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Tech Oversight Project Report: An Exit Interview for FTC Commissioner Christine Wilson
View the full report here WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project slammed FTC Commissioner Christine Wilson for her hypocritical resignation and history of circumventing Congress, conflicts of interest, and upending longstanding norms at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In Commissioner Wilson’s letter of resignation, she falsely blamed FTC Chair Lina Khan’s leadership as […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Joins Fairplay and ParentsTogether in Coalition Letter Regarding TikTok to Energy and Commerce Committee
The letter calls for Members to press TikTok’s CEO about product design and children’s safety View the letter here WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project, Fairplay and ParentsTogether joined a coalition of civil society organizations and nonprofits in calling on the House Energy and Commerce Committee to specifically press TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew […]
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MEMO: TikTok is a threat. So is the rest of Big Tech.
MEMORANDUM To: Interested Parties From: Sacha Haworth, Executive Director, Tech Oversight Project Re: TikTok is a threat. So is the rest of Big Tech. Date: March 20, 2023 PURPOSE: TikTok is a threat, and they are not the only Big Tech giant to blame. The dangers of TikTok are indisputable, and Congress’ investigations into the […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Issues Statement and Fact Check on the Republican Response to the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project issued the following statement amid Washington Republicans’ bogus response to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. GOP politicians are using tech as a cudgel to slander the Biden Administration, yet House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Washington Republicans have repeatedly done Big Tech’s bidding by blocking […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Issues Statement on Senate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee Hearing
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project issued a statement following the Senate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee hearing on reining in dominant tech platforms and restoring competition online. “It was clear from today’s hearing that Big Tech and their allies will once again tote the exact same sky-is-falling, strawman arguments – rolling out last year’s […]
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FACT SHEET: Big Tech’s Sky-Is-Falling Act Continues as Senate Judiciary Recommits to Big Tech Antitrust Reform
WASHINGTON, DC – As the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Antitrust Subcommittee prepares to hold a hearing tomorrow afternoon, the Subcommittee will focus on on promoting competition online and reining in digital platform abuse while Big Tech’s paid spokespeople and front groups will resort to the same tired, sky-is-falling arguments built on lies (SPOILER: They’re already doing […]
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🚨 ICYMI: VOX: TikTok isn’t really limiting kids’ time on its app
Yesterday, yet another Big Tech platform issued a press release to great fanfare, but once you peeled back a layer, reporters found that TikTok’s so-called “time limit” feature was another useless ploy to pay lip service to parents and evade oversight from lawmakers. “TikTok is just the latest in a long line of tech platforms […]