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The Tech Oversight Project Celebrates as New York’s Strongest-In-The-Nation AI Chatbot Protections for Kids Are Signed Into Law
The Tech Oversight Project celebrated Governor Kathy Hochul’s signature yesterday of S9051/A10379, legislation authored by Senator Kristen Gonzalez and Assemblymember Alex Bores that will now give New York kids and families the strongest youth AI chatbot protections in the country. The new law sets a national bar for how AI companies must design their products, […]
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DCCC Urges Nearly Half of Targeted Campaigns to Spend Millions on Attacks Linking Republicans to Big Tech and AI Industry
WASHINGTON, DC – The Tech Oversight Project applauded the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee for embracing tech accountability messaging and urging over 30 campaigns, of a total 69 races, to put millions of dollars behind paid media linking Republicans to the corrupt Big Tech handouts that are raising costs, endangering families, and enriching Big Tech CEOs at […]
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Tech Oversight Project, Jonathan Haidt, Sen. Kristen Gonzalez, Survivor Parents Urge Gov. Hochul to Sign Nation’s Strongest AI Chatbot Protections for Kids Into Law at Packed Brooklyn Library Event
BROOKLYN, NY – It was a packed house at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Brooklyn Heights branch as The Tech Oversight Project, The TAG Movement, and Reset Tech hosted a free, educational community event in partnership with BPL and Common Sense Media. The event brought together survivor parents, young people, medical and youth development experts, and […]
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BOMBSHELL DOCS: Big Tech Is the Biggest Bankroller of Trump’s Ballroom
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, The Tech Oversight Project blasted Big Tech companies for bankrolling President Trump’s White House ballroom after a bombshell Washington Post investigation revealed the full list of major donors to the project, with analysis showing tech companies and their executives committed more than $126 million of the $333 million raised, far more […]
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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 […]
