Amid congressional inaction to protect young people online, states are stepping up and leading the way by passing Age-Appropriate Design Code laws that require Big Tech to design their products for us. Here's Maryland Delegate Jared Solomon crushing tech talking points🧵

Mistakes Meta said they're working on due to public pressure: — Blocking LGBTQ+ hashtags — Blocking searches of Democrats — Making it difficult to unfollow President Trump and VP Vance

Now feels like a good time to remind folks that in 2021 @accountabletech.bsky.social created a centralized repository of all the news made by Frances Haugen's trove of internal documents from the company then known as Facebook. Bookmark it: facebookpapers.com

Meta’s week in review: Ending fact-checking? ✅ Promoting hate speech? ✅ Prioritizing profits over people? Always. ✅ Here’s a recap 🧵/1

Repost if you think Bluesky should just make an ad-free version of Instagram too.

From inaugural donations to Mar-a-Lago visits, Big Tech is making its influence on Washington hard to ignore. thehill.com/policy/techn...

We added Accountable Tech staffers, partner organizations, tech journalists, and other allies to our starter pack! Follow them to stay updated on the latest developments in social media, AI, and all things digital justice: bsky.app/starter-pack...

*taps* Is this thing on? We’ve landed on BlueSky and are ready to keep fighting for a safer internet. Allow us to introduce ourselves...

Polling from @issueonereform.bsky.social finds a staggering 88% of voters support legislation to protect young people online. It's past time for Congress to stand up to the Big Tech lobby and pass the Kids Online Safety Act #KOSA. sanantonioreport.org/sons-suicide...

Key point: Foreign influence campaigns in the 2024 election "were aided in that endeavor by tech companies such as Elon Musk’s X loosening their content policies, pulling back on trust and safety efforts, and limiting outside researchers’ access to data." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

These headlines were 3 days apart.

Hey look, competition is a good thing. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

A social media platform not owned by a self-interested billionaire? Happy to be here.