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We’ve got a big announcement: After five years of working with advocates like you to hold Big Tech accountable, we’ve made the decision to wind down operations.
This is our last thread here at Accountable Tech. But the good news is, the fight continues with our partner, @designitforus.bsky.social – and they’re just getting started.
August 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This is our last thread here at Accountable Tech. But the good news is, the fight continues with our partner, @designitforus.bsky.social – and they’re just getting started.
Meet @designitforus.bsky.social! Our youth-led partner, fighting for a safer digital world, especially for young people. Having grown up online, they’ve got the lived experience to know just how Big Tech harms young people, and how to fix it.
August 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Meet @designitforus.bsky.social! Our youth-led partner, fighting for a safer digital world, especially for young people. Having grown up online, they’ve got the lived experience to know just how Big Tech harms young people, and how to fix it.
We’ve got a big announcement: After five years of working with advocates like you to hold Big Tech accountable, we’ve made the decision to wind down operations.
August 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We’ve got a big announcement: After five years of working with advocates like you to hold Big Tech accountable, we’ve made the decision to wind down operations.
A race to the bottom if you ask us www.theverge.com/news/719756/...
Instagram adds a reposts feed and rips off Snap Maps
You can now repost Reels and grid posts.
www.theverge.com
August 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
A race to the bottom if you ask us www.theverge.com/news/719756/...
CW: Suicide
A new study shows that jailbroken AI tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity still give dangerous advice on suicide and self-harm. time.com/7306661/ai-s...
A new study shows that jailbroken AI tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity still give dangerous advice on suicide and self-harm. time.com/7306661/ai-s...
AI Chatbots Can Be Manipulated to Give Suicide Advice: Study
Researchers found that some LLMs’ safety guardrails can be easily bypassed.
time.com
July 31, 2025 at 3:19 PM
CW: Suicide
A new study shows that jailbroken AI tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity still give dangerous advice on suicide and self-harm. time.com/7306661/ai-s...
A new study shows that jailbroken AI tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity still give dangerous advice on suicide and self-harm. time.com/7306661/ai-s...
The Trump administration is pushing an initiative to track people’s health and behavior.
This is not just dystopian. It’s dangerous. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
This is not just dystopian. It’s dangerous. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Trump administration launching health tracking system with big tech’s help
Initiative involving Americans’ personal data on systems run by private firms has ‘enormous concerns’, say experts
www.theguardian.com
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The Trump administration is pushing an initiative to track people’s health and behavior.
This is not just dystopian. It’s dangerous. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
This is not just dystopian. It’s dangerous. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
DOGE is using an AI tool to remove and end federal regulations, “with the goal of eliminating half of Washington’s regulatory mandates by the first anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration.” Sources say the tool is already in use. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
DOGE builds AI tool to cut 50 percent of federal regulations
The U.S. DOGE Service is using a new AI tool to eliminate federal regulations, aiming to cut 50 percent of rules by the first anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
DOGE is using an AI tool to remove and end federal regulations, “with the goal of eliminating half of Washington’s regulatory mandates by the first anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration.” Sources say the tool is already in use. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
In a rejection of EU regulations, Meta will stop distributing political or social issue ads in the region. They claim the regulations are “unworkable,” but the EU’s regulations center on controlling disinformation around elections and politics. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/b...
Citing New Rules, Meta Says It Will End Political Ads in E.U.
www.nytimes.com
July 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
In a rejection of EU regulations, Meta will stop distributing political or social issue ads in the region. They claim the regulations are “unworkable,” but the EU’s regulations center on controlling disinformation around elections and politics. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/b...
A new lawsuit alleges that Meta has been pirating copyright porn videos since 2018, potentially distributing them to minors and using them to train their AI. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Meta pirated and seeded porn for years to train AI, lawsuit says
Lawsuit: Meta may have seeded porn to minors while hiding piracy for AI training.
arstechnica.com
July 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A new lawsuit alleges that Meta has been pirating copyright porn videos since 2018, potentially distributing them to minors and using them to train their AI. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Scammers are using AI deepfakes to impersonate Trump-era officials and CEOs, tricking diplomats, job interviewers, and executives.
apnews.com/article/arti...
apnews.com/article/arti...
Creating realistic deepfakes is getting easier than ever. Fighting back may take even more AI
The use of deepfakes to impersonate high-level officials in the U.S. presents a growing security challenge.
apnews.com
July 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Scammers are using AI deepfakes to impersonate Trump-era officials and CEOs, tricking diplomats, job interviewers, and executives.
apnews.com/article/arti...
apnews.com/article/arti...
