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IRS 990 Filing Research: Arabella Network & Connected Organizations
IRS 990 Filing Research: Arabella Network & Connected Organizations Meta/DCA Investigation - Nonprofit Financial Analysis Research Date: 2026-03-12 1. Sixteen Thirty Fund Field Details EIN 26-4486735 Type 501(c)(4) social welfare organization Location 1828 L Street NW Suite 300-B, Washington, DC 20036 Ruling Date August 2009 NTEE Code C60 (Public affairs/advocacy) Management Arabella Advisors (now Sunflower Services) President Amy Kurtz (2024) Board Raul Alvillar, Dara Freed, Marissa Brown, Jeff Cherry, Latoia Jones, Eric Kessler Financial History Year Revenue Assets 2024 $282,200,000 $106,500,000 2023 $181,353,252 $139,942,052 2022 $191,548,107 $86,553,897 2021 $190,651,953 $97,684,457 2020 $389,684,866 $85,994,861 2019 $138,371,684 $92,236,003 2018 $143,837,877 $45,335,085 2017 $79,559,836 $43,614,008 Revenue composition (2024): 97.
California Lobbying Findings: Meta Platforms
California Lobbying Findings: Meta Platforms Research Date: 2026-03-12 Status: Critical gap addressed - California is Meta’s headquarters state 1. Executive Summary Meta Platforms is a registered lobbyist employer in California and is on track for record-breaking state lobbying expenditures. In 2025, Meta spent at least $1,036,728 on direct California state lobbying in the first three quarters alone, with Q2 2025 ($518,605) being the highest single-quarter spend in company history for California lobbying.
Colorado General Assembly Witness & Testimony Findings
Colorado General Assembly Witness & Testimony Findings Age Verification / Social Media Bills (2025-2026) Research date: 2026-03-12 1. Bills Investigated SB26-051 - Age Attestation on Computing Devices Session: 2026 Regular Session (75th General Assembly, 2nd Regular) Sponsors: Sen. Matt Ball (D), Rep. Amy Paschal (D) Committee: Senate Business, Labor & Technology Hearing date: February 24, 2026, 2:00 PM MT, SCR 352 Committee action: Amendment L.001 adopted; referred to Committee of the Whole with consent calendar recommendation (5-0 vote) Senate passage: Third reading, March 3, 2026 Summary: Requires OS providers to collect age/birthdate during account setup and expose an “age signal” API (brackets: under 13, 13-16, 16-18, 18+) that app developers can query at download or launch time.
Colorado TRACER Campaign Contribution Analysis
Colorado TRACER Campaign Contribution Analysis Research Date: 2026-03-12 Data Source: Colorado Secretary of State TRACER Bulk Data Downloads (2024-2026) URLs: https://tracer.sos.colorado.gov/PublicSite/Docs/BulkDataDownloads/ Records Searched: ~132M of CSV data (65MB 2024, 50MB 2025, 17MB 2026) Executive Summary Analysis of Colorado TRACER bulk campaign contribution data found that neither Adam Eichberg nor Will Coyne contributed directly to ASAA bill sponsors Matt Ball or Amy Paschal. However, a Meta Product Manager (Jake Levine) contributed $1,175 to Matt Ball’s campaign and leadership PAC, and a Google Policy Manager (Kyle Gardner) contributed $450 to Ball’s campaign.
Cross-Reference Anomaly Analysis: Patterns of Coordinated Influence
Cross-Reference Anomaly Analysis: Patterns of Coordinated Influence Research Date: 2026-03-13 Method: Cross-referencing all accumulated findings from 20+ individual research threads Classification: OSINT analytical product - pattern analysis derived from public records Executive Summary Cross-referencing findings across campaign finance records, IRS data, corporate registries, lobbying disclosures, web forensics, and legislative timelines reveals a coordinated influence operation with eight distinct anomaly patterns. The most significant finding is that the Digital Childhood Alliance (DCA) - the central advocacy vehicle for the App Store Accountability Act - appears to lack independent legal existence entirely, operating instead as a branded project under another entity’s legal umbrella.
