@somoamsterdam.bsky.social
🔎 Non-profit investigating multinationals.
🎯 Critical, independent, and factual.
🌍 Mission: a world where people & planet > profit!
💻 More info at https://www.somo.nl/
@somoamsterdam.bsky.socialOn 10-11 Oct, we'll be at the Workers’ AI Counter Summit, which will focus on putting workers at the centre of the debate about power, AI, technology and the future of work. Misa Norigami will join a panel to discuss recentering fundamental rights and people’s voices in AI governance. More info ⬇️
@somoamsterdam.bsky.socialAI is being sold as the future, but who decides what that future looks like and who bears the costs? Irish government will host its International AI Summit on 16 Oct, but it has invited only politicians, academics and corporations. Everyone else – from workers to creators and users - is left out 🚨
@somoamsterdam.bsky.social- scrap all existing public sector contracts with Palantir
- permanently end our states’ links to it
Palantir must stay out of our public services! ✋
Read more: www.epsu.org/article/120-...
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@somoamsterdam.bsky.socialAlert: Palantir is getting its dirty hands on public data across Europe⚠️ That's the same company providing tools to Israeli military and helping ICE track migrants in the US. Together with other civil society organisations, we urgently call on our governments and the European Commission to: (1/2)
@somoamsterdam.bsky.socialThe lawsuit against telecom giant Telenor is going ahead as opt-out class action📣
That means that if the case were to be successful, all customers whose data was shared would benefit from the awarded damages.
We'll continue sharing updates, watch this space.
Read more: www.somo.nl/norwegian-co...
@somoamsterdam.bsky.socialAs Nvidia is increasingly controlling Europe's AI infrastructure, EU policymakers must also be alert and better scrutinise such deals.
Read more about in our analysis: www.somo.nl/nvidias-inve...
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@somoamsterdam.bsky.socialThis is just one of the many deals Nvidia has been making. Through hundreds of investments and partnerships, it's shaping the development of AI, all while amping up its massive profits and power. This scrutiny is crucial. 🚨 (2/3)
@somoamsterdam.bsky.socialOn paper, Nvidia says its Groq deal isn't a merger, but...
It took its technology and top talent behind it. 🧐
The US Department of Justice is now investigating whether Nvidia deliberately structured this deal in a way that avoided antitrust review.
Read more: thenextweb.com/news/doj-nvi...
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@somoamsterdam.bsky.socialTogether with our partners in Myanmar and beyond, we've been calling for such an investigation and prosecution for years.
The class action civil case filed by victims is also still pending in district court in Norway. More details about this case at www.somo.nl/telenors-irr...
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@somoamsterdam.bsky.socialBREAKING: Telenor has been charged by the Norwegian Ministry of Justice with complicity in crimes against humanity for sharing sensitive user data with the Myanmar military junta following the 2021 coup.
✊ Justice is now one step closer.
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@bjverbeek.bsky.socialReposted by @somoamsterdam.bsky.socialZaterdag spreek ik tijdens het @fnv.bsky.social Solidariteitsfestival in Amsterdam over hoe machtige multinationals via internationale handels- en investeringsverdragen publieke belangen kunnen ondermijnen.
@somoamsterdam.bsky.socialIf we don't want to hand over our digital infrastructure to Silicon Valley, MEPs must urgently fix this:
→ Scrap proposals for data centre acceleration zones
→ Temporarily ban all data centres owned by, developed for, or primarily serving Big Tech.
Read more in our op-ed ⬇️ @euobserver.com
@somoamsterdam.bsky.socialVon der Leyen dreams of European AI. Her actions say: US tech control ⚠️ EU wants to: → Fast-track data centres across Europe → Bypass environmental regulation → Override public participation rights All to build infrastructure that will mostly belong to and serve... US financial giants & Big Tech
@somoamsterdam.bsky.socialAn urgent wake-up call not only for our governments, but for us all 🚨
The dominant economic system, AKA capitalism, isn't working.
We need a new system that serves us all, one that's just for everyone.
Let's explore the gap between what we want and how we get there ➡️ www.somo.nl/if-we-want-r...
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@somoamsterdam.bsky.socialDe Nederlandse regering:
❌ Belastinggeld gebruiken om de belangen van de burgers te dienen
✅ Belastinggeld gebruiken om Tata Steel te financieren – het meest vervuilende bedrijf
Volledige analyse: www.somo.nl/nl/voorgeste...
@somoamsterdam.bsky.socialThe Dutch government:
❌ Using taxpayer money to serve citizens' interests
✅ Using taxpayer money to fund Tata Steel - the most polluting company
Full analysis: www.somo.nl/proposed-tat...
@somoamsterdam.bsky.socialBreaking: two companies are helping supply the oil that fuels Israel’s ongoing military aggression against Palestine.🚨
This is happening despite mounting legal findings of violations of international law by Israel.
⛔ Stop oil shipment to Israel now!
Read our analysis: www.somo.nl/behind-the-b...
@somoamsterdam.bsky.socialAmsterdam, let’s tell the government it’s time to ditch fossil fuels for good! 📣
On 12 September just before Budget Day, we’ll be taking to the streets to show that the Netherlands is ready for a fossil-free future.
Are you joining us? ✊
More info about the climate march: klimaatmars.nl/en/join/
