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Big Tech lobbying EU for data protection deregulation, research finds

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New research from Corporate Europe Observatory indicates that Big Tech companies are actively lobbying the European Union to relax data protection regulations. This lobbying effort aims to achieve significant deregulation in the area of data privacy. AI

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Big Tech lobbying EU for data protection deregulation, research finds

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · glynmoody ·

    Big Tech lobbying pushes EU towards sweeping deregulation of data protection rules, new research reveals - https:// corporateeurope.org/en/2026/10 /big-tech-lob

    Big Tech lobbying pushes EU towards sweeping deregulation of data protection rules, new research reveals - https:// corporateeurope.org/en/2026/10 /big-tech-lobbying-pushes-eu-towards-sweeping-deregulation-data-protection-rules-new # privacy # surveillance # ai

    LINKS corporateeurope.org/…/big-tech-lobbying-p… corporateeurope.org/…/10

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