Instagram Views for Major Accounts Drop With Meta Shunning Politics
A new study found that several prominent, progressive Instagram accounts saw their reach decline by 65% on average in the months following Meta Platforms Inc.’s move to subdue political content on the...
View ArticleNew: Meta’s Political Content Limit Causes 65% Drop in Reach for Prominent...
Accountable Tech released a new report today that assessed the impact of Meta’s political content limit setting that the company announced in February. Researchers found that the implementation of this...
View ArticleDemocrats flip social media ‘censorship’ complaints on Musk, GOP
Bianca Recto, communications director for the liberal watchdog group Accountable Tech, said social media platforms have “outsize influence to tip the scales one way or another” in an election. And when...
View ArticleInstagram accounts hit hard by Meta’s political content rules
“Amidst several elections worldwide, this new default setting compromises the way we share and receive thoughtful and accurate information, which has ripple effects on democratic processes, social...
View ArticleReport Finds Meta’s Approach to Political Content Reduces Reach for Activist...
Accountable Tech analyzed data from five prominent Instagram accounts, each with over 10,000 followers. The accounts included former Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate...
View ArticleFacebook suppresses political content
A study by Accountable Tech released earlier this week found that "progressive Instagram accounts saw their reach decline by 65%" since the policy change. The study looked at accounts for Hillary...
View ArticleAccountable Tech on Appeals Court Ruling on the California Age-Appropriate...
Accountable Tech Executive Director and Co-Founder Nicole Gill issued the following statement on the Ninth Circuit Court’s narrowing of the district court’s injunction blocking California’s...
View ArticleX’s chatbot can now generate AI images. A lack of guardrails raises election...
“This is still part of the same pattern we've seen from Elon Musk. In assuming ownership of this platform, he has continually rolled out sweeping and significant changes with little to no regard for...
View ArticleTrump shares doctored images showing Taylor Swift support
"No one is immune to AI's harms, not even Taylor Swift," said the campaign group Accountable Tech. "Without urgent intervention, it'll only get worse." The post Trump shares doctored images showing...
View ArticleElon Musk’s Lawyers Quietly Subpoena Public Interest Groups
One of the letters was sent in May 2022 to express concern about Musk’s plan to take over Twitter, and was spearheaded by Media Matters alongside the big tech watchdog group Accountable Tech and the...
View ArticleAccountable Tech Statement on Advancement of California’s Landmark AI Safety...
Today, the California General Assembly passed the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act (SB 1047) — a landmark bill that would require AI developers to adhere to...
View ArticleOpenAI and Anthropic agree to send models to US government for safety...
Groups looking at AI safety said the agreement is a “step in the right direction,” but Nicole Gill, executive director and co-founder of Accountable Tech said AI companies have to follow through with...
View ArticleOpenAI and Anthropic Partner with US AI Safety Institute for AI Model Safety...
While the agreement between the U.S. AI Safety Institute, OpenAI, and Anthropic is seen as a step in the right direction by groups focused on AI safety, concerns remain about the vague nature of the...
View ArticleWill Big Tech be held accountable when it comes to violence against women?
The nonprofit Accountable Tech has published several reports showing big tech companies don’t necessarily keep promises about privacy and safety made in their news releases. Their research showed that...
View ArticleCivil Society Groups Demand Big Tech Response to Project 2025’s Threat to...
Accountable Tech led a coalition of civil society organizations in a letter to tech executives that demands plans from Big Tech companies to ensure the privacy of abortion seekers and to prevent the...
View ArticleBig Tech Would Be Key to Delivering Project 2025’s Anti-Abortion Plans
The signatories—which include Accountable Tech, GLAAD, and The Tech Oversight Project—warn that Project 2025’s anti-abortion policies would lead to “heightened surveillance and an increase in the trend...
View ArticleAccountable Tech Statement on Gov. Newsom’s Veto of California’s Landmark AI...
Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act (SB 1047) — a landmark bill that would have implemented crucial guardrails...
View ArticleNewsom vetoes controversial California AI bill
Nonprofit Accountable Tech in an emailed statement Sunday called Newsom's veto "a massive giveaway to Big Tech companies and an affront to all Americans who are currently the unconsenting guinea pigs...
View ArticleAccountable Tech on Enactment of Maryland Kids Code
Accountable Tech Executive Director and Co-Founder Nicole Gill issued the following statement on the Maryland Kids Code coming into effect: The post Accountable Tech on Enactment of Maryland Kids Code...
View ArticleNewsom vetoes bill for stricter AI regulations
Accountable Tech, an advocacy nonprofit, said the veto is a “massive giveaway to Big Tech companies and an affront to all Americans who are currently the unconsenting guinea pigs of an unregulated and...
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