Analysis
Meta, ByteDance, and others expanded their influence operations during the first quarter of 2024...
A new Issue One analysis of recently filed federal lobbying reports show that several social media titans poured massive sums of money into their influence operations in Washington, D.C., during…
Analysis
Georgia election official and Auburn sports fan talks about the need for federal funding for elections, the necessity of transparency measures, and building trust with voters...
Editor’s note: More than 10,000 officials across the country run U.S. elections. This interview is part of a series highlighting the election heroes who are the faces of democracy. Tate…
Press releases
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…
Analysis
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…
In the media
Quotes Council for Responsible Social Media members Josh Golin and Kristin Bride...
Reports
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…
In the media
Council for Responsible Social Media member Frances Haugen quoted...
Press releases
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…
Press releases
This proposal, which comes after repeated violations by Meta, offers a path forward for holding other platforms accountable for violating the data privacy of minors....
This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed blanket prohibitions that would prevent Meta — the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp — from profiting from data it collects…
Press releases
Today, three members of Issue One’s Council for Responsible Social Media will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the harms that children face in the online world, and what…
