Technology Reform

Transparency

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.


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As Washington Debates Major Tech and AI Policy Changes, Big Tech’s Lobbying is Relentless

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…

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