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"We need to get away from seeing 'big tech' as the problem, as through the efforts to tackle 'big tech', bigger technology companies may be all we end up with. And that is the greatest tragedy. There are #MoreThanFour companies – there is a whole internet out there." – @smcs

"Our plea is that the internet not be viewed as a monolith, and fixing the internet will not solve all of society's problems. We need to look at the internet not through the lens of a handful of companies and think about the entire ecosystem." – @smcs

"Bullies want to silence those critical of them. Lawyers and litigation are expensive. In these cases, we take a deep breath and decide to sit it out and wait for a court determination. There is an opportunity with the DSA that we want to see this fixed." – @hollyhogansf

"This as an opportunity for the smaller like-minded companies to voice their views and concerns about what's happening in Brussels. It’s a large ecosystem of companies that keeps the internet open and full of choice and these companies simply should be heard." – @FeixMichal

"We need rules for competition that ensure companies like ours, and smaller, and the next generation, are really able to compete and provide the next level of service that allows people to communicate in ways we haven't even thought of." – @MichaelACheah General Counsel, @Vimeo

"The internet is not about a few large giants, there are thousands of others that are less visible and pushed back by the large dominant players. Users and consumers can gain from having choice on the internet." – @FeixMichal, Michal Feix, General Counsel @seznam_cz

"This is something worth fighting for – we should make sure we don't limit the possibility of innovation out there. The #OpenInternet is about low friction to enter and being able to drive innovation through that." – @elninotim, Tim Schmitz, COO/co-founder, @jodelapp

"Freedom to create shouldn't be behind walls. We make deliberate decisions to stand up for our users and protect their content, we believe an #OpenInternet is a better internet - and a lot more fun." – @HollyHogansf, General Counsel, @automattic

"We are proud to be part of this incredibly important conversation about the future of the Internet along with our partners in the #OpenInternetAlliance. We have eight founding principles ranging from non-binary content moderation, to decentralisation, to net neutrality" – @smcs

"We’re included in the same category as these bigger companies and facing the same compliance expectations even though we’re nothing like them in terms of scale, resources or economic impact." – @smcs Sinéad McSweeney @twitter

"We’re using this hashtag – #MoreThanFour – not to criticise the largest companies in our industry. No, we’re simply saying that our industry is much more than the largest companies, and that our laws should reflect this reality." – @smcs Sinéad McSweeney @twitter

"There is a risk that while the DMA seeks to open the gates to competition, the DSA will slam them shut by mandating content moderation rules that fracture the Digital Single Market into 27 different markets with 27 different sets of rules." – @smcs Sinéad McSweeney @twitter

"European democracies should take heed – what happens in Brussels, doesn't stay in Brussels. It will have wide-ranging consequences on a global level including in countries where free speech is already threatened." – @jmchangama, Jacob Mchangama, Director of @justitiaorg

Our Spaces on The Future of the Open Internet kicks off in 20 mins – join us here: https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1OdKrBgABkwKX?s=20 …https://twitter.com/Policy/status/1506194033688948738 …

We need harmonised, effective regulation that tackles online harms in a way that allows #MoreThanFour companies to comply.  #OpenInternetAlliance

The #OpenInternetAlliance wants to discuss the future of the internet – the answer is not fragmented regulations that only big players can comply with.  Leave space for #MoreThanFour to help fix today’s internet.

We support a free and #OpenInternet that is not dominated by a handful of companies, protects consumer choice, privacy and innovation.