Digital Childhood Alliance - Corporate Registry Research Findings
Digital Childhood Alliance - Corporate Registry Research Findings Research Date: 2026-03-12 Researcher: Automated web search across state corporate registries, IRS databases, and open-source corporate databases 1. Digital Childhood Alliance (DCA) - Overview Legal Name: Digital Childhood Alliance, Inc. (per Facebook page listing) Tax Status: 501(c)(4) nonprofit (IRS determination) Headquarters Location: Washington, DC (per Idealist.org profile, registered October 2025; address listed as “hidden/remote”) Coordinates (Idealist): 38.907192 N, -77.036871 W (generic Washington DC coordinates) Public Launch Date: February 25, 2025 (press release: “Over 50 Child Advocacy Groups Unite to Demand App Store Accountability”) Executive Director: Casey Stefanski (founder; previously Senior Director of Global Partnerships and Events at NCOSE) Contact Email: info@digitalchildhoodalliance.
DCA & DCI DNS/WHOIS Deep Dive
DCA & DCI DNS/WHOIS Deep Dive Research Date: 2026-03-12 Domains Analyzed: digitalchildhoodalliance.org, digitalchildhoodinstitute.org 1. WHOIS Comparison Field DCA (digitalchildhoodalliance.org) DCI (digitalchildhoodinstitute.org) Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC GoDaddy.com, LLC Created 2024-12-18T04:11:13Z 2025-06-13T16:59:23Z Updated 2025-11-23T19:23:18Z 2025-07-31T16:56:26Z Expires 2028-12-18 (4-year registration) 2026-06-13 (1-year registration) Privacy GoDaddy privacy (registrant REDACTED) GoDaddy privacy (registrant REDACTED) Nameservers Cloudflare (leia, mitch) Cloudflare (macy, santino) Key Observations Same registrar (GoDaddy) and same privacy protection for both domains DCA has a 4-year registration (paid through 2028) suggesting long-term commitment/funding DCI has only a 1-year registration (expires June 2026) suggesting limited resources Both use Cloudflare DNS/CDN but on different nameserver pairs (leia/mitch vs macy/santino) DCA was registered 6 months before DCI - despite DCI’s founder (McKay) being the more established figure 2.
DCA & DCI Corporate Registration - Updated Analysis
DCA & DCI Corporate Registration - Updated Analysis Research Date: 2026-03-13 Data Sources: IRS Business Master File (eo1-eo4 extracts), OpenCorporates API, ProPublica, GuideStar, state corporate registries Executive Summary The Digital Childhood Institute (DCI) was confirmed in the IRS Business Master File with EIN 39-3684798, incorporated in Delaware at a registered agent address (213 N Market St #1039, Wilmington). However, the Digital Childhood Alliance (DCA) does NOT appear in the IRS BMF at all - across all four regional extract files covering every tax-exempt organization in the United States.
Digital Childhood Alliance - Team, Formation & Organizational Analysis
Digital Childhood Alliance - Team, Formation & Organizational Analysis Research Date: 2026-03-12 Data Sources: DCA website (via Wayback), Idealist, Institute for Family Studies, American Fork Citizen, Deseret News, Substack investigative reporting, DOJ.gov Executive Summary DCA was publicly announced in February 2025 as a coalition of “50+ conservative child advocacy groups” promoting the App Store Accountability Act. Its domain was registered on December 18, 2024 - two months before the public launch.
Digital Childhood Alliance - Wayback Machine Website History Analysis
Digital Childhood Alliance - Wayback Machine Website History Analysis Research Date: 2026-03-12 Data Source: Wayback Machine CDX API (web.archive.org/cdx/) Domain: digitalchildhoodalliance.org Executive Summary Analysis of 100+ Wayback Machine snapshots from December 2024 through March 2026 confirms the DCA website launched on December 19, 2024 and has been continuously operational since. The earliest snapshot shows a fully-developed advocacy site focused on the App Store Accountability Act. No funder disclosures, “supported by,” or sponsor logos were found in any snapshot.
Five Outstanding Questions - Investigation Results
Five Outstanding Questions - Investigation Results Research Date: 2026-03-13 Method: Parallel investigation of five unresolved questions from cross-reference anomaly analysis Classification: OSINT research product - all sources are public records Executive Summary Five parallel investigations yielded three major new findings: NCOSE has a confirmed 501(c)(4) affiliate - “NCOSEAction” (EIN 88-1180705), IRS ruling May 2025, same address, same leadership. This entity could serve as DCA’s fiscal sponsor. Network for Good is a Donor Advised Fund, not a payment processor - DCA is classified as a “Project” (not a nonprofit) in the system, and For Good explicitly limits grants to 501(c)(3) organizations.
