How Facebook’s ad targeting may be in breach of UK equality and data protection laws
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Press Release | September 09, 2021 Global Witness calls on EHRC and ICO to investigate Facebook for breaking anti-discrimination and data protection laws
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Press Release | June 28, 2021 Facebook ad targeting could be used to incite sectarian violence
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Article | June 28, 2021 The Big Tech business model poses a threat to democracy
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Article | June 23, 2021 Algorithm of harm: Facebook amplified Myanmar military propaganda following coup
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Press Release | June 23, 2021 As Myanmar's military massacred civilians, Facebook's algorithm amplified pro-military, misleading and violent content
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Press Release | May 20, 2021 Congolese PR firm with links to former president behind smear campaign targeting Global Witness and partners, investigation suggests
Press Releases
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Press Release | January 20, 2022 Unprecedented move against Big Tech’s business model
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Press Release | January 17, 2022 France/Germany: Small businesses want EU to get tough on Google and Facebook’s invasive advertising – new research
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Press Release | September 09, 2021 Global Witness calls on EHRC and ICO to investigate Facebook for breaking anti-discrimination and data protection laws
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Press Release | June 28, 2021 Facebook ad targeting could be used to incite sectarian violence
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Press Release | June 23, 2021 As Myanmar's military massacred civilians, Facebook's algorithm amplified pro-military, misleading and violent content
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Press Release | May 20, 2021 Congolese PR firm with links to former president behind smear campaign targeting Global Witness and partners, investigation suggests
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Press Release | April 15, 2021 “Big blow” for advertising on social media - new polling in France and Germany finds majority oppose personal information being used to target them with advertising on digital platforms
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Press Release | December 03, 2020 Global Witness statement on the European Democracy Action Plan
Blogs
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Blog Post | September 21, 2021 Spotlight on Big Tech’s lobbying in Brussels
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Blog Post | April 15, 2021 Do people really want personalised ads online?
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Blog Post | February 05, 2021 One month on from the insurrection at the Capitol, our view on how to redeem social media
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Blog Post | November 30, 2020 Facebook banned new political ads in the week before the US election. We took a closer look
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Blog Post | November 10, 2020 Who micro-targeted political ads more - the Trump or Biden campaign?
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Blog Post | July 30, 2020 Who runs the world... Big Tech?
