Thread by @econliberties

1/ Tomorrow, 40+ orgs are holding an event on Breaking the Power of Big Tech.

Check out some of our recommended reading ahead of the event👇

2/ “Ending Our Click-Bait Culture” answers common questions about @Facebook & @Google’s dangerous monopolies.

economicliberties.us/our-work/econo…

3/ "Addressing Facebook and Google’s Harms" digs in further & explains how @Facebook & @Google developed a business model toxic to democracy & civil rights.

It also maps out how “regulated competition” could rein in these giants.
economicliberties.us/our-work/addre…

4/ @ilsr’s “Amazon’s Monopoly Tollbooth” exposes @amazon for exploiting its gatekeeper power to extract a growing cut of the revenue earned by these sellers.
ilsr.org/amazons_tollbo…

5/ @acrecampaigns & @P4WF’s “Delivering Hate” reveals how @amazon’s platforms are used to spread white supremacy, anti-Semitism & Islamophobia, and outlines what @amazon needs to do to stop it.

acrecampaigns.org/research_post/…

6/ @openmarkets’ “Imagining a Democratic Amazon” explains how @amazon is exploiting COVID-19 to build on its existing dominance & retaliate against worker’s yearning for better worker conditions.

openmarketsinstitute.org/publications/i…

7/ Our “Understanding Amazon” report demystifies Amazon's strategy, the range of abuses it engages in, and the steps policymakers should take to eliminate its unprecedented gatekeeping power over American commerce.

economicliberties.us/our-work/under…

8/ And last but not least, @ilsr’s “Fighting Monopoly Power Toolkit” shows how states & cities can beat back corporate control and build thriving communities.
ilsr.org/fighting-monop…

9/9 It’s not too late to sign up and join us & 40+ orgs at the Breaking the Power of Big Tech event TOMORROW at 2pm ET!
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…