FollowTheMoney.org - Multi-State Contribution Search
FollowTheMoney.org - Multi-State Contribution Search Research Date: 2026-03-13 Data Source: FollowTheMoney.org (National Institute on Money in Politics), OpenSecrets, news sources Scope: Campaign contributions from Meta entities to ASAA bill sponsors across UT, LA, TX, CO Executive Summary No direct campaign contributions from Meta PAC, Facebook PAC, Digital Childhood Alliance, Adam Eichberg, or Headwaters Strategies to any ASAA bill sponsor were confirmed through web-accessible FollowTheMoney.org data. However, the research identified all ASAA sponsors across four states, confirmed FollowTheMoney entity profiles for key actors, and surfaced significant contextual findings - notably that Utah’s Todd Weiler has a policy of not accepting corporate contributions and reportedly has not discussed ASAA directly with Meta.
Headwaters Strategies: Lobbying Expenditure Report Findings
Headwaters Strategies: Lobbying Expenditure Report Findings Data Source Colorado Secretary of State lobbying disclosure system, accessed via the Colorado Information Marketplace (data.colorado.gov) SODA API. Dataset: “Professional Lobbyist Income in Colorado” (dxfk-9ifj) and “Professional Lobbyist Disclosure Report Summary” (df5p-p6jt). Data current as of March 11, 2026. 1. Meta Platforms / Facebook Income to Headwaters Strategies Complete Timeline: Facebook (2019-2021) then Meta Platforms (2021-present) Headwaters Strategies (Primary Lobbyist ID: 20095007203, ZIP 80264) reports income from Meta Platforms, Inc.
Heritage Foundation Connections to ASAA Ecosystem
Heritage Foundation Connections to ASAA Ecosystem Research Date: 2026-03-13 Data Sources: Heritage Foundation press releases, Heritage Action scorecards, DCA Wayback snapshots, Senate staff records, Axios, New Republic, INTO, IRS records Executive Summary The Heritage Foundation is not a passive coalition member of the Digital Childhood Alliance. It is an active policy infrastructure provider that funds three of the six named DCA coalition organizations, staffs DCA’s advocacy with a former Senate aide who shaped the federal ASAA in Sen.
John Dunbar Koch - Louisiana Lobbyist Investigation
John Dunbar Koch - Louisiana Lobbyist Investigation Research Date: 2026-03-12 Data Sources: Louisiana Board of Ethics (eap.ethics.la.gov), F Minus lobbying database (fminus.org), Pelican State Partners website, Business Report LA Executive Summary CRITICAL FINDING: John Dunbar Koch is a Louisiana lobbyist whose firm, Pelican State Partners LLC, represents Meta Platforms, Inc. as a client. Koch’s surname is “Koch” - he is NOT connected to Koch Industries or the Koch political network. His significance to this investigation is that his firm is one of Meta’s registered lobbying operations in Louisiana, where HB-570 (the App Store Accountability Act) was passed with Meta’s support.
Louisiana HB-570 - Corrected Bill Data
Louisiana HB-570 - Corrected Bill Data Date corrected: 2026-03-12 Anomaly reference: C3 in /images/anomaly_report.md Problem: The LegiScan API returned a property tax millage rate bill instead of the age verification bill. The scraper queried the wrong legislative session. The correct bill is from the 2025 Regular Session (session code 25RS on legis.la.gov, but the bill info page at BillInfo.aspx?i=248616 is the canonical entry point). Bill Identification Field Incorrect (Old Data) Correct (2025 Regular Session) Bill LA HB-570 LA HB-570 Session Wrong session (returned property tax bill) 2025 Regular Session Title “Authorizes a taxing authority to adjust a millage rate…” Provides relative to minors’ use of applications Short title N/A The App Store Accountability Act Act number N/A Act No.
Meta Platforms Federal Lobbying Disclosures (LD-2 Forms)
Meta Platforms Federal Lobbying Disclosures (LD-2 Forms) Research Date: 2026-03-13 Data Sources: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) database, OpenSecrets, Quiver Quantitative, investigative reporting Filing: Meta Platforms Inc. Q1-Q4 2025 LD-2 Reports Executive Summary Confirmed: Meta’s own LD-2 filings explicitly list H.R. 3149/S. 1586, the App Store Accountability Act, as a lobbied bill. This is the first direct, on-the-record evidence from Meta’s own federal filings that it lobbies for the specific legislation that DCA advocates for at the state level.
