La UE ha trincado a Microsoft y al lobby DigitalEurope, formado por compañías tan "Europeas" como Amazon, Meta o Google, ocultando y falseando los datos de los consumos reales de energía y agua de sus proyectos de data centers, tras filtrarse correos secretos entre las gigantes tecnológicas gringas.
April 19, 2026 at 7:50 AM
La UE ha trincado a Microsoft y al lobby DigitalEurope, formado por compañías tan "Europeas" como Amazon, Meta o Google, ocultando y falseando los datos de los consumos reales de energía y agua de sus proyectos de data centers, tras filtrarse correos secretos entre las gigantes tecnológicas gringas.
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November 15, 2024 at 5:44 PM
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Microsoft and DigitalEurope, a lobby group whose members include Amazon, Google and Meta, secured a secrecy provision in EU law to block public access to critical information on data centres’ environmental impact, Investigate Europe can reveal.
How Big Tech wrote secrecy into EU law to hide data centres’ environmental toll
Microsoft and DigitalEurope, a lobby group whose members include Amazon, Google and Meta, secured a secrecy provision in EU law to block public access to critical information on data centres’ environmental impact, Investigate Europe can reveal.
euobserver.com
April 17, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Microsoft and DigitalEurope, a lobby group whose members include Amazon, Google and Meta, secured a secrecy provision in EU law to block public access to critical information on data centres’ environmental impact, Investigate Europe can reveal.
New report just out from @investigate-europe.eu: Microsoft and DigitalEurope (a tech lobby group) decided they don't EVER want anyone knowing the energy consumption of individual data centres
So they lobbied successfully to get their own wording copy-pasted into regulations in the EU.
So they lobbied successfully to get their own wording copy-pasted into regulations in the EU.
April 20, 2026 at 7:00 AM
New report just out from @investigate-europe.eu: Microsoft and DigitalEurope (a tech lobby group) decided they don't EVER want anyone knowing the energy consumption of individual data centres
So they lobbied successfully to get their own wording copy-pasted into regulations in the EU.
So they lobbied successfully to get their own wording copy-pasted into regulations in the EU.
"Such a step would considerably raise the stakes by threatening the access of lobbyists belonging to dozens of interest groups and organizations of which Amazon is a member or affiliated with in Brussels, including powerful tech lobby groups like DigitalEurope, CCIA Europe, ITI and others."
EU Parliament threatens wider ban on lobbyists as Amazon spat deepens
All tech lobbies associated with the e-commerce giant — including DigitalEurope, CCIA Europe and ITI — could be barred from Parliament in major escalation of fight over warehouse working conditions…
www.politico.eu
July 16, 2025 at 11:33 AM
"Such a step would considerably raise the stakes by threatening the access of lobbyists belonging to dozens of interest groups and organizations of which Amazon is a member or affiliated with in Brussels, including powerful tech lobby groups like DigitalEurope, CCIA Europe, ITI and others."
Influential tech industry group DIGITALEUROPE suspended Chinese member Huawei in the wake of a probe by Belgian prosecutors into suspected bribery at the European Parliament.
Brussels tech lobby distances from Huawei following probe into alleged Parliament corruption
Influential tech industry group DIGITALEUROPE suspended Chinese member Huawei in the wake of a probe by Belgian prosecutors into suspected bribery at the European Parliament.
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March 21, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Influential tech industry group DIGITALEUROPE suspended Chinese member Huawei in the wake of a probe by Belgian prosecutors into suspected bribery at the European Parliament.
Microsoft and DigitalEurope, a lobby group whose members include Amazon, Google and Meta, secured a secrecy provision in EU law to block public access to critical information on data centres’ environmental impact, Investigate Europe can reveal.
euobserver.com/211609/how-b...
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How Big Tech wrote secrecy into EU law to hide data centres’ environmental toll
Microsoft and DigitalEurope, a lobby group whose members include Amazon, Google and Meta, secured a secrecy provision in EU law to block public access to critical information on data centres’ environm...
euobserver.com
April 17, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Microsoft and DigitalEurope, a lobby group whose members include Amazon, Google and Meta, secured a secrecy provision in EU law to block public access to critical information on data centres’ environmental impact, Investigate Europe can reveal.
euobserver.com/211609/how-b...
euobserver.com/211609/how-b...
European technology lobby group DigitalEurope has suspended Huawei after Belgian prosecutors launched an investigation into the Chinese tech giant over suspected corruption.
Huawei suspended from key tech lobby group over corruption scandal
Chinese tech firm is at the center of a corruption probe by Belgian authorities.
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March 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
European technology lobby group DigitalEurope has suspended Huawei after Belgian prosecutors launched an investigation into the Chinese tech giant over suspected corruption.
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April 22, 2025 at 8:50 AM
What could an EU-backed social media platform look like? Transparent algorithms, user-controlled data, and multilingual inclusivity at its core. A glimpse into the future of ethical tech! ✨ #DigitalEurope #SocialMediaEthics
3/ DigitalEurope speaks for Amazon, Google, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft. There are now more Big Tech lobbyists in Brussels than members of the European Parliament. 890 lobbyists against 720 elected officials. That is not democracy shaping policy. That is a purchase.
