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** CfA's July 24, 2020 Newsletter
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Thank you for your continued support of CfA. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we are still working to hold the powerful accountable.
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Our Latest Work:
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* Google Flights Show Decade-Long Pursuit of China: This week, CfA and Tech Transparency Project (TTP) released a report detailing how Google flight patterns may point to a desire to expand its operations across greater China, despite its public withdrawal from the country in 2010 over censorship concerns.
+ TTP found that planes owned by Google and its top executives have made at least 26 trips to or from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau since 2010. (Report ([link removed]) )
* Apple Faces Multi-state Consumer Protection Probe: On Thursday, Axios ([link removed]) reported on a FOIA document acquired by TTP, which revealed a previously unknown, multi-state investigation into Apple for potentially deceiving consumers. (Read the Document ([link removed]) )
+ The release of the document was also covered by CNBC ([link removed]) , Politico ([link removed]) , Reuters ([link removed]) , and others.
* Petition ([link removed]) : Investigate Facebook for Profiting Off Voter Suppression
+ Campaign for Accountability has joined a coalition of advocacy groups in asking the Federal Trade Commission, House Judiciary Committee, & House Energy and Commerce Committee to investigate Facebook -- and stop the company from profiting off of vote-suppressing ads.
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What We're Reading:
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* Facebook ignored racial bias research, employees say: "Researchers said the company ignored their work and then stopped them from pursuing topics related to bias altogether." (NBC News ([link removed]) , July 23)
* New Estimates Show Worldwide Decrease in Unintended Pregnancies: "Worldwide, since 1990, as access to contraceptives has increased, the rate of unintended pregnancy has fallen. In 2015–2019, there were 121 million unintended pregnancies annually, corresponding to a global rate of 64 per 1,000 women aged 15–49. This is a decline from 79 per 1,000 women in 1990–1994." (Guttmacher Institute ([link removed]) , July 23)
* Facebook spends big on lobbying as key hearing nears: "Facebook is on pace to spend more on lobbying in 2020 than it ever has in a single year. This follows two consecutive record-setting years for the company that saw it spend $12.6 million and $16.7 million on lobbying, respectively. The social media giant currently deploys 65 lobbyists." (OpenSecrets News ([link removed]) , July 22)
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Sincerely,
Daniel Stevens
Executive Director, Campaign for Accountability
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