Big Tech's Propaganda Machine: Chatbots, TikTok Influencers, and Met Gala Blowback

This week in The Dispatch: New Mexico orders Meta to actually fix its products; Big Tech's dark-money group caught paying influencers to push talking points; the data center backlash explodes; and Met Gala pushback shows reputation laundering isn't working.

$653 million in Campaign Contributions, Armies of Lobbyists: How Big Tech is subverting the will of the people.

This week in The Dispatch: Big Tech's lobbying machine hits $200K a day; the Sacramento money flood; Zuckerberg cries poor; and parents take the fight to Congress.

Survivor Parents to Tell Congress to Choose: Big Tech or Families

Big Tech floods the AI midterms with cash, 70+ parents are at the Capitol today demanding action after the landmark verdict, and Palantir's manifesto reveals what Big Tech actually wants;

The AI Midterms, The OpenAI Serial Liar Problem

This week in The Dispatch: AI Super PACs have different rules for D's and R's; OpenAI's serial liar; and states start making Big Tech pay.

YouTube: Goal is not viewership. It's viewer addiction.

This week in The Dispatch: How YouTube execs addicted kids; Big Tech collects billions in new tax breaks; the AI preemption push runs out of friends; and Gen Z has had enough.

Entering A New Era

This week in The Dispatch: A jury finds Meta and Google liable in a landmark verdict; Meta's insurance dries up; as Big Tech reels in court, it's quietly trying to sneak liability shields through state legislatures; and a new poll shows America is souring on AI.

The Jury Is Asking About Punitive Damages. Read into that.

This week in the Dispatch: A damages question from the jury signals where deliberations could be heading; the AI preemption fight is back and uglier than ever; and Meta's big Illinois spending spree backfires.

Social Media Addiction Bellwether in Jury's Hands, Senate Judiciary Calls out Meta

This week in The Dispatch: The K.G.M. trial awaits a verdict, and Senate Judiciary puts Meta on blast for failing to comply with investigations.

Verdict Watch: Day of Reckoning for Meta, Google Could Come This Week

This week in The Dispatch: Meta whistleblower drops bombshells in court; House Republicans hand tech CEOs a get-out-of-jail-free card; and state lawmakers are fed up with Big Tech's stranglehold on Trump’s D.C

AI Surveillance Becomes a National Issue, New Docs Detail the Addiction Economy

This week in The Dispatch: AI surveillance becomes a national issue and new court docs show how Meta sought to addict teens to win whole households.

Zuck in the Hot Seat, Meta's $65M Election Play

This week in The Dispatch: What Mark Zuckerberg told the court; Meta spends big in elections; NJ steps up on child safety

⚖️ JUDGEMENT DAY: Zuckerberg Takes the Stand in Landmark Trial

Welcome back to The Dispatch from The Tech Oversight Project, your weekly updates on all things tech accountability. Follow us on Twitter at @Tech_Oversight and @techoversight.bsky.social on Bluesky. Z-DAY HAS ARRIVED: As Mark Zuckerberg takes the stand today in the landmark social media addiction trials, newly