Press & Media

A round up of all the latest news updates and press releases from Accountable Tech.

Accountable Tech Launches FOIA Investigation into Facebook’s Coordination with Trump Administration

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Bloomberg: "That existing case law makes antitrust reform by Congress all the more urgent, said Jesse Lehrich, the co-founder of Accountable Tech, an advocacy group that supports tougher antitrust laws for tech companies."

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POLITICO: "But Warner and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said in a joint statement that the bill would allow consumers to move their data away from dominant platforms that are “often insensitive to consumers’ privacy, content or platform security expectations,” and advocacy group Accountable Tech shared similar sentiments in a memo Tuesday."

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Bloomberg Law: “This is truly a watershed moment,” Accountable Tech co-founder Jesse Lehrich said in a statement. “Even a few years ago, the prospect of such bold structural reforms to rein in the unchecked power of big tech was anathema.”

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Statement on Historic Advances to Rein In Big Tech 

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CNN: "Facebook is still simply not doing enough. "They make cosmetic tweaks, whatever they think is enough to signal that they are taking things seriously. But they don't actually care," said Jesse Lehrich, the co-founder of Accountable Tech."

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Accountable Tech Launches Ads Backing Bills to Rein In Big Tech

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POLITICO: "The Silicon Valley group Accountable Tech launched a $50,000 digital ad buy to thank sponsors of a House package that could have big implications for tech, while also urging three Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee — including CA-33’s Ted Lieu — to declare their support."

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POLITICO: "The group Accountable Tech is launching a $50,000 digital ad buy today to thank eight original cosponsors who support multiple pieces of the House antitrust package."

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Euractiv: Don’t Throw Out the Digital Services Act’s Key Accountability Tools

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