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ICYMI: Politico: Group backed by tech giants claims thousands of members. Many have never heard of it.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 31, 2022 Contact: [email protected], 571-316-6421 “Fake small business coalitions. Deceptive Prime memberships. Buying support from communities of color. In their battle against congressional efforts for more oversight, Big Tech monopolies will clearly stop at nothing,” said Sacha Haworth, Executive Director of The Tech Oversight Project. Background: Per reporting from Politico and CNBC, the Connected […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Calls on Congress to Get Amazon Off of Small-Business Owners’ Backs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 30, 2022 Contact: [email protected], 571-316-6421 New survey shows how small-business owners feel cheated by the big tech giant; bipartisan legislation awaiting a vote in the Senate would bring relief WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Tech Oversight Project released the following statement in response to a bombshell new report from the Institute for Local […]
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ICYMI: Wall Street Journal: Antitrust Bill Targeting Amazon, Google, Apple Gets Support From DOJ
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, March 28, 2022Contact: [email protected], 571-316-6421 “The Biden Administration is harnessing this historic moment and prioritizing consumers over Big Tech monopolies. The American Innovation and Choice Online Act will give consumers more choices and force Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon to play by the same rules as everyone else,” said Sacha Haworth, Executive Director […]
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Tech Oversight Project Statement on Speaker Pelosi’s Pledge to Advance Antitrust Legislation
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project issued a statement following Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) commitment to advance antitrust legislation to the floor of the House: “Speaker Nancy Pelosi does not bring bills to the floor that won’t pass, and this pledge brings us one step closer to passing historic antitrust reform,” said Sacha Haworth, Executive […]
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Following Tech Oversight Project TV Ad, Bipartisan Lawmakers Challenge Facebook’s Meta for Spreading Russian Disinformation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 16, 2022 Contact: [email protected], 571-316-6421 Watch The Tech Oversight Project’s TV ad here. WASHINGTON, DC – Days after The Tech Oversight Project drew attention to Big Tech companies continuing to help spread pro-Russia disinformation with a new TV ad, a bipartisan group of members sent a scathing letter to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Launches TV Ad Slamming Big Tech for Spreading Russian Disinformation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, March 14, 2022 Contact: [email protected], 571-316-6421 Despite assertions to the contrary, new reporting from Axios and NewsGuard shows Big Tech platforms are still spreading Putin’s disinformation. WASHINGTON, DC – Following multiple news reports spotlighting certain Big Tech companies’ continued unwillingness to fully stop Russian disinformation on their platforms, The Tech Oversight Project […]
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ICYMI: Seattle Times: Big Tech pushback can’t deter antitrust fight
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, March 7, 2022 Contact: [email protected], 571-316-6421 “When even Amazon’s hometown newspaper agrees that Congress needs to push antitrust reform over the finish line, it’s time to summon the urgency of this moment and get it done,” said Sacha Haworth, Executive Director of the Tech Oversight Project. By Seattle Times Editorial Board […]