We& #39;ve got news!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📍" title="Runde Reißzwecke" aria-label="Emoji: Runde Reißzwecke">

We& #39;re combining our investigative powerhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🕵️" title="Detective" aria-label="Emoji: Detective">, our advocacy skills https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📣" title="Anfeuerungsmegafon" aria-label="Emoji: Anfeuerungsmegafon"> and our data brains https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧠" title="Gehirn" aria-label="Emoji: Gehirn"> to take on the Big Tech companies profiting from spreading hate and division and ultimately harming our democratic rights.

A thread https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="1⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 1" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 1"> As we mark #InternationalDayofDemocracy it& #39;s crucial to remember that tech companies, that once claimed to bring us together, have business models that monetise content that drives us apart.

For Big Tech, more division = more https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💰" title="Geldsack" aria-label="Emoji: Geldsack">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="2⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 2" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 2"> For too long companies like @Facebook & @Google operated like black boxes and turned a blind eye to

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❌" title="Kreuzzeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Kreuzzeichen">Harmful content
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🗳️" title="Wahlurne mit Stimmzettel" aria-label="Emoji: Wahlurne mit Stimmzettel"> Dark money funding our elections
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎯" title="Volltreffer" aria-label="Emoji: Volltreffer"> Micro-targeting that polarises entire populations
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💡" title="Elektrische Glühbirne" aria-label="Emoji: Elektrische Glühbirne"> Exploitation of personal data

But it doesn& #39;t have to be this way.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="3⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 3" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 3"> We want a world where:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔️" title="Fettes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes Häkchen">Social media companies and Big Tech are forced to operate in way that is transparent
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❌" title="Kreuzzeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Kreuzzeichen">Online hate & discrimination are not able to flourish unchecked
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎯" title="Volltreffer" aria-label="Emoji: Volltreffer">We& #39;re able to engage in political debate without being micro-targeted with polarising ads

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="4⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 4" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 4"> You will see our passionate campaigners, policy nerds, and investigators untangling the complexities of the digital threats to our democracies.

Every time we ring the alarms, #GWTech will be used (now you know).

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="5⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 5" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 5"> If you want to stay in the know, you can follow our:

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