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Tech Oversight Project Statement on Big Tech’s MDL Settlement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, The Tech Oversight Project issued the following statement in response to news that Meta had joined Google, TikTok, and Snap in settling the first federal school district bellwether case, which the Big Tech defendants had chosen as the first case among hundreds of districts at trial. The next upcoming case in the federal […]
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OpenAI’s ChatGPT Encouraged School Shooter to Target Children
OpenAI’s products endanger public safety; Congress must act The Tech Oversight Project called on Congress to act after the new revelation that OpenAI’s ChatGPT advised the culprit in the deadly Florida State University attack that a mass shooting would get more attention from the media if it involved several children. “While Congress should continue quickly […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Slams Meta for Requesting Judge Throw Out Social Media Addiction Verdict
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, The Tech Oversight Project issued the following statement after it became public that Meta requested the judge throw out the ruling in the K.G.M. trial, the first bellwether of the state social media addiction trials. After months of testimony from Meta executives like CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram Chief Adam Mosseri, a […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Applauds Unanimous Passage of Groundbreaking Chatbot Protections by Key Senate Committee
Judiciary Committee Sends GUARD Act to Senate Floor with Resounding Vote The Tech Oversight Project today applauded the Senate Judiciary Committee for its unanimous passage of S.3062, the GUARD Act, which would address urgent harms created by unregulated AI by stopping Big Tech’s targeting of kids and teens with predatory companion chatbots. “We applaud Senators […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Endorses the GUARD Act
TOP joins the coalition of over 60+ children’s safety, survivor-led, civil society, and tech watchdog organizations supporting the bill WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, ahead of a key markup in the Senate Judiciary Committee, The Tech Oversight Project endorsed S.3062, the GUARD Act. The bill, led by Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Katie Britt (R-AL), […]
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COALITION LETTER: Disavow Support from Trump-Backed AI Super PACs
Watchdogs, Children’s Online Safety Groups call out Leading the Future’s Trump connections and dangers to children and teens onlineWashington, D.C. – Today, The Tech Oversight Project, alongside 13 children’s online safety, disability rights, tech watchdog, and AI safety organizations, is urging Democratic Members of Congress, including Rep. Clarke, Gottheimer, Gomez, Liccardo, and Subramanyam, to disavow the […]
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TOP REPORT: YouTube: Addiction Inc.
Findings show YouTube suppressed internal warnings, manipulated advocacy organizations, killed safety features, and auto-deleted internal communications Download the report here WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the heels of a landmark verdict finding YouTube negligent for its addictive and predatory social media products, The Tech Oversight Project today released the following report, entitled “YouTube: Addiction Inc.” The […]