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Petition: Demand that Meta keep its fact-checking program

Petition

2025

Meta recently announced that they were ending their third-party fact-checking program on the platform, instead relying on users to flag posts that contain disinformation. We must demand that Meta maintain its fact-checking services and control the spread of disinformation.
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Bluesky’s the Limit

Staff Post

2024

Elon Musk’s race to the bottom for social media companies may finally be turning around thanks to fresh competition from Bluesky.
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Meta’s Political Content Limit Causes Steep Drop in Reach for Accounts

Report

2024

A survey of prominent Instagram accounts finds reach of political content is down 65% on the platform since Meta began limiting this content.
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Google is Still Failing to Protect Privacy of Abortion Seekers

Report

2024

Data from seven states across the U.S. shows that Google still collects and retains Location History data for visits to abortion clinics despite the company promising in July 2022 to “delete these entries from Location History soon after they visit."
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Tell Google to Delete Users’ Location Data
Active Campaign

2023

Based on our research, Google is still collecting and retaining sensitive location data that could be used to prosecute those seeking or assisting with reproductive health care. Join us in urging Google to stop this dangerous practice of data collection and retention.
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Stop Toxic Twitter
Active Campaign

2022

Join us and partner organizations in calling on Twitter’s top advertisers to stop spending on the platform as Elon Musk has rolled back community and brand safety standards. A dollar to Twitter is a dollar to rising levels of hate, extremism, and disinformation on and offline.
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Ban Surveillance Advertising
Active Campaign

2021

Big Tech’s toxic business model of surveillance advertising is fueling the spread of extremism and disinformation online by feeding users whatever content keeps them clicking and scrolling. Join us in urging Congress to ban surveillance advertising.
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Statements

Jun 12, 2025

Accountable Tech Statement on Vermont's Historic Passage of Vermont Kids Code
Accountable Tech Co-Founder and Executive Director Nicole Gill released the following statement on Vermont's passage of Vermont Kids Code:
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AXIOS

Jun 04, 2025

Exclusive: Nonprofits launch petition against AI moratorium
"Americans for Responsible Innovation, Accountable Tech, and Public Citizen organized the effort."
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Big Tech companies are some of the most powerful and profitable companies in history, presenting new threats to the safety of communities and the health of democracy. We’re taking them on through legislation, regulation and direct advocacy.