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2024

Instagram to automatically put teens into private accounts with increased restrictions and parental controls

"Today’s PR exercise falls short of the safety by design and accountability that young people and their parents deserve and only meaningful policy action can guarantee," Nicole Gill, cofounder and executive director of Accountable Tech, wrote in a statement. "Meta’s business model is built on addicting its users and mining their data for profit; no amount of parental and teen controls Meta is proposing will change that.”

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Sustainable Media Center Welcomes Eight New Members to its Advisory Board

A seasoned political strategist and communications expert, Robbie Dornbush is currently Chief of Staff at Accountable Tech. With a background that includes high-impact issue advocacy campaigns and a role as Chief of Staff and Special Assistant to the Press Secretary at the White House, Robbie brings extensive political and strategic experience to the Center.

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The Hill
Oct 02, 2024
Newsom throws AI regulation fight into uncertainty with veto

“[SB 1047] was the first of its kind legislation that went and put real safeguards in place for some of the biggest and scariest unknown potential uses of AI — which, particularly given the rapid advancement of the technology, is really important for us to have those guardrails in place moving forward,” Kaili Lambe, the policy and advocacy director for Accountable Tech, told The Hill.

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