Meta Platforms - National & State Lobbying Analysis
Meta Platforms - National & State Lobbying Analysis Research Date: 2026-03-12 Data Sources: OpenSecrets, Bloomberg Government, Dome Politics, Nasdaq filings, Quiver Quantitative, F Minus, ACT | The App Association Executive Summary Meta Platforms set an all-time lobbying spending record of $26.29 million in 2025, deploying 86+ lobbyists across 45 of 50 states. This campaign supported the App Store Accountability Act (ASAA) in at least 20 states, with successful passage in Utah, Louisiana, and Texas.
NCOSE Schedule R, For Good DAF, and Meta Super PAC Investigation
NCOSE Schedule R, For Good DAF, and Meta Super PAC Investigation Research Date: 2026-03-13 Data Sources: IRS Form 990 XML e-files (ProPublica), FEC API, state ethics commission filings, investigative reporting Scope: Three parallel investigations into fiscal sponsorship pathways and political spending Executive Summary Three parallel investigations produced one breakthrough finding, two definitive negatives, and critical new context: NCOSE Schedule R reveals a two-entity evolution - the original “NCOSE Action” (EIN 86-2458921, c4→c3) was replaced by a new “Institute for Public Policy” (EIN 88-1180705, c4).
North Fund Schedule I Grant Recipient Analysis
North Fund Schedule I Grant Recipient Analysis Research Date: 2026-03-12 Data Source: North Fund IRS Form 990 (2023-2024), XML e-files via ProPublica EIN: 83-4011547 Address: 1828 L Street NW, Suite 300-F, Washington, DC 20036 Tax Status: 501(c)(4) - tax-exempt since March 2022 Executive Summary Analysis of 142 grant recipients across the North Fund’s 2023-2024 Schedule I filings found ZERO grants to any child safety, age verification, digital childhood, or tech policy advocacy organization.
New Venture Fund (NVF) IRS 990 Findings
New Venture Fund (NVF) IRS 990 Findings Research Summary Organization: New Venture Fund EIN: 20-5806345 Address: 1828 L Street NW, Suite 300-A, Washington, DC 20036 Tax Status: 501(c)(3) public charity Year of Formation: 2006 (originally Arabella Legacy Fund, renamed 2009) Managed By: Arabella Advisors (for-profit management company) President: Lee Bodner Board Chair: Adam Eichberg Filing Overview ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer Filing Index Tax Year Object ID Filed Date Revenue Assets 2024 202513159349305596 Nov 11, 2025 N/A N/A 2023 202433179349305393 Nov 12, 2024 $669.
New Venture Fund Schedule I Grant Recipient Analysis
New Venture Fund Schedule I Grant Recipient Analysis Research Date: 2026-03-12 Data Source: IRS Form 990 XML e-files via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (S3 bulk data) Years Analyzed: 2022, 2023, 2024 EIN: 20-5806345 Executive Summary Analysis of 2,669 grant recipients across three years of NVF Schedule I filings found NO grants to any target child safety, age verification, or tech policy organizations. NVF is primarily a progressive advocacy funder focused on civil rights, environment, international development, and education.
Other Tech Companies Supporting ASAA Bills
Other Tech Companies Supporting ASAA Bills Research Date: 2026-03-14 Data Sources: LD-2 Senate filings, state lobbying registrations, press releases, joint letters, investigative reporting Executive Summary Meta is not alone in supporting the App Store Accountability Act. Snap and X issued joint statements with Meta supporting ASAA bills in Utah, Texas, and South Dakota. Pinterest’s CEO publicly endorsed the federal ASAA in December 2025. Snap’s LD-2 filings confirm it lobbied on H.
Sixteen Thirty Fund Schedule I Grant Recipient Analysis
Sixteen Thirty Fund Schedule I Grant Recipient Analysis Research Date: 2026-03-12 Data Source: Sixteen Thirty Fund 2024 Public Disclosure Copy (Form 990) PDF URL: https://www.sixteenthirtyfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Sixteen-Thirty-Fund-2024-Public-Disclosure-Copy-rG58c3r55H5J50YadU6i.pdf EIN: 26-4486735 Tax Year: 2024 Executive Summary Analysis of 306 parsed grant recipients (of 318 total) from the Sixteen Thirty Fund’s 2024 Schedule I found ZERO grants to any child safety, age verification, digital childhood, or tech policy advocacy organization. The fund’s $236.5M in grants went overwhelmingly to progressive civic engagement, voting rights, environmental programs, and climate action.
