Big Tech CEOs Summoned After Bombshell Court Docs Surface, Golden State Antitrust Gets a Reboot
This week in The Dispatch: Senate summons the CEOs, California moves on antitrust, and Big Tech's PAC money is proving toxic
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OpenAI's Mass Shooter Problem, Colorado Passes Big Tech's Chatbot Bill
This week in The Dispatch: ChatGPT linked to the FSU shooting – and a pattern of harm; Colorado passes an industry-backed chatbot bill – now parents are urging the Governor to veto it; New Mexico pushes Meta toward a historic redesign; and Big Tech sues kids safety laws it couldn't lobby away.
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.