Meta is pulling all political ads in the EU starting this October.
Why? New EU transparency laws require clear disclosure around political ad spend, targeting, and funders. Instead of complying, Meta is just... opting out. www.forbes.com/sites/emmawo...
Why? New EU transparency laws require clear disclosure around political ad spend, targeting, and funders. Instead of complying, Meta is just... opting out. www.forbes.com/sites/emmawo...
Meta To Pull All Political Ads In The EU
Meta has decided to stop serving political, electoral, and social advertising on its platforms in the EU, rather than be subject to upcoming regulation.
www.forbes.com
July 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Meta is pulling all political ads in the EU starting this October.
Why? New EU transparency laws require clear disclosure around political ad spend, targeting, and funders. Instead of complying, Meta is just... opting out. www.forbes.com/sites/emmawo...
Why? New EU transparency laws require clear disclosure around political ad spend, targeting, and funders. Instead of complying, Meta is just... opting out. www.forbes.com/sites/emmawo...
Media organizations are losing website traffic at an alarming speed thanks to Google’s AI summaries in search. Those outlets rely on site visits for advertising dollars that support their work. Without visits, we could witness “the death of quality information online.”
AI summaries cause ‘devastating’ drop in audiences, online news media told
Exclusive: Study claims sites previously ranked first can lose 79% of traffic if results appear below Google Overview
www.theguardian.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Media organizations are losing website traffic at an alarming speed thanks to Google’s AI summaries in search. Those outlets rely on site visits for advertising dollars that support their work. Without visits, we could witness “the death of quality information online.”
The Trump administration is letting Big Tech have free rein on AI development, free from what Trump is calling “foolish rules,” also known as regulations, in order to win the AI race. www.cnn.com/2025/07/23/t...
Trump reveals plan to win in AI: Remove ‘red tape’ for Silicon Valley | CNN Business
The Trump administration on Wednesday unveiled its AI action plan, a package of initiatives and policy recommendations meant to cement the United States as a global leader in a technology that’s expec...
www.cnn.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The Trump administration is letting Big Tech have free rein on AI development, free from what Trump is calling “foolish rules,” also known as regulations, in order to win the AI race. www.cnn.com/2025/07/23/t...
SpOoKY: “this experimental technology reads the electrical signals that pulse through your muscles when you move your fingers. These signals, generated by commands sent from your brain, can reveal what you are about to do even before you do it.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/s...
Meta Unveils Wristband for Controlling Computers With Hand Gestures
www.nytimes.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
SpOoKY: “this experimental technology reads the electrical signals that pulse through your muscles when you move your fingers. These signals, generated by commands sent from your brain, can reveal what you are about to do even before you do it.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/s...
Meta is the biggest Big Tech lobbying spender, shelling out almost $6M in the past quarter. They’re trying to influence policy around: misinformation, “AI, kids' online safety, and more.” www.axios.com/pro/tech-pol...
Meta tops Big Tech lobbying spending as more industries shell out over AI
Meta once again outspent its Big Tech counterparts in lobbying, but dropped far less cash than last quarter.
www.axios.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Meta is the biggest Big Tech lobbying spender, shelling out almost $6M in the past quarter. They’re trying to influence policy around: misinformation, “AI, kids' online safety, and more.” www.axios.com/pro/tech-pol...
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July 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok praised Hitler. Now he wants it to teach your kids.
After a wave of antisemitic and extremist responses, Musk announced “Baby Grok”—a child-friendly version of the same bot. gizmodo.com/elon-musks-a...
After a wave of antisemitic and extremist responses, Musk announced “Baby Grok”—a child-friendly version of the same bot. gizmodo.com/elon-musks-a...
Elon Musk’s AI Praised Hitler. Now He Wants It to Teach Your Kids
It's his most audacious pivot yet: Can an AI known for chaos and conspiracy be trusted to educate the next generation?
gizmodo.com
July 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok praised Hitler. Now he wants it to teach your kids.
After a wave of antisemitic and extremist responses, Musk announced “Baby Grok”—a child-friendly version of the same bot. gizmodo.com/elon-musks-a...
After a wave of antisemitic and extremist responses, Musk announced “Baby Grok”—a child-friendly version of the same bot. gizmodo.com/elon-musks-a...
Grok AI was used to generate non-consensual sexual deepfakes of women like Evie, a Twitch streamer who spoke out after being targeted.
This isn’t just tech gone wrong, it’s image-based sexual abuse. www.usatoday.com/videos/life/...
This isn’t just tech gone wrong, it’s image-based sexual abuse. www.usatoday.com/videos/life/...