Utah SB-142 & Texas ASAA - Legislative and Lobbying Analysis
Utah SB-142 & Texas ASAA - Legislative and Lobbying Analysis Research Date: 2026-03-12 Data Sources: Utah Legislature (le.utah.gov), Texas Legislature, CNN, Al Jazeera, Insurance Journal, R Street Institute, NetChoice, ACT | The App Association Executive Summary Utah SB-142 was the first state App Store Accountability Act, signed March 26, 2025. Texas followed in May 2025, and Louisiana in June 2025. Meta lobbied in support of all three bills, deploying lobbyists in 45 states.
Windward Fund & Hopewell Fund Schedule I Grant Recipient Analysis
Windward Fund & Hopewell Fund Schedule I Grant Recipient Analysis Research Date: 2026-03-13 Data Source: IRS Form 990 XML e-files via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer Filing Years: 2023-2024 for both entities Executive Summary Analysis of 1,316 grant recipients across Windward Fund and Hopewell Fund’s 2023-2024 Schedule I filings found ZERO grants to any child online safety, age verification, digital childhood, or tech policy advocacy organization. This completes the analysis of all five Arabella Advisors network entities.
Anomaly Report: Meta Linux Research Database
Anomaly Report: Meta Linux Research Database Generated: 2026-03-11 Scope: Full audit of SQLite database, 5 collected bill texts, lobbying CSVs, 1,477 cached files, and 17 generated reports Total anomalies identified: 37 Summary Category Count Critical High Medium Low Data Collection Failures (scrapers) 12 4 3 1 4 Substantive Research Findings 9 0 0 9 0 Database Integrity (duplication) 9 0 4 2 3 Report Quality (artifacts) 5 0 1 1 3 Missing Data (collection gaps) 2 0 1 1 0 Total 37 4 9 14 10 CRITICAL - Data integrity issues that undermine research conclusions C1.
AOSP Gerrit Contribution Analysis
AOSP Gerrit Contribution Analysis Generated 2026-03-11 Updated 2026-03-12 - DATA RETRACTED RETRACTION NOTICE This report has been retracted. The Gerrit REST API queries failed silently, returning zero results for all vendors including Samsung and Qualcomm (who are known major AOSP contributors with thousands of upstream patches). The data below is entirely invalid and should not be cited. Root cause: The owner:domain: query syntax either requires authentication or is not supported by the public AOSP Gerrit API.
Bill Text Similarity Analysis
Bill Text Similarity Analysis Generated 2026-03-11 Pairwise Similarity Scores Bill A Bill B Similarity LA_HB-570 TX_SB-2420 0.0422 LA_HB-570 UT_SB-142 0.0381 CA_AB-1043 TX_SB-2420 0.0262 CA_AB-1043 LA_HB-570 0.0246 CO_SB26-051 TX_SB-2420 0.0191 TX_SB-2420 UT_SB-142 0.0155 CO_SB26-051 UT_SB-142 0.0143 CA_AB-1043 UT_SB-142 0.0141 CA_AB-1043 CO_SB26-051 0.0127 CO_SB26-051 LA_HB-570 0.0098 Shared Phrases (20+ words) No shared phrases of 20 or more words were found.
Bill Status Monitor Report: 2026-03-11
Bill Status Monitor Report: 2026-03-11 Generated 2026-03-11T11:53:40Z by bill_monitor.py (Task A2) Status Changes (7) US app-store-accountability-act Change type: Status Update Previous status: New status: unknown Source: US KOSA Change type: Status Update Previous status: New status: unknown Source: UT SB-142 Change type: Floor Vote Previous status: enacted New status: passed Source: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/SB0142.html IL HB-3304 Change type: Status Update Previous status: New status: unknown Source: https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3304&GESSION=104&GA=104&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&LegID= IL HB-4140 Change type: Status Update Previous status: New status: unknown Source: https://www.
