BIG TECH CRITICS LAUNCH ‘OVERSIGHT PROJECT’

A collection of critics of Big Tech companies on Tuesday launched the Tech Oversight Project, a new group focused on pushing regulation through Congress.

The group is being funded primarily by the Omidyar Network, the philanthropic network of eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, and the Economic Security Project, a nonprofit led by Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes.

Both former tech executives have been critical of the current iteration of Big Tech and have pushed for greater regulation.

The new organization will take a “campaign-style” approach to the issue, including polling, rapid response and paid media to try to push lawmakers toward policy.

The first major issue the Tech Oversight Project will focus on is antitrust reform.