The Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has prohibited the acquisition of Unox by Zwanenberg because it could lead to higher prices for consumers and a monopoly position in the market for smoked and frankfurters and shelf-stable soups. #overname #ACM #prijzen (translated)
The Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM) has prohibited the acquisition of Unox by Zwanenberg due to fears of a monopoly in the smoked sausage and cooking sausage market, which could lead to higher prices for consumers. #Unox #rookworst #monopolie (translated)
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has not approved the acquisition of Unox by Zwanenberg because it fears a monopoly in the market for smoked sausages and canned soups in the Netherlands. #Unox #Zwanenberg #ACM (translated)
The author in the post used an offensive term for pro-Russian fascists and claimed that they are monopolizing the state's media space and instituting complete control over information. He compared it to the takeover of power according to Lenin, whom he attributed the opinion that the media are a key tool for indoctrination and mass manipulation. He also called for the defense of the media. https://t.co/gjAC4P8FSy #mediálníprostor #svoboda #informace #CZ (translated)
The author claimed that pro-Russian forces, which he labeled as fascist and described in offensive language, monopolized the state’s media space and imposed complete control over information. He compared this approach to Lenin’s view of the media as a tool for indoctrination and mass manipulation. He also called for the defense of the media as long as it is possible. #Média #SvobodaSlova #Manipulace #CZ (translated)
After we remove the regime from power, we need to break up the media monopolies the fascist oligarchs have purchased.
During the ceremony for the Knights of Labor at the Quirinale, Sergio Mattarella reaffirmed the importance of monopoly control as an expression of freedom, recalling Einaudi's battle and emphasizing the need for a European response to the economic and democratic challenges posed by tech magnates. #Monopoli #Tecnologia #SergioMattarella (translated)
The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, emphasized the importance of not neglecting the youth, highlighting the need to create job and life opportunities that allow them to realize themselves, and condemned the risks associated with societal indifference, economic vulnerability factors, and emerging monopolies. #Giovani #Lavoro #SviluppoSostenibile (translated)
Guilherme Boulos stated that the following day there would be motorcycle rallies for Lula and said that, during the government, delivery app workers had stopped being invisible. He mentioned Parada Certa, with 100 support points across the country, and Move Aplicativos, which, according to him, financed new motorcycles and cars for workers. He also mentioned the confrontation with Uber, iFood, and 99 in defense of a minimum wage and a rate per kilometer, as well as a proposal for a national app to combat the monopoly of the platforms. Boulos called on supporters to work for victory in the election. #Motociatas #Lula #Entregadores (translated)
Dr. Jussi Lindgren criticized Yle's writing as low-quality and misleading, stating that it raises the idea of intentional disinformation. He also found it peculiar to think that a single editorial team would have a monopoly on information. https://t.co/vPMFzCdKbb #disinformaatio #journalismi #mediakritiikki (translated)
Nausicaa Marbe wrote that within P&W, according to her, only the De Vries side echoed the ideas of the far-left Mélenchon. She stated that NOS reporter Noortje mainly complained about the gendarmes in France and seemed bewildered. According to Marbe, Noortje showed no insight into what she described as the harmful variety of violence. #politiek #media #diversiteit (translated)
Arthur Machado wrote that Hollywood had stopped producing films that exalted the myth of the entrepreneur starting in a garage and that big tech companies had begun to be seen as selfish monopolists. He also stated that green energy projects in the US, Europe, and the Gulf monarchies grew significantly because of the Iraq war and that environmentalism had been “revived.” Machado said that Trump had not been able to reduce the cost of living for the average American, a problem that, according to him, also affected England, Spain, France, and Portugal. He added that extreme left movements were on the rise. Regarding the popular uprisings in France and Italy, he stated that they had shocked many people in the center and wrote that “the heavy hand turns.” #Política #Economia #Ambiente (translated)
Erika Hilton reported that she submitted a request to create a Parliamentary Inquiry Commission on Big Techs, with the aim of investigating, according to her, abuses by companies like Meta, responsible for Instagram, during the elections. She stated that foreign companies would be manipulating algorithms to favor political positions and harm candidates, and said there would be indications of interference by foreign billionaires in Brazilian elections. Hilton pointed out that the voting could influence the end of the 6x1 scale, the continuity of Pix, Brazilian control over rare earths, and the rights of women and girls to their own image, their own bodies, and the vote. She claimed to be gathering the 171 signatures necessary for the request for the companies to be investigated, regardless of the ballot results. The deputy also defended Brazil's sovereignty and criticized what she described as abuses by foreign companies that monopolize the internet. In the end, she called for support for Lula on the 25th and accused a system of trying to enslave the population, seize the country's wealth, and colonize it. #CPI #BigTechs #Eleições2023 (translated)