Meta Platforms Research - Consolidated Findings
Meta Platforms Research - Consolidated Findings Generated: 2026-03-11 11:27 UTC Data Sources: 180 findings, 18 lobbyist registrations, 5 bill texts, 19 timeline events Executive Summary This document consolidates all findings from an ongoing investigation into Meta Platforms' legislative influence, open-source strategy, Linux kernel involvement, and competitive positioning through age verification legislation. Key findings span lobbying activity in Colorado and Louisiana, technical compliance analysis of Horizon OS vs Linux, kernel subsystem influence, patent strategy, and standards body participation.
eBPF Ecosystem Influence Analysis
eBPF Ecosystem Influence Analysis Generated 2026-03-11 Summary BPF-related MAINTAINERS sections: 0 Total BPF maintainers/reviewers: 0 Meta-affiliated: 0 (0.0%) BPF Subsystem Sections Section Maintainers Meta? Status Known Meta BPF Personnel Name Role Significance Alexei Starovoitov BPF co-maintainer and original author Co-created eBPF (extended BPF) while at PLUMgrid, then joined Facebook/Meta. Serves as BPF subsystem… Andrii Nakryiko BPF libraries maintainer, libbpf author Primary author and maintainer of libbpf, the canonical BPF user-space library.
EU vs US Age Verification: Comparative Analysis
EU vs US Age Verification: Comparative Analysis Generated 2026-03-11 Executive Summary This report compares the European Union and United States approaches to age verification for online services. The EU has adopted a platform-level model through the Digital Services Act (DSA), placing compliance obligations on platforms proportionate to their size, with explicit exemptions for free and open-source software (FOSS) and small enterprises. The US is pursuing an OS-level model through state legislation (California AB 1043, Colorado SB 26-051), requiring operating system providers to build age attestation infrastructure with no FOSS exemptions.
Horizon OS vs Linux Distro: Compliance Readiness Comparison
Horizon OS vs Linux Distro: Compliance Readiness Comparison Generated 2026-03-11 Overview This report compares Meta Horizon OS and generic Linux distributions against the child-safety requirements of California AB 1043 and Colorado SB 26-051. Each requirement is scored 0-3: Score Meaning 3 Fully ready - feature exists and meets requirement 2 Mostly ready - feature exists with gaps 1 Partial - some capability exists, significant work needed 0 Absent - no capability, must be built from scratch Aggregate Scores Platform Score Max Readiness Horizon OS 30 36 83.
Kernel Signoff / Gatekeeping Analysis
Kernel Signoff / Gatekeeping Analysis Generated 2026-03-11 Overview Total commits analysed: 45630 Total signoff/review/ack tags: 170207 acked-by: 9697 reviewed-by: 43922 signed-off-by: 116588 Corporate Influence Scorecard Company Signed-off-by Reviewed-by Acked-by Total Share % Other 44079 12539 1934 58552 34.4% Intel 12862 6581 1465 20908 12.28% Google 8943 4810 938 14691 8.63% Red Hat 8139 3757 1188 13084 7.69% AMD 6512 3290 611 10413 6.12% Meta 5863 2964 534 9361 5.5% Linaro 4663 1846 431 6940 4.
Meta Platforms: Lobbying, Funding, and Dark Money Networks
Meta Platforms: Lobbying, Funding, and Dark Money Networks Comprehensive Research Summary Compiled: 2026-03-12 Status: Active investigation - multiple threads remain open Classification: OSINT research product - all sources are public records I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Meta Platforms has built a multi-layered influence operation to advance age verification legislation that shifts compliance burdens from social media platforms (its own products) to app store operators (Apple and Google). This operation spans direct lobbying ($26.
