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TOP REPORT: YouTube: Addiction Inc.
Findings show YouTube suppressed internal warnings, manipulated advocacy organizations, killed safety features, and auto-deleted internal communications Download the report here WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the heels of a landmark verdict finding YouTube negligent for its addictive and predatory social media products, The Tech Oversight Project today released the following report, entitled “YouTube: Addiction Inc.” The […]
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ICYMI: Survivor Parents Slam Meta and YouTube Following Landmark Verdict in Social Media Addiction Trials
Watch the full press conference here WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, The Tech Oversight Project amplified a press conference from survivor parents following the landmark verdict in the first social media addiction holding Big Tech accountable for its faulty and dangerous product designs. Below are key quotes from the press conference. Julianna Arnold of California: Remarks I […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Statement on Bombshell Ruling Stripping Meta of Financial Safety Net, Insurance Protections
The court found evidence in Social Media Addiction Trials painted a pattern of deliberate negligence outside of normal protected business operations WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project applauded the Delaware Courts for standing up to Meta and finding that the company’s insurers are under no obligation to protect the Big Tech giant because of […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Applauds Court Win for CA Kids Code
Federal appeals court strikes down Big Tech’s attempt to block landmark California kids online safety law The Tech Oversight Project today applauded the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that preserves most of the California Age-Appropriate Code and clears the path for it to finally go into effect after years of being held up […]
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Meta Outlines Economics of Addiction Business Model: Hook the Kids, Hook the Entire Family
Newly unsealed court documents reveal that Meta’s Instagram developed an explicit internal business strategy to addict multiple generations of American families to its platform, deliberately using teenagers as the gateway to recruit parents, younger siblings, and grandparents. “This internal document proves in black and white that exploiting families is Big Tech’s core business,” said Sacha […]
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Historic Zuckerberg Testimony Exposes The Truth: Meta CEO Knew Kids Were Being Hurt and He Covered It Up
As Mark Zuckerberg completed his testimony in a landmark child safety trial at Los Angeles Superior Court, The Tech Oversight Project released the following statement: “What we saw in the courtroom today confirms what parents, researchers, and child safety advocates have known for years: Mark Zuckerberg built a machine designed to exploit children for profit, […]
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BREAKING: Zuckerberg Caught in Contradictions as Child Safety Trial Exposes Internal Cover-Ups
Internal emails show Meta knew millions of children under 13 were on Instagram – and targeted and studied them anyway LOS ANGELES – As Mark Zuckerberg continues to testify in a landmark child safety trial at Los Angeles Superior Court, The Tech Oversight Project released the following statement reacting to this morning’s testimony: “What we’re […]
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TOP-YOUGOV POLL, MICROSITE UPDATE: Survey Shows Near-Universal Support for Holding Google and Meta Accountable Based on Social Media Addiction Trials
View the poll results here Even More Damning Evidence and Documents From Google and Meta Uploaded to Big Tech on Trial Microsite WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project released a nationwide survey conducted by YouGov showing that a near-universal percentage of Americans are disgusted by Big Tech for recklessly endangering minors by designing addictive […]
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TOP REPORT: Adam Mosseri Haunted by Past Social Media Addiction Comments, Meta Document Deletion
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project published the following top takeaways from the testimony from Adam Mosseri, Head of Instagram and one of Meta’s highest-paid executives, in the social media addiction trials. In his testimony, Mosseri was challenged about his past statements on social media addiction, Meta’s document-deletion regime, the company’s codeword for […]
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Unsealed Court Documents Expose Big Tech’s P.R. Strategy Behind ‘Safer Internet Day’
Internal communications reveal coordination with nonprofits to deflect criticism as harms to kids and teens continue As Big Tech companies prepare to observe “Safer Internet Day” tomorrow, February 10th, The Tech Oversight Project released the following statement highlighting the gap between tech companies’ public safety commitments and their documented business practices: “While parents and families […]
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Meta Hauled to Court in Two Child Safety Trials as Social Media Reckoning Begins
As opening arguments begin today in the landmark social media addiction trial in Los Angeles and New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez’s trial against Meta starts in Santa Fe, Sacha Haworth, Executive Director of The Tech Oversight Project, issued the following statement: “This is the split screen of Mark Zuckerberg’s nightmares: a landmark trial in […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Launches New Microsite Highlighting Evidence from the Landmark Social Media Addiction Trials
Disturbing evidence shows Big Tech intentionally designed its products to addict kids – no matter the damage Microsite to be updated with new material throughout the trial WASHINGTON, D.C. – As opening statements in the landmark social media addiction trials begin this week, The Tech Oversight Project launched a new microsite to spotlight evidence from […]
