Big Tech’s influence and market power

Today, major technology conglomerates act as gatekeepers to the world of information: we use their AI tools to create content or seek substitutes for personal relationships. The algorithms of their social media platforms show us content designed to keep us online for as long as possible. And on their search engines, they no longer merely provide links; instead, AI-generated summaries have turned them into content editors. This power to shape public opinion, combined with the market power and ideologically coloured political influence of these corporations and their CEOs, has consequences – for our society and democracy.