Grok AI deepfakes used to target women in growing image abuse trend
Grok AI is being used to create porn-like deepfakes of women, including feminist X user Evie.
www.usatoday.com
July 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Grok AI was used to generate non-consensual sexual deepfakes of women like Evie, a Twitch streamer who spoke out after being targeted.
This isn’t just tech gone wrong, it’s image-based sexual abuse. www.usatoday.com/videos/life/...
This isn’t just tech gone wrong, it’s image-based sexual abuse. www.usatoday.com/videos/life/...
An AI action plan written by and for tech billionaires cannot and will not serve the interests of the broader public. We cannot let Big Tech special interests buy Washington and write the rules for AI and our economy. That's why we need a People’s AI Action Plan. peoplesaiaction.com
People's AI Action Plan
peoplesaiaction.com
July 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
An AI action plan written by and for tech billionaires cannot and will not serve the interests of the broader public. We cannot let Big Tech special interests buy Washington and write the rules for AI and our economy. That's why we need a People’s AI Action Plan. peoplesaiaction.com
OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, wants to “democratize” AI’s “benefits” by “getting them into the hands of people to do stuff), not concentrating them in the hands of the few." www.axios.com/2025/07/21/s...
Altman plans D.C. push to "democratize" AI economic benefits
Altman wants to continue driving debate over the effect AI will have on jobs.
www.axios.com
July 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, wants to “democratize” AI’s “benefits” by “getting them into the hands of people to do stuff), not concentrating them in the hands of the few." www.axios.com/2025/07/21/s...
Layoffs could be more due to AI than companies are letting on. “Firms often limit their explanations to terms like reorganization, restructuring, and optimization, and that terminology could be AI in disguise.” www.cnbc.com/2025/07/20/i...
In recent layoffs, AI's role may be bigger than companies are letting on
As companies use terms like reorganization, restructuring, and optimization in job cuts, AI may be at work more than they want employees to know.
www.cnbc.com
July 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Layoffs could be more due to AI than companies are letting on. “Firms often limit their explanations to terms like reorganization, restructuring, and optimization, and that terminology could be AI in disguise.” www.cnbc.com/2025/07/20/i...
After failing to deliver on AI for years, Mark Zuckerberg is throwing money at the problem in the hopes of winning the AI race. He's offering top researchers in the industry hundreds of millions of dollars to join his “superintelligence” team. This time’s the charm?
Meta Swears This Time Is Different
The tech giant has floundered on AI. Now it’s going all in on a “superintelligence” team.
www.theatlantic.com
July 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
After failing to deliver on AI for years, Mark Zuckerberg is throwing money at the problem in the hopes of winning the AI race. He's offering top researchers in the industry hundreds of millions of dollars to join his “superintelligence” team. This time’s the charm?
Meta is yet again allowing advertisers to violate their policies, even after being made aware of the violation. Now, advertisers are fundraising for the IDF, specifically seeking civilian drones that drop bombs on unarmed people. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Meta allows ads crowdfunding for IDF drones, consumer watchdog finds
Paid ads hosted on Facebook, Instagram and Threads seem to violate Meta’s stated policies yet remain active
www.theguardian.com
July 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Meta is yet again allowing advertisers to violate their policies, even after being made aware of the violation. Now, advertisers are fundraising for the IDF, specifically seeking civilian drones that drop bombs on unarmed people. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok’s AI “anime girlfriend” will start sexually charged conversations with anyone – including children. And AI chatbots are becoming the norm. They provide a false sense of intimacy and have an addicting personalized business model to keep people coming back. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Elon Musk Is Cashing In on the AI Romance Boom
Grok’s new flirtatious character may be lucrative, but it only offers an illusion of intimacy.
www.bloomberg.com
July 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Grok’s AI “anime girlfriend” will start sexually charged conversations with anyone – including children. And AI chatbots are becoming the norm. They provide a false sense of intimacy and have an addicting personalized business model to keep people coming back. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
The more AI develops, the more it gets personified — and that’s not always a good thing. See: Grok’s new “anime girlfriend.” Check out the recent podcast from [tag] The Verge on how AI is getting creepy. www.theverge.com/the-vergecas...
The creepy AI era is here
On The Vergecast: Alexa Plus, Waifu Grok, Sony’s RX1R III, and Thunder Round take two.
www.theverge.com
July 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The more AI develops, the more it gets personified — and that’s not always a good thing. See: Grok’s new “anime girlfriend.” Check out the recent podcast from [tag] The Verge on how AI is getting creepy. www.theverge.com/the-vergecas...