A comprehensive record of privacy breaches, antitrust abuses, mental health harms, and other egregious actions by Big Tech companies.
TikTok violated children's privacy laws, failed to protect minors from predators, and shared data with Chinese government
Outcome
Ongoing regulatory investigations and potential bans
Google continued tracking users' locations even when they explicitly turned off location tracking, deceiving millions
Outcome
Settled for $391.5 million with 40 states
Internal Facebook research showed Instagram worsened body image issues and suicidal thoughts for teenage girls, but company hid findings
Outcome
Ongoing lawsuits and regulatory scrutiny
Amazon's Ring doorbell cameras created a vast surveillance network in partnership with police departments, raising civil liberties concerns
Outcome
Ongoing advocacy and some municipal restrictions
Facebook allowed Cambridge Analytica to harvest personal data of 87 million users without consent for political advertising
Outcome
Settled with FTC for $5 billion; company shut down
Facebook and other tech companies deliberately employed psychologists and behavioral scientists to make their platforms as addictive as possible
Outcome
Ongoing advocacy for humane technology design
TikTok violated children's privacy laws, failed to protect minors from predators, and shared data with Chinese government
Outcome
Ongoing regulatory investigations and potential bans
Google continued tracking users' locations even when they explicitly turned off location tracking, deceiving millions
Outcome
Settled for $391.5 million with 40 states
Facebook allowed Cambridge Analytica to harvest personal data of 87 million users without consent for political advertising
Outcome
Settled with FTC for $5 billion; company shut down
Internal Facebook research showed Instagram worsened body image issues and suicidal thoughts for teenage girls, but company hid findings
Outcome
Ongoing lawsuits and regulatory scrutiny
Amazon's Ring doorbell cameras created a vast surveillance network in partnership with police departments, raising civil liberties concerns
Outcome
Ongoing advocacy and some municipal restrictions
Facebook and other tech companies deliberately employed psychologists and behavioral scientists to make their platforms as addictive as possible
Outcome
Ongoing advocacy for humane technology design