Meta Kernel Maintainer Map
Meta Kernel Maintainer Map Generated 2026-03-11 - kernel mainline HEAD Summary Subsystems with Meta presence: 0 Maintainer (M:) positions: 0 Reviewer (R:) positions: 0 Mailing-list (L:) entries: 0 Unique Meta-affiliated people: 0 Subsystem Control Map Subsystem Meta Maintainers Meta Reviewers Status Per-Person Role Breakdown Person Email Subsystems (role) File Patterns Covered
Meta Microkernel Patent Analysis
Meta Microkernel Patent Analysis Generated 2026-03-11 - Task 1.8 Executive Summary This report analyses 2 Meta patents potentially related to microkernel and operating system architecture, with specific focus on relevance to Horizon OS. Target Patents US20210286628A1 URL: US20210286628A1 Title: Operating System With A Single Kernel Stack Per Processor Type: published_application Status: abandoned Inventors: Christoph Klee, Bernhard Poess, Facebook Technologies LLC Filing date: 2021-05-04 Number of claims: 38 Classifications: G06F9/00, G06F9/06, G06F9/44, G06F9/4401, G06F9/4406, G06F9/46, G06F9/48, G06F9/4806, G06F9/4843, G06F9/4881 Abstract:
Meta / Linux Research - Living Tracking Document
Meta / Linux Research - Living Tracking Document Generated: 2026-03-12 03:15 UTC Next scheduled update: 2026-03-19 Table of Contents Executive Summary Entity Tracker Bill Tracker Lobbying Summary FOIA Request Status Key Findings (HIGH Confidence) Timeline (Recent Events) Source Index Executive Summary Project Status Metric Count Total tasks 72 Completed 72 In progress 0 Pending 0 Completion rate 100.0% Data Coverage Data Type Count Findings 283 (HIGH: 184, MEDIUM: 93, LOW: 6) Entities tracked 75 Sources indexed 94 Bills tracked 11 Timeline events 35 Phase Progress Phase Progress % automation 6/6 100% gpl_compliance 10/10 100% kernel_influence 10/10 100% legislative_lobbying 20/20 100% setup 10/10 100% standards_capture 4/4 100% synthesis 12/12 100% Entity Tracker Advocacy Group Name Aliases Notes CCME Council for a Connected Modern Economy Digital Childhood Alliance DCA Consortium Name Aliases Notes T-Scy Consortium T-Scy, Trust & Safety Technology Consortium EU consortium developing open-source age verification blueprint Consulting Firm Name Aliases Notes Arabella Advisors Arabella; Sunflower Services Dark money pass-through network managing New Venture Fund, Windward Fund, Sixteen Thirty Fund, and others.
News Digest: 2026-03-11
News Digest: 2026-03-11 Generated 2026-03-11T11:49:49Z by news_monitor.py (Task A1) Monitored feeds: Ars Technica, The Register, EFF Deeplinks, LWN, Phoronix Keywords: age verification, AB 1043, SB 26-051, Meta lobbying, FOSS exemption, age attestation, children online, KOSA, Digital Childhood Alliance Matched Articles (2 findings) News match [Phoronix]: “There’s Hope That At Least Colorado’s Age Attestation Bill Could Exclude Open-Source” (keywords: age verification, age attestation) Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Colorado-Maybe-Exclude-OSS Recorded: 2026-03-11T11:49:49Z News match [Phoronix]: “There’s Hope That At Least Colorado’s Age Attestation Bill Could Exclude Open-Source” (keywords: age verification, age attestation)
OpenXR Extension Registry Audit
OpenXR Extension Registry Audit Generated 2026-03-11 - Task 3.1 Executive Summary This audit examines Meta’s contribution to the Khronos OpenXR extension registry and evaluates the claim that Meta authored approximately 67% of all OpenXR extensions. Extension Counts Category Count KHR (Khronos ratified) 34 EXT (Cross-vendor) 43 FB (Meta/Facebook) 41 META 35 Other vendor-specific 112 Total 265 Meta Contribution Analysis Meta total extensions (XR_FB_ + XR_META_): 76 Percentage of all extensions: 28.
Reddit Post Meta Dark Money
I traced $2 billion in nonprofit grants and 45 states of lobbying records to figure out who’s behind the age verification bills. The answer involves a company that profits from your data writing laws that collect more of it. Event I’ve been pulling public records on the wave of “age verification” bills moving through US state legislatures. IRS 990 filings, Senate lobbying disclosures, state ethics databases, campaign finance records, corporate registries, WHOIS lookups, Wayback Machine archives.
