Artificial Intelligence
Joseph Gentle
Generative AI & Disinformation: Exempt ...

Lead filer Arjuna capital provided an exempt solicitation letter to the SEC in response to Meta’s opposition statement, further clarifying the purpose of the proposed annual report, and the need for additional transparency and oversight related to gAI misinformation.

Generative AI & Disinformation: Exempt Solicitation Filed at Meta
Artificial Intelligence, Shareholder Engagement
Joseph Gentle
2024 Shareholder Resolutions on Generative AI ...

The rise of generative AI (gAI) over the last 18 months has raised numerous questions about how to regulate these powerful new technologies so that they do not compromise people’s ability to exercise their human rights. Generative AI poses a particular threat to the right to freedom of expression, including the right to access information, because it makes it so easy to create and spread deceptive, yet believable content. False content threatens people’s ability to make informed decisions, a prerequisite for healthy democracies.

2024 Shareholder Resolutions on Generative AI & Disinformation: A Build-the-Vote Messaging Guide for Sustainable Investors
Artificial Intelligence
Jessica Dheere
Ahead of This Year’s Elections, Shareholders ...

Shareholders at Alphabet and Meta, following on the success of a similar resolution at Microsoft last month, have filed shareholder proposals recommending that the companies issue annual reports on the risks of misinformation and disinformation produced and amplified by their deployment of generative artificial intelligence (gAI). All three companies have made multibillion dollar investments in gAI.

Ahead of This Year’s Elections, Shareholders Demand Transparency from Big Tech on Risks of AI-Powered Disinformation
Artificial Intelligence
Joseph Gentle
Shareholders Demand Transparency from Microsoft ...

At Microsoft’s annual general meeting on Thursday, shareholders will vote on a resolution recommending that the company issue an annual report on the material risks of generative AI-powered mis- and disinformation to its business operations. The proposed report would include Microsoft’s plans to mitigate those risks, as well as the effectiveness of its efforts. The resolution, which appears as Proposal 13 on the company’s proxy statement, was submitted by Arjuna Capital (lead filer), Azzad Asset Management, Eko, and Open MIC. 

Shareholders Demand Transparency from Microsoft on Material Risks of AI-Powered Disinformation
Press Releases
Michael Connor
Jessica Dheere Joins Open MIC as Advocacy ...

“Finance-focused strategies promise to be a game-changer in advancing human rights in the digital age,” said Jessica Dheere. “I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to build on Open MIC’s pioneering work in this field and to explore new frontiers, by broadening the base of people who are adept at challenging corporate power to ensure that information technologies do not compromise—and ideally reinforce—social justice and people’s expression, privacy, and labor rights.”

Jessica Dheere Joins Open MIC as Advocacy Director

Civil Rights

Shareholders Target Social Media Ad Buyers Over Civil Rights Concerns for First Time

Shareholders Target Social Media Ad Buyers Over Civil Rights Concerns for First Time

For the first time, shareholder resolutions have been filed with companies that advertise or manage major ad budgets on Facebook and other social media companies, citing concerns with how advertisers may have inadvertently financed the spread of white supremacy, disinformation, voter suppression, government censorship, and more on social media platforms. The resolutions—filed with top online advertiser Home Depot and ad agency holding company Omnicom—call on the companies to commission third-party reports investigating whether their ad buys contribute to “violations of civil or human rights” on social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.

Senators Ask Facebook’s Zuckerberg to Address Civil and Human Rights Concerns Ahead of 2020 Election

Senators Ask Facebook’s Zuckerberg to Address Civil and Human Rights Concerns Ahead of 2020 Election

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Robert Menendez, Kamala Harris and Richard Blumenthal today released the text of a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg which echoes shareholder concerns over the social media platform’s policy regarding disinformation, “specifically as it pertains to hate speech, discriminatory targeting and the threats such disinformation poses to civil rights and voting rights in advance of the 2020 election.”

Relentlessly Reckless: Does Amazon Care that its Customers use its Surveillance Tech to Violate Human Rights?

Relentlessly Reckless: Does Amazon Care that its Customers use its Surveillance Tech to Violate Human Rights?

After Amazon tried—and failed—to block a resolution filed by shareholders asking the company’s Board of Directors to conduct an independent review of the effectiveness of Amazon’s customer due diligence process, including whether customers’ use of Amazon products results in human rights violations.

Shareholders Tell Google and Facebook: Confronting Your Civil Rights Failures Includes Fixing Your Boards

Shareholders Tell Google and Facebook: Confronting Your Civil Rights Failures Includes Fixing Your Boards

Citing a host of concerns about social media platforms and their global impact on civil and human rights, shareholders have filed proposals at Alphabet (Google’s parent company), Facebook and Twitter asking the companies to establish Director-level oversight and expertise on those issues. Shareholders are concerned by big tech’s ongoing negligence around enabling racism and discrimination online and threatening the human rights of consumers worldwide.

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