TTP Report: US Election Ad Accounts for Sale on Facebook
Today, the Tech Transparency Project published a report showing that Meta is allowing users around the world to buy and sell Facebook accounts that are authorized to run political ads in the U.S—creating opportunities for foreign interference in the November election.
Watchdog Asks SEC to Investigate State Financial Officers Foundation for Possible Illegal Pay-to-Play Activities
This week, Campaign for Accountability asked Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler to investigate whether donations to the State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF) have violated the agency’s pay-to-play prohibition on political contributions by certain investment advisers.
TTP Report: YouTube Failing to Enforce New Age Restrictions on Gun Videos
A new Tech Transparency Project report highlights YouTube’s failure to enforce its new age restrictions on videos that show the “use of homemade firearms, automatic firearms, and certain firearm accessories,” more than six weeks after the company announced the policy.
Tech Transparency Project Statement on Congressional Letter to Mark Zuckerberg on Drug Ads
Today, a bipartisan group of 19 members of Congress sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg expressing deep concern with recent findings published by the Tech Transparency Project (TTP) and the Wall Street Journal that showed the prevalence of illicit drug advertisements on his company’s platforms.
TTP Report: Tim Cook’s Role as Apple Lobbyist-in-Chief
A new Tech Transparency Project report documents how Apple CEO Tim Cook is ramping up his efforts as the company’s top lobbyist amid an unprecedented wave of legal and regulatory pressure.
TTP Report: Meta Allows Drug Ads Selling Everything from Opioids to Cocaine
A new Tech Transparency Project report details how a recent academic roundtable on AI organized by Silicon Valley Rep. Ro Khanna was dominated by academics with ties to Big Tech–despite the event’s billing as a counterbalance to tech industry influence.
TTP Statement on New YouTube Age Restrictions on Gun Videos
YouTube is quietly making changes to its policies for gun videos, following a Tech Transparency Project report which found that YouTube recommended hundreds of videos about guns and gun violence to accounts for nine- and 14-year-old boys interested in video games. Read TTP's statement on the changes.
CfA Statement on Heartbeat International Health Data Leak
Campaign for Accountability Executive Director Michelle Kuppersmith issued a statement in response to reporting that Heartbeat International, an anti-abortion organization affiliated with thousands of "crisis pregnancy centers," appeared to leak the names and sensitive health data of over a dozen women who visited one of its affiliate clinics.
TTP Report: Ro Khanna’s Academic Roundtable Stacked with Big Tech-Connected Scholars
A new Tech Transparency Project report details how a recent academic roundtable on AI organized by Silicon Valley Rep. Ro Khanna was dominated by academics with ties to Big Tech–despite the event’s billing as a counterbalance to tech industry influence.
TTP Report: Facebook Black Market for Ad Accounts Looms Over India Election
Today, the Tech Transparency Project released a report showing that Facebook is allowing users to buy and sell accounts that can run political ads in India—raising concerns they could be used to interfere in the country’s ongoing elections.