Mar 25, 2024

Press releases

NBC News should reconsider its decision to hire former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel, NCEI co-chairs say

In a new letter addressed to NBC News leadership, the co-chairs of Issue One’s bipartisan National Council on Election Integrity (NCEI) today called on the network to reconsider its recent…

Feb 22, 2024

Analysis

Nonprofit headed by former Gen. Michael Flynn spends large sums on Flynn family, promoting election-related lies, new documents show

Since being taken over by prominent election deniers, one of the country’s oldest conservative nonprofit groups has been bleeding cash, while paying its leaders hefty sums, an Issue One review…

Feb 09, 2024

Press releases

Issue One responds to Rep. Stefanik’s “anti-democratic,” “dangerous” comments regarding 2020 election

In response to inaccurate comments made last night by Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) regarding the 2020 presidential election and the role of the vice president when counting the electoral votes,…

Jan 30, 2024

Press releases

Social media companies testifying before Congress tomorrow combined to spend $30 million on lobbying last year — and employed one lobbyist for roughly every four members of Congress

As social media executives prepare to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday about how their companies are failing to protect children on their platforms, federal lobbying filings show…

Jan 30, 2024

Analysis

Social Media Platforms Assemble Influence Army in D.C.

Meta, ByteDance, X, Snap, and Discord combined to spend a staggering $30 million on lobbying last year — and employed one lobbyist for roughly every four members of Congress...

As social media executives prepare to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday about how their companies are failing to protect children on their platforms, federal lobbying filings show…

Jan 11, 2024

In the media

Washington Post: Instagram’s new teen safety features still fall short, critics say

Quotes Council for Responsible Social Media members Josh Golin and Kristin Bride...

Dec 18, 2023

Reports

Dangerous by Design

How Social Media Companies Are Hurting Our Kids, National Security, and Democracy — and What We Can Do About It...

Editor’s note: The following is the executive summary of “Dangerous by Design.” Read the full report. Introduction Americans of all political persuasions are right to be concerned about unchecked social…

Nov 28, 2023

Press releases

Nonprofit behind widely discredited “2,000 Mules” film spent generously on firm of one of its leaders in 2022, tax filing reviewed by Issue One shows

$1 of every $3 Texas-based True the Vote spent in 2022 went to company formed by True the Vote official Gregg Phillips...

Approximately $1 of every $3 that a high-profile anti-democracy group that peddles false claims about elections in the United States spent in 2022 went to a firm operated by one…

Nov 07, 2023

In the media

CNN: Execs ignored the damage Instagram does to teens, Meta whistleblower tells Congress

Council for Responsible Social Media member Frances Haugen quoted...

Nov 03, 2023

Press releases

Council for Responsible Social Media co-chairs applaud Meta whistleblower; call for congressional action

By bravely coming forward, Arturo Bejar has once again demonstrated that Meta Intentionally and knowingly puts profits over kids' safety, and why Congress must hold them accountable...

Last night, former Facebook Engineering Director Arturo Bejar revealed internal documents and decision points to the Wall Street Journal demonstrating that, once again, the tech giant has ignored the wellbeing…