Tech Oversight Project
@techoversight.bsky.social
The Tech Oversight Project is a nonprofit dedicated to holding Big Tech accountable by passing comprehensive antitrust, privacy protections, and children's safety legislation.
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Read the full piece here: www.wired.com/story/ai-sup...
Pro-AI Super PACs Are Already All In on the Midterms
Silicon Valley’s battle against AI regulation is already shaping the next US election cycle.
www.wired.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:55 PM
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@sachalouise.bsky.social makes it clear to Big Tech: bring it on.
"When you are fighting public opinion, money only goes so far...We've seen survey after survey showing that Americans are skeptical of AI, they're distrustful of the tech CEOs, and they hate the data centers."
"When you are fighting public opinion, money only goes so far...We've seen survey after survey showing that Americans are skeptical of AI, they're distrustful of the tech CEOs, and they hate the data centers."
January 21, 2026 at 5:55 PM
@sachalouise.bsky.social makes it clear to Big Tech: bring it on.
"When you are fighting public opinion, money only goes so far...We've seen survey after survey showing that Americans are skeptical of AI, they're distrustful of the tech CEOs, and they hate the data centers."
"When you are fighting public opinion, money only goes so far...We've seen survey after survey showing that Americans are skeptical of AI, they're distrustful of the tech CEOs, and they hate the data centers."
Read our full statement here: techoversight.org/2026/01/08/c...
The Tech Oversight Project Slams Launch of ChatGPT Health, Amid OpenAI Product Liability Lawsuits Leading to Suicide and Murder - Tech Oversight Project
WASHINGTON, DC – The Tech Oversight Project slammed OpenAI for launching “ChatGPT Health” amid a growing wave of product liability lawsuits linking the company to deaths by suicide and murder: “Under ...
techoversight.org
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Read our full statement here: techoversight.org/2026/01/08/c...
"OpenAI is actively being sued for the role its products played in driving people to suicide and murder, and in partnering with OpenAI and the damage it will have on children and teens, companies like Apple should be considered complicit." – @sachalouise.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
"OpenAI is actively being sued for the role its products played in driving people to suicide and murder, and in partnering with OpenAI and the damage it will have on children and teens, companies like Apple should be considered complicit." – @sachalouise.bsky.social
These settlements offer a measure of accountability, but to truly protect children and teens from Big Tech's dangerously designed products, Congress and state legislatures need to enact lasting change.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-c...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-c...
AI Chatbot Startup, Google to Settle Lawsuits Over Teen Suicides
The cases involving Character.AI’s virtual companions highlighted concerns about artificial intelligence and mental health.
www.wsj.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
These settlements offer a measure of accountability, but to truly protect children and teens from Big Tech's dangerously designed products, Congress and state legislatures need to enact lasting change.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-c...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-c...
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December 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Read @haydenfield.bsky.social's piece here: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Parents call for New York governor to sign landmark AI safety bill
They called it “minimalist guardrails” that should set a standard.
www.theverge.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Read @haydenfield.bsky.social's piece here: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Use Instacart as a case study but remember, it's just the grocery version of a system Big Tech already normalized: opaque pricing built to squeeze customers
groundworkcollaborative.org/work/instac...
groundworkcollaborative.org/work/instac...
Same Cart, Different Price: Instacart’s Price Experiments Cost Families at Checkout - Groundwork Collaborative
groundworkcollaborative.org
December 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Use Instacart as a case study but remember, it's just the grocery version of a system Big Tech already normalized: opaque pricing built to squeeze customers
groundworkcollaborative.org/work/instac...
groundworkcollaborative.org/work/instac...
Uber uses surge pricing that jumps even when demand hasn't ACTUALLY changed. Ticketmaster spikes prices in real time as you're checking out. Airline passengers get different fares based on what the algorithm thinks you'll pay.
www.theguardian.com/technology/...
www.theguardian.com/technology/...
Second study finds Uber used opaque algorithm to dramatically boost profits
US academics say computer code systematically raised fares at expense of drivers and passengers
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Uber uses surge pricing that jumps even when demand hasn't ACTUALLY changed. Ticketmaster spikes prices in real time as you're checking out. Airline passengers get different fares based on what the algorithm thinks you'll pay.
www.theguardian.com/technology/...
www.theguardian.com/technology/...