Tech Oversight Project
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The Tech Oversight Project is a nonprofit dedicated to holding Big Tech accountable by passing comprehensive antitrust, privacy protections, and children's safety legislation.
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says, “Kids under 13 aren’t allowed on our services.” That's a lie.
2015: Internal review found 4 million kids on Instagram.
2017: Meta employees, we're "going after <13 year olds” – Zuckerberg had been talking about this “for a while.”
2015: Internal review found 4 million kids on Instagram.
2017: Meta employees, we're "going after <13 year olds” – Zuckerberg had been talking about this “for a while.”
Yesterday Gov. Newsom signed a package of youth online safety bills we're proud to have fought for, including the Kids Code 2.0, which we co-sponsored, and Adam's Law.
Big Tech lobbyists spent years trying to stop these bills. They lost; California families won.
Big Tech lobbyists spent years trying to stop these bills. They lost; California families won.
September 11, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Yesterday Gov. Newsom signed a package of youth online safety bills we're proud to have fought for, including the Kids Code 2.0, which we co-sponsored, and Adam's Law.
Big Tech lobbyists spent years trying to stop these bills. They lost; California families won.
Big Tech lobbyists spent years trying to stop these bills. They lost; California families won.
TOP's @sachalouise.bsky.social: "This is a historic settlement that will have a lasting impact, but we cannot truly protect all children and teens until these protections are required on every platform and are permanent – that’s something only Congress can do." techoversight.org/2026/08/26/...
The Tech Oversight Project Statement on Historic Multi-State $17 Billion Settlement with Meta - Tech Oversight Project
Statement from Sacha Haworth, Executive Director of The Tech Oversight Project: “Twenty-nine attorneys general dragged Meta into court and forced it to protect our kids — overnight shutoffs, daily limits our kids can’t loosen without a parent, and an independent monitor watching Meta’s books for a decade. Meta must now pay over $12 billion to […]
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August 26, 2026 at 4:47 PM
TOP's @sachalouise.bsky.social: "This is a historic settlement that will have a lasting impact, but we cannot truly protect all children and teens until these protections are required on every platform and are permanent – that’s something only Congress can do." techoversight.org/2026/08/26/...
New @navigatorsurvey.bsky.social: BIG TECH IS A BIG NO ☝️
Battleground voters have very serious concerns about Big Tech's role in American society, see tech CEOs as part of the corruption problem in DC, and overwhelmingly want their lawmakers to act.
Battleground voters have very serious concerns about Big Tech's role in American society, see tech CEOs as part of the corruption problem in DC, and overwhelmingly want their lawmakers to act.
July 31, 2026 at 1:19 PM
New @navigatorsurvey.bsky.social: BIG TECH IS A BIG NO ☝️
Battleground voters have very serious concerns about Big Tech's role in American society, see tech CEOs as part of the corruption problem in DC, and overwhelmingly want their lawmakers to act.
Battleground voters have very serious concerns about Big Tech's role in American society, see tech CEOs as part of the corruption problem in DC, and overwhelmingly want their lawmakers to act.
🚨 BREAKING: Right before today's key Senate Judiciary Committee vote, lobbyists are pushing to strip the COMPETE Act's private right of action – a change that would essentially hand Big Tech immunity. 🧵x.com/LeeHepner/s...
Lee Hepner (@LeeHepner) on X
Apropos the make or break vote on the COMPETE Act, happening this morning, the antitrust private right of action is critical.
Antitrust enforcement cannot devolve into a budget fight for public enforcement. It is a political threat that will allow monopolies to flourish.
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June 30, 2026 at 6:18 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Right before today's key Senate Judiciary Committee vote, lobbyists are pushing to strip the COMPETE Act's private right of action – a change that would essentially hand Big Tech immunity. 🧵x.com/LeeHepner/s...