A legislative project from Romania that could ban the use of ChatGPT for legal cases is causing controversy, being accused of monopolizing legal consulting in favor of lawyers. #monopolavocați #legislație #inteligențăartificială (translated)
The author said the Supreme Court had granted Trump immunity but not “robber barons,” whose companies, they argued, remained subject to government oversight and antitrust law. They described those firms as monopolies that were illegal in some way and predicted a backlash against them as well. https://t.co/aQAz5wP4wC #Monopoly #Antitrust #GovernmentOversight #US
The Political Axis stated that Camilo Santana, the leader of the PT in the Senate, was negotiating an amendment to the Security PEC to reduce the age of criminal responsibility from 18 to 16 years for heinous crimes. According to the publication, the initiative reacted to a proposal from the PL that anticipated a general reduction to 16 years and to 14 years for heinous crimes. The outlet indicated that the PT's strategy aimed to prevent bolsonarism from monopolizing the issue, even though it contradicted a historical position of the party. #Segurança #MaioridadePenal #PolíticaBrasileira (translated)
Gabo stated that monopolies favored the powerful and that Globo would be compromised. He also criticized football clubs that, according to him, sought to profit from betting while their fans were harmed, and mentioned Mark Zuckerberg, Israel, and the United States. He further said that the whole system was against the people and continued to hunt for blood to gain profits. https://t.co/fCtN3vboBz #Monopólio #JustiçaSocial #Futebol (translated)
Nacho Montes de Oca claimed that Elon Musk had used Starlink for political purposes to pressure the Ukrainian government and that it was not the first time he, according to him, had aided Vladimir Putin or followed Donald Trump's orders at a critical moment. He stated that the decision could commercially harm SpaceX by exposing it to geopolitical risks similar to those that, in his opinion, contributed to the international ban on Huawei. Montes de Oca wrote that the intermittent use of critical technological infrastructure as a tool of political or military pressure could lead Western governments to accelerate the development of sovereign networks. He also pointed out that the interruption would have forced the cancellation or failure of several Ukrainian drone missions, reduced the commercial appeal of Starlink for defense customers, and put contracts with the Pentagon and the trust of European partners at risk. Among them, he mentioned Poland, which, he indicated, financed about 50 million dollars annually in terminals for Ukraine. The author estimated the global market for military communications and satellites in 2026 to be 22.03 billion dollars, if only encrypted tactical communication services were counted. He warned that defense buyers could consider their reliance on a private provider financially risky. In his background review, Montes de Oca stated that in September 2002 Ukraine requested to activate Starlink in the region of Sevastopol, in occupied Crimea, to guide maritime drones against the Russian Black Sea fleet, but Musk rejected the request. He added that on September 30 of that year, SpaceX interrupted the signal for several hours—and, in some areas, days—in the regions of Kherson and Donetsk during a Ukrainian counteroffensive, which, he wrote, left drones disconnected and temporarily halted military operations. Montes de Oca also said that the following month Musk threatened to stop providing the service because he could not finance it indefinitely and reversed the decision days later, before the Pentagon formally took over the contracts and Poland covered part of the costs. Additionally, he noted that in February 2023, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell confirmed that the company had technically limited the use of Starlink in Ukrainian attack drones and asserted that those restrictions had been tightened. Finally, he stated that Airbus was leading the European response and that, with 5.3 billion euros from the European military space program, it was designing and building low-orbit platforms for national and sovereign satellite networks. #ElonMusk #Starlink #Ucrania (translated)
Jones Manoel stated that Flávio Bolsonaro was the most voted candidate in polling places located in areas of Rio de Janeiro dominated by militias, which, according to him, represented a serious warning. He described the militias as criminal organizations that extorted residents, controlled services, and infiltrated the State to profit and impose fear in the peripheries and communities. Manoel said that electoral results in areas under the control of organized crime could not be treated as coincidence. In his assessment, the preference for candidates in these regions strengthened crime in power and protected mafias that harmed Rio de Janeiro. He argued that Flávio Bolsonaro's candidacy should be blocked and that President Lula should be reelected. #Milícia #CrimeOrganizado #Eleições2023 (translated)
The Responsible Research Hospital of Campobasso, burdened by 72 million euros in debt, intends to transfer the radiotherapy department to a private manager, raising concerns about the continuity of care and the growing monopoly of private healthcare in Molise. #SanitàPubblica #SanitàPrivata #Molise (translated)
