Tech Oversight California Applauds COMPETE Act’s Signature
Tech Oversight California celebrated the COMPETE Act (AB 1776) being signed into law, capping a session-long fight to modernize California’s antitrust law.
Press Releases
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NEW POLL: Californians Back the COMPETE Act 68-32, Giving Gov. Newsom Chance to Deliver on Affordability
“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.”
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Tech Oversight California Applauds CA Gov. Newsom’s Signature of Landmark Youth Online Safety Package
“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.”
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New Poll: California Voters Back the COMPETE Act Nearly 5 to 1; Big Tech Accountability is Top Argument
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.
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MEMO: Where to Watch for Big Tech’s Fingerprints at End of California’s Legislative Session
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.
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Tech Oversight California Launches Billboard Campaign Urging Lawmakers to Pass AB 1883 and Rein In AI Workplace Surveillance
“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,…
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ICYMI: The Lever Exposes Big Tech’s Multi-Million-Dollar Campaign to Kill the COMPETE Act
“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.”
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Tech Oversight CA Calls for Lawmakers to Support COMPETE Act
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.
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ICYMI: Gene Kimmelman: California should lead on competition while Washington falters
“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.”