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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 […]
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Tech Oversight Project Statement on TikTok Settlement in Upcoming Social Media Addiction Bellwether Case
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project issued the following statement on news that TikTok settled its first case in the upcoming social media addiction trials. Per news reports, similar claims against Meta’s Facebook and Instagram and Google’s YouTube will proceed as scheduled for now. Terms of the proposed settlement have not been disclosed. “Yesterday, […]
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Tech Oversight Project/Morning Consult Poll: Majority of Americans Question Trump’s Cozy Relationship with Big Tech
By a two-to-one margin, voters believe the Trump Administration is too close to Big Tech View the poll here WASHINGTON, DC — Today, The Tech Oversight Project released a nationwide survey conducted by Morning Consult showing that an overwhelming majority of Americans are concerned by President Trump’s cozy relationship with Big Tech companies like Google, […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Slams Launch of ChatGPT Health, Amid OpenAI Product Liability Lawsuits Leading to Suicide and Murder
WASHINGTON, DC – The Tech Oversight Project slammed OpenAI for launching “ChatGPT Health” amid a growing wave of product liability lawsuits linking the company to deaths by suicide and murder: “Under Sam Altman’s watch, ChatGPT drove minors to suicidal ideation, coached them through how to take their own lives, and dissuaded them from seeking medical […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Applauds the RAISE Act’s Victory Over Big Tech AI Bullying
The Tech Oversight Project today applauded the signature into law of the Responsible AI Safety and Education (RAISE) Act (S6953/A6453A), the landmark AI bill the organization has supported throughout this year’s session, and congratulated bill authors New York State Senator Andrew Gounardes and Assemblymember Alex Bores for successfully standing up to Big Tech: “Parents across […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Slams Trump’s Executive Order on AI
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Sacha Haworth, Executive Director of The Tech Oversight Project, issued the following statement after President Donald Trump signed an executive order threatening to withhold federal broadband funding from states that regulate artificial intelligence: “The Trump-Sacks executive order proves that the White House only listens to powerful Big Tech CEOs who fund […]
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ICYMI: Meta and TikTok Are Co-Opting Parents to Cover-Up Lies, Widespread Harm to Minors
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project spotlighted yet another example of Big Tech platforms co-opting the National Parent Teacher Association (PTA) to launder their talking points and whitewash the damage Meta and TikTok’s products are causing to a generation of children and teens.“It’s downright shameful that Meta and TikTok have cynically co-opted the […]
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ICYMI: Bombshell Emails Expose Meta’s Laissez Faire Sex Trafficking Policy, Lies to Congress
“Under Mark Zuckerberg’s leadership, Meta lied to the American people in order to cover up that their products damaged young people’s lives and led to increased anxiety, depression, and suicide. This evidence is smoking gun proof that Meta believes they are above the law, and Zuckerberg has blood on his hands,” said Sacha Haworth, Executive […]
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Meta’s Unsealed Internal Documents Prove Years of Deliberate Harm and Inaction to Protect Minors
Meta is currently fighting for AI amnesty, blocking state laws that protect children and teens online. WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project responded to newly unsealed documents in court cases against Meta that prove a years-long cover-up of child sex trafficking and social media addiction on its platforms. Documents also show that the […]
