Center for Civil Rights and Technology News

WASHINGTON — The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, joined by 66 national organizations, urged members of Congress to stop the illegal data breach led by Elon Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency by leveraging all available nominations, budget, and oversight authority until these actions are halted, investigated, and Musk and his fanboys are held accountable.

WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement in response to Meta’s announcement on changes to their content moderation policies:

WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on the House Bipartisan AI Task Force’s Report:

WASHINGTON — A review of social media posts stemming from Hurricanes Helene and Milton makes clear that social media platforms have failed to address digital voting disinformation and must do so now in the run-up to the election and on Election Day itself, according to The Leadership Conference’s Center for Civil Rights and Technology (the Center). Social media platforms continue to be rife with misinformation, disinformation, and fake AI images presented as news. These posts, in turn, have been supercharged by large accounts with big followings and, unfortunately, appear to be connected to threats of violence against FEMA workers in North Carolina.

WASHINGTON — The Leadership Conference’s Center for Civil Rights and Technology today released new findings from a survey on state data privacy laws and civil rights protections and a legislative brief on the current landscape of data privacy and artificial intelligence (AI) safeguards. The survey examines comprehensive state data privacy laws, whether they include explicit civil rights protections, and state demographics on race and ethnicity. The legislative brief explores the status of AI and civil rights safeguards in federal policymaking.

WASHINGTON — Following bomb threats, school closures, and other threats in Springfield, Ohio, which were all prompted by disgraceful lies, Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement:

WASHINGTON — Koustubh “K.J.” Bagchi, vice president of the Center for Civil Rights and Technology, issued the following statement about the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s markup of the bipartisan Expanding AI Voices Act , H.R.9403, which invests in AI research at Minority Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Tribal Colleges and Universities (MSIs, HBCUs, and TCUs):

WASHINGTON — Koustubh “K.J.” Bagchi, vice president of the Center for Civil Rights and Technology, issued the following statement on efforts by Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D. Minn., to pass two critical artificial intelligence democracy bills — Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act and AI Transparency in Elections Act of 2024: