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ICYMI: Survivor Parents Slam Meta and YouTube Following Landmark Verdict in Social Media Addiction Trials
Watch the full press conference here WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, The Tech Oversight Project amplified a press conference from survivor parents following the landmark verdict in the first social media addiction holding Big Tech accountable for its faulty and dangerous product designs. Below are key quotes from the press conference. Julianna Arnold of California: Remarks I […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Heralds Verdict in Social Media Addiction Trials as an Earthquake for Big Tech
Today, The Tech Oversight Project issued the following statement after a verdict was handed down in the first case in the social media addiction trials. This was the first product liability case to go to trial that any Big Tech company has faced and was brought forward by plaintiff K.G.M., who experienced dangerous mental health […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Statement on Bombshell Ruling Stripping Meta of Financial Safety Net, Insurance Protections
The court found evidence in Social Media Addiction Trials painted a pattern of deliberate negligence outside of normal protected business operations WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project applauded the Delaware Courts for standing up to Meta and finding that the company’s insurers are under no obligation to protect the Big Tech giant because of […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Applauds Court Win for CA Kids Code
Federal appeals court strikes down Big Tech’s attempt to block landmark California kids online safety law The Tech Oversight Project today applauded the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that preserves most of the California Age-Appropriate Code and clears the path for it to finally go into effect after years of being held up […]
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RESOURCES: Oppose the KIDS Act
Below is a list of resources from parents, young people, watchdogs, and advocates opposing the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s KIDS Act: Legislative Analysis LETTER: Over 500+ Parents Opposing the KIDS Act LETTER: Over 120 Civil Society Organizations Oppose the KIDS Act LETTER: National Conference of State Legislators LETTER: National Association of Attorneys General Urging […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Urges Congress to Reject Big Tech Handouts in House Kids ‘Safety’ Bill, Adopt Bipartisan Senate Kids Online Safety Act
House Republican Package a trojan horse for tech lobby policies, preemption of state AI and kid safety laws, and nullification of thousands of cases from states, school districts, survivor parents, young people on social media addiction WASHINGTON, DC – The Tech Oversight Project issued the following statement urging Members to oppose the KIDS Act. The […]
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Meta Outlines Economics of Addiction Business Model: Hook the Kids, Hook the Entire Family
Newly unsealed court documents reveal that Meta’s Instagram developed an explicit internal business strategy to addict multiple generations of American families to its platform, deliberately using teenagers as the gateway to recruit parents, younger siblings, and grandparents. “This internal document proves in black and white that exploiting families is Big Tech’s core business,” said Sacha […]
