The Tech Oversight Project
Who We Are
The Tech Oversight Project is charged with holding Big Tech accountable for its anti-competitive and corrupting influence on our society and the levers of power. To achieve this, the Tech Oversight Project will engage with key lawmakers and decision-makers to punch back against false narratives, expose bad actors in tech who are harming our country, and push for landmark antitrust legislation to restore competition and normalcy in our everyday lives.
Why We’re Fighting
Despite bleeding competitors dry, spreading disinformation, contributing to online harassment and real-world hate crimes, and putting children and families in danger, companies like Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon continue to operate without accountability and to profit from these practices. These corporations have platformed terrorists, lied to Congress, weaponized our personal data against us, and leveraged their market dominance to protect the greedy ill-gotten gains. There is only one course of action: punish Big Tech to restore our nation, protect our families, and help small businesses compete.
What We’re Fighting For
Comprehensive antitrust legislation that restores competitiveness, prevents discrimination against small businesses, and promotes a healthier online experience for users of all ages.
Enshrined safeguards that put individuals and families back in control of their own data to end the onerous practice of surveillance by Big Tech.
Repercussions for spreading disinformation and failure to remove bad actors.
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The Tech Oversight Project Applauds AI Moratorium Removal from Final Senate Budget
The moratorium was defeated by a 99-1 vote WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, The Tech Oversight Project issued the following statement after the AI moratorium was defeated and ultimately removed from the Senate’s budget reconciliation package. The amendment, led by Senator Marsha Blackburn and Senator Maria Cantwell, to strike the moratorium from the underlying bill was passed […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Condemns AI Moratorium Language
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project issued the following statement on the continued AI moratorium language. “At a time when new details emerge every day about Big Tech’s untested AI assistants and chatbots causing harm to people, especially kids, Congress should be encouraging more oversight, not AI amnesty. This terrible deal all but […]
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ROUND-UP: 10 Things Conservatives Hate About Congress’s AI Moratorium
Why do conservatives hate the proposed moratorium on states’ rights to legislate AI that embattled industry lobbyists are desperately scrambling to keep in the Senate’s budget reconciliation bill? Let us count the ways: Infringes states’ rights: “I personally don’t think we should be setting a federal standard right now and prohibiting the states from doing […]
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REPORT: The OpenAI Files Document Broken Promises, Safety Compromises, Conflicts of Interest, and Leadership Concerns
View the full report here WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project and the Midas Project released “The OpenAI Files,” an investigative report documenting the turbulent past decade at OpenAI as the organization has grown from an idealistic nonprofit into an unaccountable Big Tech giant. The report documents hundreds of sources that show how […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Applauds As Vermont Kids Code Becomes Law
The Tech Oversight Project today applauded the Vermont Kids Code becaming law, becoming the fourth U.S. state age-appropriate design code law and the second one signed by a Republican governor: “Just last year, Governor Phil Scott vetoed the Vermont Kids Code. This year, he signed it into law – proof that calls for accountability for […]
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Tech Oversight Project/PPP National Poll: Americans Deeply Critical of Big Tech CEOs, Support Big Tech Tax
Three-quarters of Americans see through tech CEOs’ MAGA posturing and support taxing Big Tech, including 60% of Republicans View the poll here WASHINGTON, DC — Today, The Tech Oversight Project released a nationwide survey conducted by Public Policy Polling showing that an overwhelming majority of Americans disapprove of Big Tech CEOs and support policies that […]
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Did Meta Give Cash to a Colorado Right-Wing Gun-Rights Group to Kill a Bill to Protect Kids Online?
A bombshell report yesterday in the Guardian has shed new light on Meta’s shady lobbying tactics in its victory-at-any-cost efforts to kill a Colorado bill aimed at protecting kids online. According to Colorado parents and advocates, as the kids online safety bill neared bipartisan passage over the objections of Meta, Google, and TikTok, a defunct conservative gun […]
