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2024

Democrats flip social media ‘censorship’ complaints on Musk, GOP

Bianca Recto, communications director for the liberal watchdog group Accountable Tech, said social media platforms have “outsize influence to tip the scales one way or another” in an election. And when an owner like Musk makes it “clear that he’s going to use his social platform to support one side,” she said, “the playing field isn’t level.”

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KQED
Apr 17, 2025
Google’s Ad Dominance Is Illegal, Federal Judge Rules

“'We’re excited to see such enthusiasm,' said Alison Rice with Accountable Tech, which targets the industry’s surveillance advertising business model. 'The mechanism and the model that Big Tech has been using is taking advantage of the power that they have over this entire ecosystem to leverage nefarious designs and weaponize them in order to drive profits.'”

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CBS 19 News
Apr 17, 2025
Google has illegal monopoly in ad tech, US judge rules

Nicole Gill, co-founder of advocacy group Accountable Tech, called Brinkema's decision a "massive victory,"

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