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The Tech Oversight Project Blasts Meta As New Mexico Attorney General Reveals New Smoking-Gun Evidence of Child Safety Violations
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Sacha Haworth, Executive Director of The Tech Oversight Project, released the following statement after new smoking-gun evidence about Meta’s knowing violations of child safety was unredacted from New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez’s lawsuit and reported by AP: “How many more smoking guns do we need to see from Big Tech […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Blasts Meta for Gaslighting Lawmakers, Parents, and Young People in Latest Announcement
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project issued the following statement blasting Meta for gaslighting lawmakers, parents, and young people with its “latest announcement” to provide resources to children and teens who are harmed by Meta’s dangerous product designs. Meta’s announcement follows a nearly identical proclamation from the company in 2019 – proving that the […]
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The Tech Oversight Project, Civil Society Join Bipartisan Lawmaker Calls for Apple Antitrust Lawsuit, Congressional Oversight
View the Tech Oversight Project letter to DOJ here. WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project led 15 civil society and advocacy in organizations in calling for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to open an antitrust lawsuit against Apple for its anticompetitive and self-preferencing practices that cut off safe and secure message access from […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Issues Statement on COPPA Rule
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Sacha Haworth, Executive Director of The Tech Oversight Project, issued the following statement after the Federal Trade Commission proposed updates to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA) that would place new restrictions on the use and disclosure of children’s personal information and further limit the ability of companies to condition […]
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LETTER: The Tech Oversight Project and 200+ Organizations Press Congress for KOSA Vote
View the full letter here. WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, The Tech Oversight Project and more than 200 labor, parent, youth, mental health, health, and digital accountability organizations led a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer – calling on Congress to bring the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) to the floor for a vote. The letter […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Issues Statement on Lawsuit Against Meta, Demands Passage of New Mexico Kids Code
Torrez Claims Instagram, Facebook Facilitate Child Harassment, Exploitation & Trafficking in New Mexico – Lawsuit Allegations Reported in Wall Street Journal Learn more about the New Mexico Kids Code here WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project issued the following statement applauding New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez for suing Meta for sexual harassment, […]
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LETTER: The Tech Oversight Project and 10 Advocacy Organizations Call on NEC Urging Action to Curb Monopolistic Practices in AI
View the letter here. WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project and more than 10 progressive allies led a letter to Lael Brainard, Director of the National Economic Council and Chair of the White House Competition Council, urging action to curb anti-competitive and monopolistic business practices in the AI sector. The letter commends the […]