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Hi there --













Two astounding headlines in the last week about Meta:

1.
A
new
investigation
from
the
Wall
Street
Journal
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found
that
Instagram
is
connecting
a
vast
network
of
online
communities
dedicated
to
sharing
and
accessing
child-sex
content.
Instagram
doesn’t
just
provide
a
platform
for
these
inappropriate,
even
illegal
activities;
their
algorithms
actually
promote
them
and
drive
interested
users
towards
them.
2.
Facebook
and
Instagram
are
blocking
news
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content
for
some
Canadians
to
protest
legislation
that
would
require
tech
companies
to
compensate
news
publishers
for
content.
Meta
is
doing
this
all
while
unprecedented
wildfires
are
raging
across
the
country,
and
Canadians
need
access
to
news
for
important
updates
and
information
.

Friend, this is incredibly disturbing. It’s also deeply telling of how these companies operate — they will block posts with breaking news links while at the same time drive users to inappropriate and illegal content all in the name of profit.

When we send you an email, we typically include a link asking you to take action. But today, we just wanted you to have this important update. These are just two of the alarming stories that reaffirm for us why Accountable Tech’s work is so critical. These tech titans and surveillance behemoths do not deserve a free pass while they promote dangerous content online and undermine the free press and even people’s safety.

We’ll keep you updated on any new developments and our future campaigns. Thank you for being in this fight with us.

Thanks,

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Nicole Gill
Co-founder and Executive Director
Accountable Tech



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