Vicky Cann

Campaigner for @corporateeurope. Working on #BigToxics #Chemicals #LobbyFacts #PrivilegedAccess She/her

[Vicky Cann @vicky_cann]

Am also joining the x-odus ...

#Xit #HelloQuitteX

[Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope]

Corporate Europe Observatory joins the x-odus.

Twitter started as a platform of public debate. Under Musk, however, X has become a space of fascism, hatred and division. This goes strongly against our values as an organisation and we cannot be complicit.

#Xit #HelloQuitteX

[European Environmental Bureau @Green_Europe]

🔊We are many voices calling on EU leaders to tackle this problem at the root:

❌Stop fueling corporate greed #ForeverLobbying

✅#BanPFAS is the solution to this public health crisis

🔗Join the petition
https://t.co/eU5yaGGsUF

[European Environmental Bureau @Green_Europe]

⚠️Also today:

❓How the EU's proposed PFAS restriction is at serious risk of being hijacked by corporate lobbyists?

📗 Check out the new report of @corporateeurope

#ToxicFreeFuture #BanPFAS #ForeverLobbying

https://t.co/9yVpHYuoaa

[Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope]

PFAS, or forever chemicals, are widespread.
Check out our new report which shows how EU’s proposed PFAS restriction is at serious risk of being hijacked by corporate lobbying
Read it in our website and sign the petition for a #ToxicFreeEurope

[Olivier Hoedeman @olivierhoedeman]

Crucial reading for anyone concerned about the impacts of unregulated AI and the excessive political power of Big Tech ⬇️

[Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope]

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[Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope]

The @EU_Commission should now:
1⃣ Increase transparency on AI standard-setting
2⃣ Increase participation of civil society

❌More fundamentally, the EU should not outsource public policy-making on fundamental rights to private bodies!

[Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope]

Our previous research already showed Big Tech was able to substantially water down the AI Act.

🤖 Now tech firms are drafting the rules on how to implement the AI Act.

https://t.co/Nj890KpClh

[Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope]

📄 EU standards on AI do not start from a blank page.

Big Tech experts in CEN-CENELEC are pushing hard to get international standards adopted – which are even more industry-friendly.

👉https://t.co/WjfpRA4ZAr

[Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope]

Microsoft is especially dominant in setting AI standards.

3⃣ national delegations to CEN-CENELEC - Germany, the UK, and Ireland - are regularly headed by Microsoft representatives.

Microsoft also co-hosted a plenary session of CEN-CENELEC in 2024.

[Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope]

Civil society organisations and academics are challenging Big Tech’s dominance in AI standard-setting.

But they are struggling in the face of corporate interests with endless resources.

👉 https://t.co/WjfpRA4ZAr

[Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope]

Standard-setting organisations are private bodies historically dominated by corporate interests

55% of experts working on AI standards in CEN-CENELEC are from companies or consultancies w/ a large share from Big Tech. Only 9% are from civil society

👉 https://t.co/WjfpRA4ZAr

[Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope]

🪀Up to now, standards have been used for technical issues such as machine safety or chemicals in toys

🤖 Worryingly, the AI Act is the first time 'harmonised standards' will be used to implement rules on fundamental rights, how to deal with bias in AI systems, and transparency

[Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope]

🚨New report

📝Behind closed doors, Big Tech is writing the standards that will govern their own AI systems

❌The EU should not outsource public policy-making on fundamental rights to private bodies

👉https://t.co/WjfpRA4ZAr

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[Jan Willem Goudriaan @JW_Goudriaan]

Health workers in Palestine (Gaza) detained by Israel. Israeli army does not provide details

@PHRIsrael @P4HR @amnesty are concerned as are we @EPSUnions

Not acceptable that health and care workers are targeted.This could be war crimes @unhrcpr @HumanRightsWa17 @hrw and otgers

[PAN Europe @EuropePAN]

🥤💧 Without realising it, we are crossing a new planetary boundary. A small human-made molecule is increasingly polluting our drinking water on a global scale, #TFA. And #PFAS #Pesticides are the main reason.
https://t.co/5fIHqxVDRg

[CHEM Trust @CHEMTrust]

🤝Ministers have teamed up in calling for an ambitious REACH revision.

🚫They have shown support for banning the most #harmfulchemicals from consumer products. 

Find out more in our latest #ToxicFree4EU briefing 👉 https://t.co/tWfEaybWCN

#toxicchemicals #REACHrevisionNOW

[Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope]

Usual story re DG Grow
"Grow is rather sensitive to MNCs arguments even if it means repeating their arguments almost word for word. In internal memo it expresses its concerns about nomination of siloxanes ... then lists its reservations which are very similar to industry letters"

[Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope]

Link to documents: https://t.co/qvqFpRYr1H

Link to article (paywall): https://t.co/5sm90lqaZ3