In the News
2021

Tech watchdog campaign challenges big tech for hiding behind small business

"But counter to the warm and fuzzy anecdotes that Big Tech has rolled out over the years, some business owners struggle with relying so heavily on massive, opaque corporations and often have little recourse if things go wrong. Those struggles are the kind of thing that tech watchdog group Accountable Tech wants to draw attention to with its new awareness push, 'Main Street Against Big Tech.'”

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Chicago Tribune
May 12, 2025
Hinsdale native’s youth online safety coalition works with parents, others to push for accountability from social media giants

"Hinsdale native Zamaan Qureshi went to New York City at the end of April to protest against tech giant Meta — which owns Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp — and what he said were the apparent lack of safeguards for young people online."

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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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