Screenshot of a poll on what appears to be Tumblr, 10,522 votes cast. It asks "Do you think Microsoft understands consent"? The first option is "Yes", it has 0.8% of votes, the other option, "Remind me in 3 days" has 99.2% of votes.
"It makes it harder for alternatives to compete when a company uses its reach and control to steer people back into its own products."
Microsoft continues using dark patterns that prioritize its own interests over user experience. Read @mozilla.org's article: bit.ly/4cqTn4e
Microsoft is being hit with a second investigation from the CMA on reports of limiting competition by charging licensing fees when its services were used on rival platforms.
Read the @reuters.com story here: bit.ly/4bXWHok
Our goal is simple: It shouldn’t be this difficult to use your browser of choice.
Learn more: bit.ly/4bXAwyE
We applaud the CMA's decision to open an investigation into Microsoft’s business software, including Windows OS, productivity and other software.
Read our official statement: bit.ly/4sdVoqd
The BCA stands for a digital world where everyone is free to choose the browser that best serves them.
Learn more about what we stand for — and why it matters: bit.ly/4to55mV
Just when you thought you’ve successfully changed your default web browser, Windows opens the next link in Edge.
It’s time Microsoft is held accountable for continuing to disrespect user choice.
The Browser Choice Alliance applauds the @imco.europarl.europa.eu motion to require Microsoft to provide “effective user choice and a fair and contestable environment for third-party providers” on its Windows PC operating system under the DMA.
Learn more: bit.ly/47pxtfU
Hear CEO of Astian Foundation, Alfonso Hernández, speak to how Windows tricks its users into sticking with Edge as default on PCs.
Ever had a hairdresser who doesn’t listen?
Feels an awful lot like trying to pick your browser on a Windows PC.
"Microsoft has always used Bing.com... to push the Edge browser, particularly when you search for Chrome."
A new article highlights Microsoft’s anti-competitive behaviors — this time Bing aggressively pushing Copilot when users search for rival LLMs.
Read more: bit.ly/475TaS4
Microsoft is rolling out a Copilot update to Windows Insiders that embeds web browsing directly into the assistant, opening links in Edge rather than honoring a user’s default browser.
Get the latest in a recent article from @theregister.com: bit.ly/4sM5qQ5
A quintessential Microsoft tactic — using dark patterns to push its own products, rather than respecting consumers' choices.
The @oecd-ocde.bsky.social Competition Open Day 2026 brought insightful discussions on merger control, AI and competition remedies with a clear takeaway: protecting competition and consumer choice on PCs matters more than ever in the age of generative AI.
We love to see it!
We're holding Microsoft accountable to DMA compliance measures.
At the DMA Working Group meeting of the European Parliament's Committee on IMCO, we highlighted Microsoft’s resistance to and evasion of the DMA's intended enforcement to maintain fair markets and user choice.
We're proud to have sponsored the State of the Browser conference last Saturday, an initiative aimed at promoting fair competition and supporting independent desktop browsers. As browsers play an increasingly central role in our digital lives, ensuring fair competition is more important than ever.
CEO of Astian Foundation, Alfonso Hernandez, reflects on Microsoft’s deceptive tactics that infringe on fair competition and consumer choice. 👇
I love that you need to change a setting to tell Teams that you set a default browser and would prefer that Teams uses that instead of Edge.
Teams' default is to ignore your default settings.
Microsoft is introducing a "Links in Teams" feature that prompts users to choose a browser when opening links in the Teams app.
The goal: "Encouraging" the use of Edge—even when users have already chosen their default browser.
Read the @tomsguide.com article: bit.ly/4aDFTRy
A perfect storm is forming, according to @forbes.com
AI innovation, digital fatigue and the growing demand for personalization are redefining how people experience the web. As a result — browsers are back on top.
Read the article here: bit.ly/4tFf6gq
The BCA welcomes CADE's antitrust investigation into Microsoft’s Jumpstart Program regarding concerns that it results in the de facto exclusive preinstallation of Edge and restricts third-party browser distribution.
Read more: bit.ly/4ch3CJZ
Links within Teams should open with your default browser, not Edge. Fight me.
Probably the two most common Bing searches in Microsoft Edge are:
1. "Firefox"
2. "How to change the default browser in Outlook"
11 years of respecting user choice! Congratulations!
Customers should be able to change their minds, and users should be able to change their browsers.
Microsoft has preemptively programmed Edge to intercept ChatGPT Atlas, OpenAI's new browser, for when it eventually lands on Windows. This is yet another deceptive way to hinder users’ ability to choose and use their preferred browser.
Get the story here: bit.ly/49urgzD
Over the past year, we advocated for PC users’ freedom to choose and use the browser of their choice. How?
By speaking at & sponsoring events like Smashing Conferences and Pixel Pioneers, garnering impactful media coverage, including in @bloomberg.com, & hosting our very own roundtable. Onto 2026!
Trying to get out of your gym membership is annoying. Choosing a browser shouldn’t be.
They're working overtime to hinder consumers' ability to choose their own browser. That's for sure.