This u, bro? Author of @sacbee.com op-ed slamming CA’s anti-monopoly COMPETE Act & fearmongering about Google impacts was paid >$150,000 by Google
June 29, 2026 at 8:21 PM
This u, bro? Author of @sacbee.com op-ed slamming CA’s anti-monopoly COMPETE Act & fearmongering about Google impacts was paid >$150,000 by Google
DOUBLE STANDARD ALERT:
For Meta whistleblower: a gag order, surveillance at public events, & millions in $ penalties for each alleged violation of her non-disparagement deal - aka for daring to speak
For Zuckerberg: White House help dodging basic Qs about why he lied to Congress & endangered kids
For Meta whistleblower: a gag order, surveillance at public events, & millions in $ penalties for each alleged violation of her non-disparagement deal - aka for daring to speak
For Zuckerberg: White House help dodging basic Qs about why he lied to Congress & endangered kids
June 26, 2026 at 5:26 PM
DOUBLE STANDARD ALERT:
For Meta whistleblower: a gag order, surveillance at public events, & millions in $ penalties for each alleged violation of her non-disparagement deal - aka for daring to speak
For Zuckerberg: White House help dodging basic Qs about why he lied to Congress & endangered kids
For Meta whistleblower: a gag order, surveillance at public events, & millions in $ penalties for each alleged violation of her non-disparagement deal - aka for daring to speak
For Zuckerberg: White House help dodging basic Qs about why he lied to Congress & endangered kids
NEW: Today, TOP launched a first-of-its-kind AI Super PAC research book and ad library to provide journalists, researchers, and the public with real-time campaign finance data, political research, and a plethora of ads Big Tech is running across the country.
🧵 More details ⬇️
🧵 More details ⬇️
June 25, 2026 at 3:59 PM
NEW: Today, TOP launched a first-of-its-kind AI Super PAC research book and ad library to provide journalists, researchers, and the public with real-time campaign finance data, political research, and a plethora of ads Big Tech is running across the country.
🧵 More details ⬇️
🧵 More details ⬇️
Many people are saying this.
June 9, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Many people are saying this.
💪 🍎 New York just passed the strongest youth AI protections in the country, UNANIMOUSLY. Shoutout to the lawmakers in both chambers who stood with families and refused to let Big Tech write the rules 👏 👏
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The Tech Oversight Project Calls on Gov. Hochul to Sign New York's Nation-Leading Youth Chatbot Safety Bill - Tech Oversight Project
The Tech Oversight Project today applauded the New York State Legislature’s unanimous final passage of the nation-leading youth chatbot safety bill (S.9051/A.10379), sponsored by State Senator Kristen Gonzalez and Assemblymember Alex Bores and developed in cooperation with Attorney General Letitia James. “In a year when Big Tech killed or gutted chatbot safety bills in state […]
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June 5, 2026 at 5:28 PM
💪 🍎 New York just passed the strongest youth AI protections in the country, UNANIMOUSLY. Shoutout to the lawmakers in both chambers who stood with families and refused to let Big Tech write the rules 👏 👏
techoversight.org/2026/06/05/...
techoversight.org/2026/06/05/...
TOP-PPP POLLING: Voters in Rep. Jay Obernolte (CA-23) and @trahan.house.gov's (MA-3) districts oppose their push to weaken and preempt AI safety laws.
Their bill would let Big Tech wipe out state child safety, civil rights & consumer protections. 🧵
Their bill would let Big Tech wipe out state child safety, civil rights & consumer protections. 🧵
June 4, 2026 at 7:44 PM
TOP-PPP POLLING: Voters in Rep. Jay Obernolte (CA-23) and @trahan.house.gov's (MA-3) districts oppose their push to weaken and preempt AI safety laws.
Their bill would let Big Tech wipe out state child safety, civil rights & consumer protections. 🧵
Their bill would let Big Tech wipe out state child safety, civil rights & consumer protections. 🧵
"The revelation that OpenAI’s ChatGPT advised a mass shooter to target children shows that we need protections and oversight across the board. Without guardrails in place for everybody, AI companies are putting targets on kids' and teens' backs." – @sachalouise.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/ben...
Ben Goggin (@bengoggin.bsky.social)
NEW: ChatGPT advised the FSU shooter that a mass shooting would get more attention from media if it involved several children, according to a new lawsuit against OpenAI
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/openai-sued-chatgpts-alleged-role-guiding-fsu-shooter-rcna344443
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May 11, 2026 at 6:33 PM
"The revelation that OpenAI’s ChatGPT advised a mass shooter to target children shows that we need protections and oversight across the board. Without guardrails in place for everybody, AI companies are putting targets on kids' and teens' backs." – @sachalouise.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/ben...
