TTP Report: Border Militias Use Facebook to Spread Migrant Conspiracies
Today, the Tech Transparency Project released a report revealing that Facebook is allowing self-styled border militia groups to operate on its platform in violation of company policy and spread baseless conspiracy theories, often inspired by QAnon, about migrants arriving from Mexico.
CfA Condemns House Rules Package Eroding the Office of Congressional Ethics
Today, Congress voted to adopt a rules package that deliberately weakens the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) to the point of near-inoperability. Campaign for Accountability Executive Director Michelle Kuppersmith released a statement condemning the vote.
TTP Report: Eric Schmidt’s Expanding Influence Apparatus
The Tech Transparency Project released a report detailing former Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s previously unreported attempts to install his allies in key roles across the federal government.
TTP Report: Meta Profits from Prohibited Gun and Accessory Ads
Today, the Tech Transparency Project released a report showing that Meta regularly approves ads for guns and gun accessories on Facebook and Instagram that violate its policies
TTP Report: Facebook and WhatsApp Spreading Visa Scam to Migrants
Today, the Tech Transparency Project released a report revealing that Facebook and WhatsApp are allowing a fake Canadian visa program to target migrant groups on their platforms.
TTP Report: COVID and Monkeypox Misinformation Thrives on Apple Podcasts
Today, the Tech Transparency Project released a report revealing that Apple Podcasts hosts a staggering volume of misinformation about COVID-19—all in direct violation of the company’s own content guidelines.
TTP Report: Apple Faces Antitrust Test in Treatment of Jamf
Today, the Tech Transparency Project released a report detailing Apple’s treatment of device management software maker Jamf, which raises questions about possible anti-competitive behavior.
TTP Report: Crypto Tax Incentives Return Little Public Benefit
Today, the Tech Transparency Project released a report examining a series of favorable laws and tax breaks given by various state governments to speculative crypto projects that did not produce the promised job creation and social benefit for taxpayers.
TTP Study: Migrants’ Lived Experiences of Dangerous Online Misinformation
Today, the Tech Transparency Project released a study documenting how migrants seeking to travel to the United States feel they have no choice but to wade through the rampant and dangerous misinformation on social media platforms in order to escape violence or extreme poverty.
TTP Report: Crypto Miners’ Sweetheart Deals Threaten Texas Grid
The Tech Transparency Project released a comprehensive new report detailing how bitcoin miners are adding new strains to the already fragile Texas energy grid and earning huge payouts from programs that allow big energy consumers to resell power at a mark-up.