Who We Are
Tech Oversight California is an advocacy organization that brings together policy, organizing, and communications experts to champion policy for tech accountability in Sacramento to foster a safer and healthier internet for all Californians.
What We Do
We coordinate and collaborate with organizations across California to engage and mobilize policymakers and the public towards meaningful tech policy reforms that address Big Tech’s toxic business model and provide powerful online protections for Californians.
What We’re Fighting For
Privacy
Strong data protections for all Californians.
Safety
Default settings and designs for safety online in California.
Competition
Fair competition for all businesses online in California.
Press Releases
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Tech Oversight California Statement on Gov. Newsom A.I. Legislation Signatures & Veto
“Unfortunately, after a big-money lobbying campaign by Big Tech targeting AB 1064, we won’t be able to address the threat A.I. chatbots pose to kids and teens in California next year with the urgency the situation requires.”
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Tech Oversight California Applauds Gov. Newsom’s Signature of AB 566
“Californians will finally have an easy way to exercise their right to opt out of Big Tech companies sharing their information, stopping predatory data practices at the source.”
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Tech Oversight California Applauds Gov. Newsom’s Signature of AB 325
“We applaud Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry for her leadership to prevent digital collusion, protect online shoppers from artificially inflated prices, and safeguard fair competition for small businesses.”
Recent News
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State takes steps toward regulating kids’ use of AI chatbots
Advocacy groups support AB 1064, but they dropped their backing of SB 243 after a series of late changes to it that they argued weakened the bill. Among other things, the changes would exempt chatbots built into video games and into smart speakers such as Amazon’s Echo line of products.
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Google wasn’t against this privacy bill, officially. Behind the scenes, it orchestrated opposition
The largely behind-the-scenes campaign offers a glimpse into how the tech giant is working to preserve its grip on the online advertising market and how it attempts, without being seen, to shape policies in a state with one of the nation’s strictest privacy protection laws.
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Social Media and AI Regulations Gain Momentum in California
With the end of the legislative session in sight, the push to pass social media and AI regulations is heating up in Sacramento, and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom is lending her star power to the effort. Siebel Newsom spoke on a panel discussion Wednesday held by Common Sense Media, a main player in the…
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