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Leading the Future Loses Its Only Democratic Donor and All Bipartisan Credentials
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Leading the Future (LTF), the Silicon Valley super PAC network built to defeat candidates who support AI safeguards, had its only Democratic megadonor distance publicly reject it this week. Venture capitalist Ron Conway now “regrets his previous [$500,000] donation” to the group, according to Jay Carney, the former Obama press secretary who […]
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MEMO: Make Big Tech Pay: The Closing Argument on Data Centers
MEMORANDUM To: Interested Parties From: Sacha Haworth, Founder & Executive Director of The Tech Oversight Project Re: Make Big Tech Pay: The Closing Argument on Data Centers Date: October 5, 2026 A New York Times report just revealed that Meta claimed $4 billion through a federal tax writeoff to build data centers as “pilot projects” […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Condemns Google AdTech Ruling
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project condemned Judge Leonie M. Brinkema’s misguided decision to let Google continue operating a digital advertising monopoly that drives up the costs of everyday goods and services. Statement from Sacha Haworth, Executive Director of The Tech Oversight Project, is below: “It takes an Olympic level of mental gymnastics to […]
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ICYMI: CNN: Meta deal ‘doesn’t address the subject of the addiction’
“Meta isn’t doing this out of the goodness of their heart. They’re doing it because they were dragged into a court of law and forced into this situation.” Watch the interview with survivor parent, Lori Schott, and Meta whistleblower, Artruro Béjar, here. WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project spotlighted an interview from survivor parent, […]
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Advocates Call on Dan Koh to Disavow AI Super PAC’s Last-Minute MA-06 Spending
The Tech Oversight Project is leading a coalition of Massachusetts and national advocates in sending a letter calling on MA-06 Democratic candidate Dan Koh to disavow more than $700,000 that AI super PAC Think Big has spent on his behalf this week in the final days before the primary. “Across the political spectrum, voters want […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Statement on Historic Multi-State $17 Billion Settlement with Meta
Statement from Sacha Haworth, Executive Director of The Tech Oversight Project: “Twenty-nine attorneys general dragged Meta into court and forced it to protect our kids — overnight shutoffs, daily limits our kids can’t loosen without a parent, and an independent monitor watching Meta’s books for a decade. Meta must now pay over $12 billion to […]
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ROUND-UP: Survivor Parents, Youth Organizers, and Safety Advocates Raise the Stakes for the Meta Multi-State AG Trial
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday as Meta was dragged to a federal court by a cadre of state Attorneys General, survivor parents, youth organizers, and safety advocates from California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey called for accountability for Meta, applauded the Attorneys General for bringing case to trial, and spotlighted evidence proving that CEO Mark Zuckerberg and […]