MUSK vs. ALTMAN: More than just "the girls are fighting," this case represents an absolute lose-lose for the American people.
An OpenAI win opens the door to cynical for-profit conversion plays with no accountability.
A Musk win paves the way for his own potential AI monopoly.
An OpenAI win opens the door to cynical for-profit conversion plays with no accountability.
A Musk win paves the way for his own potential AI monopoly.
April 28, 2026 at 7:07 PM
MUSK vs. ALTMAN: More than just "the girls are fighting," this case represents an absolute lose-lose for the American people.
An OpenAI win opens the door to cynical for-profit conversion plays with no accountability.
A Musk win paves the way for his own potential AI monopoly.
An OpenAI win opens the door to cynical for-profit conversion plays with no accountability.
A Musk win paves the way for his own potential AI monopoly.
$653 million in political donations. $200,000 a day in lobbying. 307 lobbyists — more than 1 for every 2 members of Congress.
You don't spend like this when the public is on your side. You spend like this when you need to buy the referees. Read this week's Dispatch for more.
You don't spend like this when the public is on your side. You spend like this when you need to buy the referees. Read this week's Dispatch for more.
April 28, 2026 at 3:58 PM
$653 million in political donations. $200,000 a day in lobbying. 307 lobbyists — more than 1 for every 2 members of Congress.
You don't spend like this when the public is on your side. You spend like this when you need to buy the referees. Read this week's Dispatch for more.
You don't spend like this when the public is on your side. You spend like this when you need to buy the referees. Read this week's Dispatch for more.
NEW: Big Tech's AI money is flooding campaigns across the country. OpenAI, Palantir, and a16z are spending hundreds of millions to oppose candidates who support AI safety, chatbot protections, and data privacy.
We're calling on Dems to disavow Big Tech's Trump-connected backers.
We're calling on Dems to disavow Big Tech's Trump-connected backers.
April 15, 2026 at 1:57 PM
NEW: Big Tech's AI money is flooding campaigns across the country. OpenAI, Palantir, and a16z are spending hundreds of millions to oppose candidates who support AI safety, chatbot protections, and data privacy.
We're calling on Dems to disavow Big Tech's Trump-connected backers.
We're calling on Dems to disavow Big Tech's Trump-connected backers.
PARENTS DEMAND ACTION: Moments after yesterday's landmark verdict, survivor parents gathered on the courthouse steps to issue an urgent call for Congress to finally hold social media companies accountable.
March 27, 2026 at 2:14 PM
PARENTS DEMAND ACTION: Moments after yesterday's landmark verdict, survivor parents gathered on the courthouse steps to issue an urgent call for Congress to finally hold social media companies accountable.
HISTORIC VERDICT: “The era of Big Tech invincibility is over – this ruling is an earthquake that shakes Big Tech’s predatory business model to its core." -- @sachalouise.bsky.social techoversight.org/2026/03/25/...
The Tech Oversight Project Heralds Verdict in Social Media Addiction Trials as an Earthquake for Big Tech - Tech Oversight Project
Today, The Tech Oversight Project issued the following statement after a verdict was handed down in the first case in the social media addiction trials. This was the first product liability case to go to trial that any Big Tech company has faced and was brought forward by plaintiff K.G.M., who experienced dangerous mental health […]
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March 25, 2026 at 5:38 PM
HISTORIC VERDICT: “The era of Big Tech invincibility is over – this ruling is an earthquake that shakes Big Tech’s predatory business model to its core." -- @sachalouise.bsky.social techoversight.org/2026/03/25/...
DECISION TIME: The jury has headed into deliberations in the landmark bellwether KGM social media addiction trial in Los Angeles. Parents and young people are gathered outside the courthouse and tuning in across the country and around the world as we await an historic verdict.
#BigTechAddictsKids
#BigTechAddictsKids
March 13, 2026 at 4:02 PM
DECISION TIME: The jury has headed into deliberations in the landmark bellwether KGM social media addiction trial in Los Angeles. Parents and young people are gathered outside the courthouse and tuning in across the country and around the world as we await an historic verdict.
