ICYMI: Parent letters put Newsom in tough position on chatbots
“The shocking tragedy of Adam’s ChatGPT-assisted loss can be a catalyst for decisive action to regulate out-of-control AI chatbots, rather than becoming our new norm.”
Press Releases
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Tech Oversight California Applauds CA Gov. Newsom’s Signature of SB 53
“This is a key victory for the growing movement in California and across the country to hold Big Tech CEOs accountable for their products.”
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Roundup: Big Tech’s Last-Minute California Lobbying Frenzy
“At the exact same moment their unregulated AI chatbot products are causing harm and death among young people in California and across the country, Big Tech lobbyists are scrambling to fight against basic protections for kids like those in California’s landmark LEAD for Kids Act by pouring tons of money into lobbying, ads, and dark-money…
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Google wasn’t against this privacy bill, officially. Behind the scenes, it orchestrated opposition
“Big Tech has already spent $2.6 million in the first half of 2025 in Sacramento, and that was only the beginning. In these final days of the legislative session, legislators must stand strong – Californians have their backs.”
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Tech Oversight California Applauds AG Bonta’s Statement on OpenAI Harms to Kids
“We applaud Attorney General Bonta for his clear statement that OpenAI is failing to protect kids and that he has zero tolerance for kids becoming collateral damage in Big Tech’s AI race. He is right to investigate whether OpenAI’s proposed restructuring will actually benefit humanity, as its leadership has pledged to do.”
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Altman Ignored Warnings, Acted Only After Youth Suicide Publicly Reported
“While Big Tech CEOs like Sam Altman and Mark Zuckerberg may have the tools and information they need to prevent harm, they lack the will and common decency – which is why we need lawmakers to step up now and pass the Kids Online Safety Act and state AI safety legislation that protects kids.”
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Tech Oversight California Applauds 28 California Congressmembers for Opposing Federal Ban on State AI Laws
“In the heart of the global tech industry, these California congressmembers should be applauded for opposing federal preemption and ensuring artificial intelligence works for the people, not for Big Tech.”
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As Chatbot Safety Bill Advances, CA Lawmakers Slam Big Tech-Backed Plan to Stop State AI Protections
While California leaders like State Senator Steve Padilla are taking the right steps to make AI chatbots safer, Congress is doing the opposite by trying to block states from protecting their own residents – all to appease tech giants that have made it clear they prefer zero oversight.
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Tech Oversight Groups Slam CA Senate-Passed Big Tech Giveaway
Tech Oversight California, Oakland Privacy, Tech Equity, and Consumer Attorneys of California today raised the alarm after California Senators passed a bill that would allow Big Tech companies to spy on Californians’ online activities by creating a loophole in the state’s Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), jointly issuing the following statement.