A Closing Message for Dems, Meta's Crises Hit the Silver Screen
This week in The Dispatch: TOP arms Dems with closing data center message, AI CEOs sit down with Trump instead of Congress; A Facebook whistleblower hits the silver screen
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AI Driving Up Health Care Costs, Big Tech's Big Night Out at the WH
This week in The Dispatch: AI drives up health care costs; Big Tech's billionaires take their seats at Trump's state dinner; Meta fights to keep its secrets sealed
The AI Election Comes Into Focus, An Iowa Survivor Parent's Goal: CEO Subpoenas
This week in The Dispatch: Tech accountability is a winning issue; anti-AI sentiment cuts across the political spectrum; Zuckerberg works the phones at the White House; and Google lobbies for loopholes in state chatbot bills
The AI Election Offers Dems an Opening, California Leads By Examples
This week in The Dispatch: AI and data centers reshape the midterms; Congress returns and the pressure's back on Zuckerberg; Newsom signs a landmark kids' safety package; and teachers' unions raise the bar on AI in schools.
Newsom Gets Golden Opportunity to Make Strides on Safety, Competition, and Privacy, Meta Collects Money From CSAM Ads After AG Settlement
This week in The Dispatch: Lawmakers start the clock for Newsom; Meta caught running AI child-abuse ads; the Meta settlement is no substitute for KOSA; NJ notches a big win
AGs Win Means Protections Needed for Every Kid on Every Platform, Data Center Opposition Goes National
This week in The Dispatch: 29 attorneys general force Meta to change its products, but the fight is far from over; the data center backlash defining the midterms; TikTok’s deadly experiment; and a California legislative session wrap-up.
KOSA Gets Senate Markup, Court Walls Closing in on Big Tech
This week in The Dispatch: The court cases pile up for Big Tech; our red lines for tomorrow's Senate KOSA markup; an Iowa mom asks her senator to subpoena Zuckerberg; state lawmakers aren't waiting on Washington; and Americans keep souring on AI.
Survivor Parents Tell Congress: Subpoena the CEOs
This week in The Dispatch: A delayed hearing is a chance to subpoena Big Tech's CEOs; California takes on AI that spies on workers; the data center revolt goes national
Big Tech's "Kids" Bill Barely Passed – the Real Fight Is in the Senate
This week in The Dispatch: A weak House kids bill stumbles toward the Senate; we launch a public tracker of AI super PAC spending; California's COMPETE Act hits a critical moment; and Apple shuts down its first union store.
Meta Wants to Co-Opt KOSA to Get Out of Court, D-Day for 2026's Marquee AI Super PAC Primary
Subhead: This week in The Dispatch: Meta schemes to gut KOSA from the inside; Big Tech money reshapes the NY-12 race; and New Jersey advances real kids' safety leadership.
Preemption Poison Pills, Big Tech's Failing LGBTQ+ Safety Record
This week in The Dispatch: A broad coalition says "hell no" to AI preemption; California moves to make social media companies pay for harming kids; Meta caught building secret facial recognition; and a recent report shows how platforms are failing LGBTQ users.
Leading the Future Funding False-Flag Calls for Violence, Zombie Preemption Reemerges
This week in The Dispatch: the AI super PAC funded by OpenAI and Palantir caught running a smear network; a landmark win for our kids in New York; Big Tech’s secret plan to hook kids in class; and the data center backlash hits the ballot box.