August 6, 2026 at 1:17 AM
3/ DigitalEurope speaks for Amazon, Google, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft. There are now more Big Tech lobbyists in Brussels than members of the European Parliament. 890 lobbyists against 720 elected officials. That is not democracy shaping policy. That is a purchase.
The European Parliament is considering revoking lobbying access for every interest group tied to Amazon, an internal note seen by POLITICO shows.
EU Parliament threatens wider ban on lobbyists as Amazon spat deepens
All tech lobbies associated with the e-commerce giant — including DigitalEurope, CCIA Europe and ITI — could be barred from Parliament in major escalation of fight over warehouse working conditions…
www.politico.eu
July 16, 2025 at 7:57 AM
The European Parliament is considering revoking lobbying access for every interest group tied to Amazon, an internal note seen by POLITICO shows.
The European Commission copied, almost word for word, a proposal from Microsoft and the lobby group DigitalEurope. The result: every data centre's annual sustainability report is locked under complete secrecy. Ten leading legal scholars told me this breaches existing EU law.
April 17, 2026 at 7:12 AM
The European Commission copied, almost word for word, a proposal from Microsoft and the lobby group DigitalEurope. The result: every data centre's annual sustainability report is locked under complete secrecy. Ten leading legal scholars told me this breaches existing EU law.
12/ In April 2026, Investigate Europe revealed that Microsoft and DigitalEurope lobbied a secrecy clause into EU law, classifying individual data centre energy and water consumption as commercially confidential. >
June 19, 2026 at 10:44 AM
12/ In April 2026, Investigate Europe revealed that Microsoft and DigitalEurope lobbied a secrecy clause into EU law, classifying individual data centre energy and water consumption as commercially confidential. >
Microsoft and DigitalEurope secured a secrecy provision in EU law to block public access to critical information on data centres’ environmental impact www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/big-te...
How Big Tech wrote secrecy into EU law to hide data centres’ environmental toll
Environmental footprint of Europe's data centres kept secret after industry lobbying in a move legal experts warn could violate transparency rules.
www.investigate-europe.eu
April 17, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Microsoft and DigitalEurope secured a secrecy provision in EU law to block public access to critical information on data centres’ environmental impact www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/big-te...
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Recommendation on the security and resilience of submarine cable infrastructures
The Recommendation on the security and resilience of submarine cable infrastructures presents a set of actions at national and EU level aimed at improving submarine cable security and resilience, thro...
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The EU is taking action to protect submarine cables—the backbone of global internet and energy networks. New measures will boost security, prevent disruptions, and strengthen Europe’s digital resilience.
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Os centros de dados em toda a Europa têm de comunicar a sua pegada ambiental. Mas uma cláusula de confidencialidade proposta pela Microsoft e pelo DigitalEurope acabou incorporada na legislação da UE.
Tecnológicas influenciam lei para ocultarem impacto ambiental dos centros de dados
Os centros de dados em toda a Europa têm de comunicar a sua pegada ambiental. Mas uma cláusula de confidencialidade proposta pela Microsoft e pelo DigitalEurope acabou incorporada na legislação da UE.
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April 18, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Os centros de dados em toda a Europa têm de comunicar a sua pegada ambiental. Mas uma cláusula de confidencialidade proposta pela Microsoft e pelo DigitalEurope acabou incorporada na legislação da UE.
Huawei suspended from key tech lobby group over corruption scandal.
European technology lobby group DigitalEurope has suspended Huawei after Belgian prosecutors launched an investigation into the Chinese tech giant over suspected corruption.
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www.politico.eu/article/huaw...
European technology lobby group DigitalEurope has suspended Huawei after Belgian prosecutors launched an investigation into the Chinese tech giant over suspected corruption.
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www.politico.eu/article/huaw...
Huawei suspended from key tech lobby group over corruption scandal
Chinese tech firm is at the center of a corruption probe by Belgian authorities.
www.politico.eu
March 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Huawei suspended from key tech lobby group over corruption scandal.
European technology lobby group DigitalEurope has suspended Huawei after Belgian prosecutors launched an investigation into the Chinese tech giant over suspected corruption.
#cdnpoli
www.politico.eu/article/huaw...
European technology lobby group DigitalEurope has suspended Huawei after Belgian prosecutors launched an investigation into the Chinese tech giant over suspected corruption.
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www.politico.eu/article/huaw...
