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The President of the European Commission is preventing current legislation (the Digital Markets Act) from being applied to large U.S. corporations, specifically Google. This has sparked public outcry. (lemmy.world)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/47219103

This is the introductory text of a petition from Germany calling on the President of the European Commission to enforce existing law rather than granting exemptions to U.S. tech giants on her own initiative, without consulting the public:

Google is violating Europe’s digital rules. The European Commission had therefore already planned to impose a fine of billions of euros. However, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is said to have blocked the decision at the last minute—apparently out of concern over political pressure from the U.S. This sends a dangerous signal: Europe’s laws must apply even when powerful corporations and governments challenge them. We call on Ursula von der Leyen and the European Commission: Enforce the Digital Markets Act consistently against Google. Defend our democratic rules against the power of the big tech companies.

Introduction to a Petition by Campact (German organization) with more than 70,000 signatures after one week

Please post links to similar petitions from other EU countries in the comments. It is unacceptable for our politicians to unilaterally suspend existing laws in order to sell us out to US corporations. Fight back!

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[-] DmMacniel@feddit.org 14 points 14 hours ago

She never should have been elected the second time. She is dangerous to our integrity.

this post was submitted on 22 May 2026

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