#BigTechAddictsKids
#BigTechAddictsKids
Real change does not start with a headline. It starts with people.
We are standing together for a healthier digital future.
#StandForTheirAttention
We are standing together for a healthier digital future.
#StandForTheirAttention
March 12, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Real change does not start with a headline. It starts with people.
We are standing together for a healthier digital future.
#StandForTheirAttention
We are standing together for a healthier digital future.
#StandForTheirAttention
NEW: Ex-Meta engineer Arturo Bejar's testimony in the landmark L.A. trial sheds new light on WHY execs like Zuckerberg knew everything but refused to act. Oh, and this whistleblower brought receipts 🧾🧾🧾
March 11, 2026 at 4:19 PM
NEW: Ex-Meta engineer Arturo Bejar's testimony in the landmark L.A. trial sheds new light on WHY execs like Zuckerberg knew everything but refused to act. Oh, and this whistleblower brought receipts 🧾🧾🧾
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says, “Kids under 13 aren’t allowed on our services.” That's a lie.
2015: Internal review found 4 million kids on Instagram.
2017: Meta employees, we're "going after <13 year olds” – Zuckerberg had been talking about this “for a while.”
2015: Internal review found 4 million kids on Instagram.
2017: Meta employees, we're "going after <13 year olds” – Zuckerberg had been talking about this “for a while.”
February 20, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says, “Kids under 13 aren’t allowed on our services.” That's a lie.
2015: Internal review found 4 million kids on Instagram.
2017: Meta employees, we're "going after <13 year olds” – Zuckerberg had been talking about this “for a while.”
2015: Internal review found 4 million kids on Instagram.
2017: Meta employees, we're "going after <13 year olds” – Zuckerberg had been talking about this “for a while.”
NEW: Illustrations from inside the courtroom show Mark Zuckerberg being sworn in and confronted with evidence as the Meta CEO testified this morning in the ongoing landmark social media trials in Los Angeles. #BigTechAddictsKids
February 18, 2026 at 9:23 PM
NEW: Illustrations from inside the courtroom show Mark Zuckerberg being sworn in and confronted with evidence as the Meta CEO testified this morning in the ongoing landmark social media trials in Los Angeles. #BigTechAddictsKids
As Mark Zuckerberg takes the stand TODAY in the landmark social media addiction trials, newly unsealed case documents show how he has lied to Congress and the American people. #BigTechAddictsKids
February 18, 2026 at 2:41 PM
As Mark Zuckerberg takes the stand TODAY in the landmark social media addiction trials, newly unsealed case documents show how he has lied to Congress and the American people. #BigTechAddictsKids
“Oh my gosh yall IG is a drug” – internal Instagram messages, 2020
Right now, @mosseri, Head of @Instagram, is standing trial in Los Angeles for harming kids.
Right now, @mosseri, Head of @Instagram, is standing trial in Los Angeles for harming kids.
February 11, 2026 at 5:20 PM
“Oh my gosh yall IG is a drug” – internal Instagram messages, 2020
Right now, @mosseri, Head of @Instagram, is standing trial in Los Angeles for harming kids.
Right now, @mosseri, Head of @Instagram, is standing trial in Los Angeles for harming kids.
As Stanford's leading expert on addiction testified yesterday:
Social media addiction is real—and Big Tech designed it for kids.
See the evidence: techoversight.org/bigtechontrial
#BigTechAddictsKids
Social media addiction is real—and Big Tech designed it for kids.
See the evidence: techoversight.org/bigtechontrial
#BigTechAddictsKids
February 11, 2026 at 3:02 PM
As Stanford's leading expert on addiction testified yesterday:
Social media addiction is real—and Big Tech designed it for kids.
See the evidence: techoversight.org/bigtechontrial
#BigTechAddictsKids
Social media addiction is real—and Big Tech designed it for kids.
See the evidence: techoversight.org/bigtechontrial
#BigTechAddictsKids
👀 Oh. The AI super PAC people are also the Jeffrey Epstein people.
February 2, 2026 at 8:19 PM
👀 Oh. The AI super PAC people are also the Jeffrey Epstein people.