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European Internet Forum has 'scheduled a “discussion” about “potential implications for Huawei’s membership" on April 9
DIGITALEUROPE, European Cyber Security Organization, Bruegel, Centre on Regulation in Europe are looking into Huawei's membership
European Internet Forum has 'scheduled a “discussion” about “potential implications for Huawei’s membership" on April 9
DIGITALEUROPE, European Cyber Security Organization, Bruegel, Centre on Regulation in Europe are looking into Huawei's membership
March 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
From Politico Influence newsletter
European Internet Forum has 'scheduled a “discussion” about “potential implications for Huawei’s membership" on April 9
DIGITALEUROPE, European Cyber Security Organization, Bruegel, Centre on Regulation in Europe are looking into Huawei's membership
European Internet Forum has 'scheduled a “discussion” about “potential implications for Huawei’s membership" on April 9
DIGITALEUROPE, European Cyber Security Organization, Bruegel, Centre on Regulation in Europe are looking into Huawei's membership
2/ Corporate Europe Observatory and AlgorithmWatch caught it on paper. Microsoft and a Brussels lobby group called DigitalEurope sent the EU Commission proposed confidentiality language. Their wording was adopted nearly verbatim into the final law. algorithmwatch.org/en/copy-past...
Copy, paste, govern: Microsoft ghostwrote EU policy that keeps data centers’ energy use secret - AlgorithmWatch
The EU Commission’s policy on data centers keeps information on the energy and water use of individual centers under wraps. Research by Corporate and Europe Observatory and AlgorithmWatch, published b...
algorithmwatch.org
August 6, 2026 at 1:17 AM
2/ Corporate Europe Observatory and AlgorithmWatch caught it on paper. Microsoft and a Brussels lobby group called DigitalEurope sent the EU Commission proposed confidentiality language. Their wording was adopted nearly verbatim into the final law. algorithmwatch.org/en/copy-past...
New: Big Tech secures secrecy in EU data centre law, keeping critical environmental information out of reach.
Microsoft and DigitalEurope – a lobby representing Amazon, Google and Meta – successfully pushed for an amendment classifying information on individual facilities as confidential.
Microsoft and DigitalEurope – a lobby representing Amazon, Google and Meta – successfully pushed for an amendment classifying information on individual facilities as confidential.
How Big Tech wrote secrecy into EU law to hide data centres’ environmental toll
Environmental footprint of Europe's data centres kept secret after industry lobbying in a move legal experts warn could violate transparency rules.
www.investigate-europe.eu
April 17, 2026 at 8:29 AM
New: Big Tech secures secrecy in EU data centre law, keeping critical environmental information out of reach.
Microsoft and DigitalEurope – a lobby representing Amazon, Google and Meta – successfully pushed for an amendment classifying information on individual facilities as confidential.
Microsoft and DigitalEurope – a lobby representing Amazon, Google and Meta – successfully pushed for an amendment classifying information on individual facilities as confidential.
The European Parliament is considering revoking lobbying access for every interest group tied to Amazon, an internal note seen by POLITICO shows. It would be a major escalation in a standoff over working conditions in the e-commerce giant.
EU Parliament threatens wider ban on lobbyists as Amazon spat deepens
All tech lobbies associated with the e-commerce giant — including DigitalEurope, CCIA Europe and ITI — could be barred from Parliament in major escalation of fight over warehouse working conditions…
www.politico.eu
July 16, 2025 at 7:56 AM
The European Parliament is considering revoking lobbying access for every interest group tied to Amazon, an internal note seen by POLITICO shows. It would be a major escalation in a standoff over working conditions in the e-commerce giant.
"Microsoft and DigitalEurope, a lobby group whose members include Amazon, Google and Meta, secured a secrecy provision in EU law to block public access to critical information on data centres’ environmental impact"
Ah, the heady whiff of the miasma of techno-capitalism!
Ah, the heady whiff of the miasma of techno-capitalism!
How Big Tech wrote secrecy into EU law to hide data centres’ environmental toll
Environmental footprint of Europe's data centres kept secret after industry lobbying in a move legal experts warn could violate transparency rules.
www.investigate-europe.eu
April 17, 2026 at 8:44 PM
"Microsoft and DigitalEurope, a lobby group whose members include Amazon, Google and Meta, secured a secrecy provision in EU law to block public access to critical information on data centres’ environmental impact"
Ah, the heady whiff of the miasma of techno-capitalism!
Ah, the heady whiff of the miasma of techno-capitalism!
EU Parliament threatens wider ban on lobbyists as Amazon spat deepens
All tech lobbies associated with the e-commerce giant — including DigitalEurope, CCIA Europe and ITI — could be barred from Parliament in major escalation of fight over warehouse working conditions.
All tech lobbies associated with the e-commerce giant — including DigitalEurope, CCIA Europe and ITI — could be barred from Parliament in major escalation of fight over warehouse working conditions.
EU Parliament threatens wider ban on lobbyists as Amazon spat deepens
All tech lobbies associated with the e-commerce giant — including DigitalEurope, CCIA Europe and ITI — could be barred from Parliament in major escalation of fight over warehouse working conditions.
www.politico.eu
July 16, 2025 at 7:15 AM
EU Parliament threatens wider ban on lobbyists as Amazon spat deepens
All tech lobbies associated with the e-commerce giant — including DigitalEurope, CCIA Europe and ITI — could be barred from Parliament in major escalation of fight over warehouse working conditions.
All tech lobbies associated with the e-commerce giant — including DigitalEurope, CCIA Europe and ITI — could be barred from Parliament in major escalation of fight over warehouse working conditions.