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The majority of citizens in France, Spain, and Germany desire stricter EU enforcement against Big Tech, as revealed by a recent YouGov survey.
In France, almost two-thirds (63%), 59% in Germany, and 49% in Spain indicated that EU enforcement of laws addressing Big Tech’s influence and power is insufficiently strict, when given the options of too relaxed, too strict, or about right.
Only 7% of respondents in France, 8% in Germany, and 9% in Spain felt the enforcement was overly strict.
Ahead of the survey, which was commissioned by People vs Big Tech and WeMove Europe, the EU adopted the Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA) in 2022 to regulate the impact of tech giants on users and the market.
However, these regulatory measures have become entangled in a trade dispute between the EU and the US, with the US labeling the DSA and DMA as unjustified barriers to trade.
EU Competition Commissioner Teresa Ribera stated that the EU will not yield to US pressure on this issue.
“The EU will defend its sovereignty,” Ribera confirmed, emphasizing the importance of implementing their rules and ensuring a well-functioning market without external interference.
A significant aspect of the survey was that respondents generally believed Big Tech wields more power than the EU itself.
Half of the French respondents (50%), 48% in Germany, and a majority in Spain (55%) opined that Big Tech companies possess “more power” or are “slightly more powerful” than the EU. In contrast, only 9% in France, 12% in Germany, and 15% in Spain deemed tech giants as “slightly less powerful” or “much less powerful.”
The survey included responses from 2,070 individuals in France, 2,323 in Germany, and 2,077 in Spain.
Source: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/07/03/europeans-want-tougher-eu-enforcement-of-big-tech-poll