Thread by @finnmyrstad

A coalition of 14 companies is supporting our call to action on surveillance advertising! With companies such as @DuckDuckGo, @Vivaldibrowser, @Fastmail and many others: See more below: vivaldi.com/blog/letter-ba… #BanSurveillanceAdvertising 🧵

2. Your browser is your is key to internet experience. It also one of your keys to your privacy. @vivaldibrowser is a leading browser in this field, and they support #BanSurveillanceAdvertising

https://twitter.com/vivaldibrowser/status/1412657165848956933

3. Private communications have been eroded by #BigTech the last 20 years. Alternatives are growing. Read post by Fastmail CEO, @BronGondwana. Fastmail is one of the 14 companies signing todays letter:

https://twitter.com/BronGondwana/status/1412649341639020549

4. Search engines are key to many consumers to navigate the internet & find information. There are alternatives to the privacy invasive ones. One such alternative is @mojeek - CEO @ColinHayhurst also support the call to #BanSurveillanceAdvertising

https://twitter.com/mojeek/status/1412649226862010374

5. Policy makers see the business arguments for stronger protections online, such as levelling the playing field and promoting alternatives that respect fundamental rights. cc: @SchaldemoseMEP @AlexandraGeese @LoriTrahanMA @RepAnnaEshoo #BanSurveillanceAdvertising

6. See this blog post explaining how a ban can be implemented as policy, by @IlariaBuri, @europudding and @johnnyryan:

https://twitter.com/IlariaBuri/status/1412344831687413766

7. Also, see Vivaldis blog post from a few weeks ago, where its CEO, Jon Von Tetzcner outlines “explains why it’s time to free ourselves from constant surveillance and highly personalized targeting of users on the internet.” vivaldi.com/blog/its-time-…

7. Also, see @vivaldibrowser blog post from a few weeks ago, where its CEO, @jonsvt “explains why it’s time to free ourselves from constant surveillance and highly personalized targeting of users on the internet.” vivaldi.com/blog/its-time-…

8. One of the key persons behind this drive to organise companies around this call has been @riealeksandra. Read her thread

https://twitter.com/riealeksandra/status/1412650449765818369

9. We published a report & launched a civil society call with now 57 groups & 30+ experts two weeks ago. See more here:

https://twitter.com/finnmyrstad/status/1407647741753298945

10. Please consider joining the trackingfreeads.eu in Europe (cc: @paultang & @ilumium) – and in the US:

https://twitter.com/accountabletech/status/1374030200590176261

- these are key initiatives to support legislative action in this field. They are open to individuals and organisations