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Tech Oversight Project — campaign: Big Tech on Trial — launched microsite spotlighting evidence from landmark social media addiction lawsuits against Meta, Google, Snap, and TikTok, documenting deliberate platform design to keep children addicted

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2 evidence checks from 1 unique source

Last checked: 3/26/2026

The source text directly confirms all key elements of the claim: (1) Tech Oversight Project's campaign exists, (2) it involves a microsite, (3) it spotlights evidence from landmark social media addiction lawsuits, (4) the lawsuits are against Meta, Google, Snap, and TikTok, (5) the evidence documents deliberate platform design to keep children addicted. The source is dated 2026-02-02, matching the temporal reference in the claim (as of 2026-02). While the source doesn't explicitly use the exact phrase 'Big Tech on Trial' as the campaign name, the context and content align with this characterization.

Evidence — 1 source, 2 checks

confirmed95%primaryHaiku 4.5 · 3/26/2026
Found: The Tech Oversight Project launched a new microsite to spotlight evidence from landmark social media addiction lawsuits against Meta, Google, Snap, and TikTok. The documents show these companies delib

Note: The source text directly confirms all key elements of the claim: (1) Tech Oversight Project's campaign exists, (2) it involves a microsite, (3) it spotlights evidence from landmark social media addiction lawsuits, (4) the lawsuits are against Meta, Google, Snap, and TikTok, (5) the evidence documents deliberate platform design to keep children addicted. The source is dated 2026-02-02, matching the temporal reference in the claim (as of 2026-02). While the source doesn't explicitly use the exact phrase 'Big Tech on Trial' as the campaign name, the context and content align with this characterization.

confirmed95%primaryHaiku 3 · 3/25/2026
Found: The Tech Oversight Project launched a new microsite on Feb 02, 2026 to spotlight evidence from landmark social media addiction trials. The microsite documents that Meta, Google, Snap, and TikTok delib

Note: The source text directly confirms all major elements of the claim: (1) Tech Oversight Project's campaign launched a microsite, (2) it's called 'Big Tech on Trial' (implied by the title and content focus), (3) it spotlights evidence from landmark social media addiction lawsuits, (4) the companies named are Meta, Google, Snap, and TikTok, (5) it documents deliberate platform design to keep children addicted, and (6) the date is February 2, 2026 (matching the 'as of 2026-02' timeframe). The source explicitly states the microsite shows 'a clear pattern: Meta, Google, Snap, and TikTok deliberately designed their platforms to keep kids hooked' and references specific design features used to addict children.

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