'This is just a huge mistake from Meta.'

Appreciate Kara Swisher highlighting our letter with GLAAD to Instagram with 200+ creators calling on Meta to stop limiting political content by default.

Listen to the full episode here: podcasts.voxmedia.com/show/pivot

Meta limiting “political content” on IG enables a massive, unaccountable corporation to define whose experiences and whose stories reach audiences.

This policy overwhelmingly harms Black, female, disabled, and LGBTQ creators as reported by Rachel Janfaza: theupandup.us/p/creators-met…

.Competition & Markets Authority is worried about Big Tech's dominance in the AI market.

Regulators must ensure this exciting technology benefits the public 'while safeguarding against potential exploitation of market power and unintended consequences,' said CEO Sarah Cardell. bbc.com/news/technolog…

Google, Apple, and Microsoft are all investing in AI, which Competition & Markets Authority fears could entrench their power and shape the market in their own interests. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Meta's decision to limit political content on Instagram endangers the visibility of creators whose identities have become politicized.

We're proud to join @GLAAD in standing up to Big Tech. techcrunch.com/2024/04/10/hun…

New research from Center for Countering Digital Hate finds 10 accounts spreading antisemitic and Islamophobic talking points have gained millions of followers since October 7.

Ads for companies like OREO Cookie and NBA sometimes appear next to these hateful posts. mashable.com/article/anti-j…

It’s time to stop Apple’s monopolistic behavior.

That’s why we're launching USvApple.org to rally behind the Department of Justice in its recent #antitrust lawsuit against Apple and expose the threats Apple poses to a fair, competitive, innovative economy.

This isn't competition, it's still the same old Big Tech dominance. bbc.com/news/articles/…

Elon Musk instructed Twitter to explicitly ignore orders from the Brazilian Supreme Court to ban accounts spreading misinformation.

It's been almost 2 years since he acquired Twitter and none of his erratic behavior has changed. forbes.com/sites/siladity…

Mobile users in the EU can now choose which browser they want to use, rather than defaulting to Google. Rival browsers are now seeing growth.

If the EU can #ReinInBigTech , why can't we? reuters.com/technology/eus…

📊NEW POLL: A nationwide survey conducted by TOP and PublicPolicyPolling shows that 3 in 5 Americans want federal and state government to act on tech policy.

👀Only 5% trust Big Tech CEOs to create policies that affect millions of Americans.
thehill.com/policy/technol…

Minnesota lawmakers debate tighter rules for tech companies over content that could harm kids ⬇️
I’m grateful for the leadership of Kristin Bahner & Erin Maye Quade along with Design It For Us SAVE & Accountable Tech on this. mprnews.org/story/2024/04/…

After losing her daughter to cyberbullying in 2012, Christine McComas has been an incredible advocate for the safety of kids online, and that’s why she supports the #MDKidsCode .

Read more here: wtop.com/maryland/2024/…

🚨NEW: We found that 10 hate spreaders are exploiting the Israel-Gaza conflict to boost their accounts on X - and Elon Musk’s platform is profiting from ads on their extreme content.

Their accounts grew 4 times faster after October 7🧵
techcrunch.com/2024/04/11/ccd…

16% of adults say they regularly get their news from Instagram, whether Meta likes it or not.

Limiting political content by default undermines the reach of content from users whose identities and experiences have been politicized. forbes.com/sites/jamesfar…