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Read more about Accountable Tech’s original research and investigations.
Meta’s Political Content Limit Causes Steep Drop in Reach for Accounts
A survey of prominent Instagram accounts finds reach of political content is down 65% on the platform since Meta began limiting this content.
Meta’s Implementation of Default Encryption on Facebook Messenger Remains Incomplete Six Months Since Rollout
In a survey of more than 80 Facebook Messenger users, Accountable Tech found that two-thirds of users have not seen Meta’s implementation of end-to-end encryption by default for all messages on Facebook Messenger.
As Global Elections Near, Meta’s Social Media Platforms Are Failing to Label Russian, Chinese, and Saudi Disinformation
Instagram and Facebook fail to appropriately label content from accounts controlled by Russia, China, and Saudi Arabia.
Democracy by Design: Social Media’s Policy Scores
In the midst of the 2024 elections, our Democracy by Design scorecard indicates that all ten platforms are lacking in election preparedness.
Report: The Two Faces of Big Tech
A new report from Accountable Tech on how Big Tech companies lobby against the reforms they publicly endorse.
As Google Rolls Out New Privacy Commitments, Research Finds Company is Still Failing to Protect Privacy of Abortion Seekers
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…in the coming weeks."
The Ongoing Insurrection: How Trump Continues to Weaponize Social Media Post January 6th
New report from Accountable Tech finds that more than 350 posts from Donald Trump on Truth Social are in violation of Facebook’s safety guidelines.
Post-Roe, Google’s Data Collection and Policies Could Endanger Those Seeking Abortions
New report from Accountable Tech reveals that Google is retaining both location search query and location history data for users who visit abortion clinics.
Platforms’ Looming Trump Decision
With Facebook likely to reinstate Trump on January 7, 2023, major social media platforms may decide to revisit their decisions to suspend Trump—with serious consequences at stake.
Facebook is Failing its Own Election Tests
Facebook has failed to deliver on a slew of public commitments it made before, during, and after Election Day—and the damage is far from over.
Facebook’s Algorithms Undermined COVID-19 Response, Spread Misinformation After George Floyd’s Killing
An Accountable Tech study finds that Facebook’s content curation and recommendation algorithms have actively promoted the spread of dangerous misinformation and extremism.
Mark Zuckerberg’s Free Speech Charade
Mark Zuckerberg wants us to believe Facebook is a beacon for freedom of expression and human rights, but that's not the full story.
Move Slow and Fake Things: Examining Facebook’s ‘Oversight’ Board
Thirty months after its conception, the Facebook-funded Oversight Board is nowhere near operational. This is the full story and examination of Facebook's 'Oversight' Board.
