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The Tech Oversight Project Issues Statement on KOSA Passage out of House Energy and Commerce Committee
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project’s Executive Director Sacha Haworth issued the following statement after the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced the Kids Online Safety Act (H.R. 7891) to the full House floor. “Parents have fought tooth and nail for the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and deserve a final bill that protects […]
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Google AdTech Trial TLDR: 9/18/24
Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024 Week two of the US v. Google trial kicked off with a bang this week, as YouTube CEO Neal Mohan was grilled about Google’s practice of buying up competitors and “parking” them to neuter would-be rivals. TLDR: Digital advertising is the business model of the internet. Evidence suggests Google knowingly exploits […]
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The Tech Oversight Project: No Announcement Could Ever Fix Meta’s Youth Safety Failures
As Instagram tries to spin away bad headlines with yet another hollow policy announcement, The Tech Oversight Project Director Sacha Haworth called out Instagram’s owner, Meta, for breaking promise after promise to protect kids and teens, while urging the House to act swiftly on the Kids Online Safety Act: “With the bipartisan Kids Online Safety […]
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MESSAGE GUIDANCE: As Adtech Antitrust Case is Underway, Google Is Desperate to Avoid Public Airing of its Predatory Business Model
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project issued the following statement and messaging guidance to media and allies as the Department of Justice (DOJ) began its public antitrust trial against Google’s ad business. The trial comes just weeks after Google was found guilty of holding an illegal monopoly in search – its second antitrust loss in […]
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Zuckerberg’s Extremist Letter to House GOP Shows Threat of Big Tech/MAGA’s 2024 Alliance
Meta CEO Pledges to Enable Trump’s Right-Wing War on Democracy WASHINGTON, DC – The Tech Oversight Project Executive Director Sacha Haworth slammed Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg for his outrageous letter to Republican House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan: “After months of calls with Donald Trump, Mark Zuckerberg’s groveling letter to the House Republican Judiciary Committee shows […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Issues Statement on Historic Ruling in Google Search Monopoly Case
Judge Mehta: “Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly.” WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project issued the following statement after Judge Mehta issued an opinion finding that Google violated the Sherman Act and maintained an illegal monopoly in Search. “For over a decade, Google bent the […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Issues Statement on DOJ Calling for Sanctions Against Google for Deleting Evidence
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project issued the following statement after the Department of Justice (DOJ) called for sanctions against Google for deleting and concealing evidence in the landmark antitrust case against the tech giant’s ad tech business. “Tech monopolies like Google believe that the rules don’t apply to them. It doesn’t take […]