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 unsealed

TOP REPORT: Mark Zuckerberg Lied to Congress. We Can’t Trust His Testimony.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project issued the following report on the eve of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony in the social media addiction trials. The report analyzes Zuckerberg’s testimony in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2024 against newly unsealed documents that show Zuckerberg lied

Social Media’s Reckoning; AI Super PACs and Epstein Files Overlap

This week in The Dispatch: Big Tech CEOs who appear in Epstein files pouring tons of money into AI super PACs

Jury Selection Continues, Debrief on Snap & TikTok Settlements

This week in The Dispatch, we cover the social media addiction trials and dissect the Snap and TikTok settlements

Historic Social Media Addiction Trials Begin Jury Selection, Unsealed Docs Reveal Deliberate Design to Hook Kids

This week in The Dispatch, we cover the latest in the Big Tech social media addiction trials, new docs on Big Tech's deliberate product designs, and 2025 lobbying totals

Big Tech's Day In Court, Grok Spurs Action from Senate

This week in The Dispatch, we cover Big Tech's social media addiction trials, a plan for data centers, and Grok's role in passing the DEFIANCE Act