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: Google Serves Anti-Abortion Clinic Ads that Violate its Policies
Today, the Tech Transparency Project released a report showing how Google is serving misleading ads for so-called crisis pregnancy centers to users searching for information about how to get an abortion.
TTP Report: Facebook Marketplace, WhatsApp Storefronts, and TikTok Videos: How Coyotes Get Creative
TTP’s review found that coyotes—or scammers posing as coyotes—take advantage of a host of free online tools offered by Facebook, WhatsApp and TikTok to reach migrants desperate to make the journey north.
TTP Report: Facebook Boogaloo Crackdown Falls Short as Extremists Return
Today, the Tech Transparency Project released its latest report tracking the “boogaloo” movement of anti-government extremists, which is showing new signs of activity on Facebook.
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: Facebook Profits from White Supremacist Groups
Today, the Tech Transparency Project released a report revealing that Facebook is still failing to remove white supremacist groups, auto-generating some Pages for hate groups itself, and often profiting from searches for them on its platform.
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.