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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 […]
