This project explores the dynamics of big tech firms' influence on global tech regulation. As the European Union (EU) has emerged as a leader in tech regulation, big tech firms aim to shape the this power in the EU and, through its exemplary influence, in the Global South. The research delves into big tech's advocacy and its influence in these sites. It examines tech lobbying from the perspective of big tech firms, which will enable theorizing contemporary corporate political advocacy and the emerging global tech regulation regime. The project studies this advocacy in the EU Member States and in Brussels, covering the full EU policymaking cycle, including national ratification of rules. Moreover, the project explores the cross-border impact of corporate advocacy in selected Global South countries that have been influenced by the EU rules. Consequently, it provides important insights into the EU's global role in tech regulation and related corporate advocacy in the 21st century.

2024

2028