To find solutions to the harmful effects of social media, we need a way to look under the hood of these powerful platforms. Despite the immense power these companies wield, we know very little about how social media companies collect and use our data, how the underlying algorithms work, and how they shape the user experience online. In short, they are intentionally keeping lawmakers and the American public in the dark.
We’re shedding light on an industry that, for too long, has operated in secrecy and told us to blindly trust in their stewardship of these all-powerful technologies. This is why the Council for Responsible Social Media has formally endorsed the Platform Accountability and Transparency Act that would create a framework for independent, vetted researchers to analyze the design and operations of the major social media platforms.
Op-ed by Council for Responsible Social Media Legislative Associate Jamie Neikrie...
Op-ed by Council for Responsible Social Media member Emma Lembke...
In the media
Cites an Issue One tech lobbying report and quotes VP of Advocacy Alix Fraser...
Press releases
As Congress weighed a sweeping, decades-long ban on state regulations on artificial intelligence (AI) — a move heavily backed by Big Tech — the industry’s biggest players poured record-breaking sums…
Analysis
Major players including Meta, Alphabet, and Nvidia combined to pour more than $36 million into their influence operations during the first half of 2025 — an average of $320,000 per day...
As Congress weighed a sweeping, decades-long ban on state regulations on artificial intelligence (AI) — a move heavily backed by Big Tech — the industry’s biggest players poured record-breaking sums…
Press releases
Major social media and tech giants expanded their lobbying operations on Capitol Hill during the first quarter of 2025 and are exerting massive efforts to shape lawmakers’ legislative agendas as…
Analysis
Meta, ByteDance, and others poured more than $17.5 million into lobbying blitz between January and March 2025...
A new Issue One analysis of recently filed federal lobbying reports reveals that major social media and tech giants expanded their lobbying operations on Capitol Hill during the first quarter…
