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The Tech Oversight Project Applauds the RAISE Act’s Victory Over Big Tech AI Bullying
The Tech Oversight Project today applauded the signature into law of the Responsible AI Safety and Education (RAISE) Act (S6953/A6453A), the landmark AI bill the organization has supported throughout this year’s session, and congratulated bill authors New York State Senator Andrew Gounardes and Assemblymember Alex Bores for successfully standing up to Big Tech: “Parents across […]
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ICYMI: New York Parents, Young People Mount Final Push for Gov. Hochul to Sign A.I. Safety Law – Not Water It Down
Calls for RAISE Act protections passed by Legislature grow louder amid blistering last-minute Big Tech attacks “As Big Tech floods New York with lobbying and political attacks in a desperate bid to kill basic A.I. safety protections, parents and young people across the state are standing firm in urging Governor Hochul to sign the […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Slams Trump’s Executive Order on AI
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Sacha Haworth, Executive Director of The Tech Oversight Project, issued the following statement after President Donald Trump signed an executive order threatening to withhold federal broadband funding from states that regulate artificial intelligence: “The Trump-Sacks executive order proves that the White House only listens to powerful Big Tech CEOs who fund […]
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ICYMI: Meta and TikTok Are Co-Opting Parents to Cover-Up Lies, Widespread Harm to Minors
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project spotlighted yet another example of Big Tech platforms co-opting the National Parent Teacher Association (PTA) to launder their talking points and whitewash the damage Meta and TikTok’s products are causing to a generation of children and teens.“It’s downright shameful that Meta and TikTok have cynically co-opted the […]
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Tech Oversight Project Slams House Republicans for Pushing Poison-Pill KOSA and State AI Law Ban
Ahead of House E&C Hearing, Advocates Emphasize Support for Senate-Passed Kids Online Safety Act WASHINGTON, DC – Ahead of today’s House committee hearing, The Tech Oversight Project Executive Director Sacha Haworth issued the following statement: “The House Republican Caucus, under Mike Johnson and Steve Scalise, is taking up the cause of kids’ online safety in […]
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ICYMI: Bombshell Emails Expose Meta’s Laissez Faire Sex Trafficking Policy, Lies to Congress
“Under Mark Zuckerberg’s leadership, Meta lied to the American people in order to cover up that their products damaged young people’s lives and led to increased anxiety, depression, and suicide. This evidence is smoking gun proof that Meta believes they are above the law, and Zuckerberg has blood on his hands,” said Sacha Haworth, Executive […]
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Meta’s Unsealed Internal Documents Prove Years of Deliberate Harm and Inaction to Protect Minors
Meta is currently fighting for AI amnesty, blocking state laws that protect children and teens online. WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project responded to newly unsealed documents in court cases against Meta that prove a years-long cover-up of child sex trafficking and social media addiction on its platforms. Documents also show that the […]
