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This is a company that spent more than a decade integrating itself into the news production and dissemination system. Like it or not, they're a part of how news is shared across the globe.
I think they're being singled out for good reason. Meta is one of the worst privacy violators of all time.
People who use Google Maps to search for abortion care for themselves or others are at risk of seeing their data turned over to prosecutors due to Big Tech's collection and retention of this sensitive data.
These new bills in state houses across the country represent a threat to young people's privacy. Rather than restrict young people's access, we can make these platforms safer for kids through design requirements and standards.
We have an opportunity right now to protect kids online with meaningful legislation. We should take it.
By traveling to an abortion clinic, we can show in real-time how Google is collecting and retaining sensitive location data despite their policies saying otherwise.
Big Tech designs their platforms to hook and addict users, which poses a serious threat to young people's mental health and well-being.
The rapid escalation of the AI arms race really underscores how far the U.S. has fallen behind in regulating Big Tech.
Elon Musk's changes to Twitter's verification system undermines authoritative news sources and opens the floodgates to disinformation on the platform.
Elon Musk's ties and business dealings with foreign actors should be a warning sign as he assumes control of Twitter.
Elon Musk is going to have unilateral control over one of the most powerful communication platforms in the world.
This landmark legislation would require online platforms to prioritize the safety and well-being of kids by design and by default for them.
Rolling back Twitter's content moderation would give raise to more hateful and harmful speech on the platform now under Elon Musk's control.
Given Elon Musk's plans to rollback Twitter's content moderation systems in favor of free speech, this would provide a megaphone to extremists who spread hate and disinformation online.
Big Tech has thrown everything at the wall already, but now, Europe has the chance to pass this sweeping legislation to rein in Big Tech's harms and monopoly power.
There's been a lot of talk for years on Capitol Hill, but Congress has the chance now to rein in Big Tech's harms.
If Donald Trump's past products are any indication, I wouldn't bet much on his new social media platform.
It's pretty rich for a company to roll out new protections and proposals to protect kids online just hours before a congressional hearing, when they've known about these harms for years according to their own internal research.
Facebook is the top spender on lobbying in D.C. They do exactly the opposite of what Mark Zuckerberg says he supports in public when Facebook says they support government regulation.
We're seeing growing momentum in Congress for legislation to rein in Big Tech's harms.
Each of these platforms use so many of the same design tactics as Instagram, which have been shown to negatively harm kids according to even their own internal research.
Congress can pass a historic bipartisan package of antitrust bills to rein in Big Tech's abuses of monopoly power.
This is what damage control looks like. This is exactly what Philip Morris did in the past and oil companies have done the same in the past.
There are a lot of similarities between Big Tech and Big Tobacco, but Big Tech's harms are more pervasive and far-reaching.
I think this is Facebook's attempt to stave off regulation. This rollout from Facebook is a PR play. If they were really interested in helping kids, they would have done these changes years ago.
For the first time since Facebook's inception, during Facebook's outage there was no dangerous disinformation being spread on the platform.
We can no longer rely on Facebook to be forthcoming with the information that they have, we need to demand it.
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