“The COMPETE Act gives California real ways to hold these companies accountable when they rig the market and rip people off. Now, Governor Newsom needs to sign it into law and help California tackle the affordability crisis.”
“Big Tech companies don’t fix their products on their own – they change only when forced to by a jury, court, or legislature. These laws build on the recent AG settlement with Meta, creating lasting protections for kids on all platforms whether they’re on social media, using AI, or in the classroom.”
A new statewide poll finds California voters strongly support the COMPETE Act (AB 1776), the proposal to modernize the state’s competition law so big corporations can’t abuse their market power to shut out competitors, hold down wages, or raise prices.
Ahead of the final sprint of the 2026 legislative session, which begins Monday, Tech Oversight California is calling on policymakers, the media, and the public to be on alert as Big Tech ramps up spending to fend off efforts to rein in its monopolistic, profit-at-all-costs business models.
“CEOs are tracking workers’ heartbeats, scanning their faces, and logging every keystroke — with zero rules and zero consent. No one should be tracked all shift and fired by an algorithm. No wonder more than 1,600 of Meta’s own employees revolted against being surveilled by Mark Zuckerberg. AB 1883 draws the line on this overreach,…
“Big Tech is spending millions to protect its monopolies, and now we know exactly where that money is going. The COMPETE Act would stop the biggest corporations from crushing competitors before they ever get off the ground, and the industry is doing everything it can to stop it.”
As the COMPETE Act heads to a key vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, Tech Oversight California is calling on lawmakers to advance the landmark anti-monopoly bill, which would stop the state’s largest corporations from crushing competitors before they can get off the ground, over a coordinated, big-money campaign to kill it.
“Given the current vacuum in meaningful federal enforcement, now is the time for California policymakers to come together and give enforcement agencies the tools they need to protect consumers and workers. The COMPETE Act offers a critical opportunity to do just that.”
Tech Oversight California today issued a statement on the bills it is prioritizing as California’s legislature moves into critical second house hearings: “California lawmakers are showing again this session that Sacramento is serious about reining in Big Tech on behalf of small businesses, working people, kids and families. A slate of important legislation just passed…