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Tech Oversight Project Slams X For Gutting Election Integrity and Threats Team
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project issued the following statement amid reports that X has gutted its already decimated election integrity and threats team. The news follows a European Commission report showing that the largest increase in disinformation and Russian propaganda has occurred on X. The report states, “Initial quantitative analysis suggests that compliance […]
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Tech Oversight Project Praises FTC Announcement of Historic, Pro-Consumer Antitrust Case Against Amazon
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project praised the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 17 states for opening a historic, pro-consumer antitrust case against Amazon – alleging “illegal conduct” in its online store and services to merchants, which stifled competition. For more information on the FTC’s lawsuit against Amazon, click here. “For far too […]
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ICYMI: Insider: TikTok is testing a partnership with Google as it looks to beef up its search features
“Google loves to claim ‘competition is just a click away,’ but with a near-universal command of the search engine market because of predatory, exclusionary deals, nothing could be further from the truth,” said Kyle Morse, Deputy Executive Director of the Tech Oversight Project. “For Google, TikTok has never been its competitor. The Chinese social media […]
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ICYMI: Politico: Biden’s campaign set to counterpunch on misinformation
“In 2020, Meta and Google profited off of blatant lies from Donald Trump and failed to block QAnon conspiracies and anti-Semitic ads from their platforms. Now, Big Tech has chosen to fully give up on democracy and refuses to police any ads from Republicans pushing lies, fomenting violence, and spewing bigotry,” said Kyle Morse, Deputy […]
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More Than a Dozen Civil Society Organizations Join in Condemning Judicial Overreach in CA AADC Ruling
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, a coalition of civil society organizations, legal scholars, parents and youth advocates issued the following statement in response to U.S. District Court Judge Beth Labson Freeman’s decision to block the California Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC), granting Big Tech trade group NetChoice’s preliminary injunction: “By calling for safety by design and privacy […]
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REPORT: Google at 25: From “Don’t Be Evil” To ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
As Google reaches its 25th anniversary, this report explores the evolution of the company’s ethos from its former, famed “Don’t be evil” mantra. Research demonstrates that the Google of today is a far cry from its once idealistic vision of itself. Today, Google is a willing purveyor of disinformation and radicalization; a threat to national […]
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Tech Oversight Project Report: Amazon’s Corrupt DC Influence Operation
View the report here WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project released a new report on Amazon’s vast influence operation that the company has deployed to evade law enforcement, undermine bipartisan Congressional action, push false narratives, and hide behind industry front groups, like NetChoice, the Chamber of Progress, and the Computer and Communications Industry Association […]