Area of work: Challenging the size and power of Big Tech

Why Foxglove and Global Action Plan are opposing the Woodlands data centre

There is a dearth of information about the environmental impact, as well as serious questions about the consumption of critical resources including power and water.

New UK data centres could have a devastating impact on our environment, and our national water and power resources

The government has quietly put building tonnes more of these power and water guzzlers at the heart of their economic plans. 

Foxglove asks UK CMA to probe Microsoft and Amazon’s AI partnerships

The CMA should see through Big Tech’s ruse and act to protect the AI market now. Because in five years, it will be too late.

Foxglove and partners launch manifesto aiming to put Big Tech monopoly in the sights of the next European Commission

We’re proud to be working with the Open Markets Institute, SOMO, the Balanced Economy Project, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties and more.

Competition update: Amazon drops its bid to gobble up iRobot! Microsoft/OpenAI partnership submission goes to the EC

It’s a big win for the coalition looking to cut Big Tech down to size. Now the eyes of regulators are turning to ChatGPT.

Microsoft’s “partnership” with OpenAI: The CMA needs to kick the tyres of this deal

The Sam Altman debacle shows the same handful of tech behemoths are exerting huge control over emerging technology like AI. 
Amazon iRobot

Tackling Amazon’s monopoly power – joining the European Commission’s investigation into the Roomba deal

We’ve asked the Commission to let us submit evidence from our own investigation to their probe into Amazon hoovering up iRobot.

Amazon face first UK hurdle in attempt to hoover-up iRobot

The Competition and Markets Authority has announced a formal investigation into the deal – following similar action in the US.