Template Legislation Family Analysis
Template Legislation Family Analysis Generated 2026-03-11 Overview Clustering threshold: 0.6 Number of template families identified: 0 Bills not matching any template family: CA_AB-1043, CO_SB26-051, LA_HB-570, TX_SB-2420, UT_SB-142 Unclustered Bills The following bills did not cluster with any other bill at the 0.6 threshold: CA_AB-1043 CO_SB26-051 LA_HB-570 TX_SB-2420 UT_SB-142
Vendor GPL Compliance Comparison
Vendor GPL Compliance Comparison Generated 2026-03-11 Scoring Criteria Each vendor is scored on four dimensions (0-3 points each, 12 max): Dimension 0 1 2 3 Publication Timeliness No push >1yr Push within 1yr Push within 180d Push within 90d Branch Completeness 0-2 branches 3-9 branches 10-19 branches 20+ branches Build Instructions None found - - README/BUILD present Source Freshness No push >180d Push within 180d Push within 90d Push within 30d Comparison Table Vendor Timeliness Branches Build Docs Freshness Total Repository Xiaomi 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 12/12 Xiaomi Meta 3/3 2/3 3/3 3/3 11/12 Meta OnePlus 3/3 2/3 3/3 2/3 10/12 OnePlus Samsung 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/12 Samsung Google Pixel 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/12 Google Pixel Detailed Notes Meta Last push: 2026-03-05T00:35:49Z Age (days): 6 Branch count: 17 Build instructions present: Yes Total score: 11/12 Samsung Error: Repository not found or API unavailable Total score: 0/12 Xiaomi Last push: 2026-03-10T09:01:42Z Age (days): 0 Branch count: 241 Build instructions present: Yes Total score: 12/12 OnePlus Last push: 2026-02-06T10:24:38Z Age (days): 32 Branch count: 16 Build instructions present: Yes Total score: 10/12 Google Pixel Error: Repository not found or API unavailable Total score: 0/12
Briefing: Meta Platforms - Age Attestation, Open-Source Impact, and Linux Ecosystem Risk
Briefing: Meta Platforms - Age Attestation, Open-Source Impact, and Linux Ecosystem Risk Generated 2026-03-12 Classification and Purpose Date: 2026-03-12 Prepared for: Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Free Software Foundation (FSF), Linux Foundation (LF) Subject: Meta Platforms - Age Attestation Lobbying, Open-Source Licensing Strategy, and Linux Ecosystem Impact Purpose: This briefing compiles research findings from a multi-phase investigation into Meta’s legislative lobbying, GPL compliance record, kernel influence, standards participation, and the impact of age attestation mandates on open-source operating systems.
Threat Model: Meta's Ideal Regulatory Outcome
Threat Model: Meta’s Ideal Regulatory Outcome Generated 2026-03-12 Executive Summary This threat model documents the scenario in which age attestation mandates effectively require commercial operating system services for consumer device compliance. We analyse how this regulatory outcome would marginalise Linux for consumer use and map Meta’s competitive advantage through Horizon OS. Date: 2026-03-12 Classification: Threat Model - Task 5.3 Threat Scenario: Mandatory Commercial OS Services Scenario Description State legislatures pass age attestation requirements that mandate OS-level identity verification for minors’ access to online services.
OS-Level Age Attestation: Impact on Linux
OS-Level Age Attestation: Impact on Linux Generated 2026-03-12 Executive Summary This brief analyses how proposed state-level age attestation legislation - particularly bills modelled on AB 1043 and similar frameworks - would technically require operating-system-level identity verification infrastructure. We examine the specific impact on Linux-based operating systems and the asymmetric compliance burden this creates. Date: 2026-03-12 Classification: Research Brief - Task 5.2 Legislative Context Multiple US states have introduced or passed legislation requiring age verification for online services.
Public Comment - FCC: Age Verification and Open-Source Impact
Public Comment - FCC: Age Verification and Open-Source Impact Generated 2026-03-12 RE: Connected Device Age Verification - Open-Source Impact Date: 2026-03-12 Submitted to: Federal Communications Commission Subject: Comment on Age Verification Requirements for Connected Devices and Their Impact on Open-Source Firmware and Operating Systems Summary of Position As the Commission considers frameworks for age-appropriate content access on connected devices, we urge consideration of the impact on open-source firmware and operating systems.
Public Comment - FTC: Age Verification and Open-Source Impact
Public Comment - FTC: Age Verification and Open-Source Impact Generated 2026-03-12 RE: Age Verification and Online Safety - Impact on Open-Source Software Date: 2026-03-12 Submitted to: Federal Trade Commission Subject: Comment on Proposed Age Verification Requirements and Their Impact on Open-Source Operating Systems and Free Software Summary of Position We write to bring to the Commission’s attention a significant unintended consequence of proposed age verification and attestation mandates: the structural exclusion of open-source operating systems from consumer markets.
Brazil Digital ECA API Findings
Meta appeared at Senate and Chamber hearings on PL 2628/2022. Brazil placed compliance burden on platforms directly, opposite of Meta's US approach. Bill went from urgency approval to plenary vote in a single day.
Global Coordination Research
30+ jurisdictions introduced age verification bills within 18 months. Meta spends EUR 10M annually on EU lobbying. RSF documented 2,977 lobbying actions across 10+ countries using identical tactics.
EU/US Lobbying Cross-Reference
Three firms confirmed operating for Meta in both EU and US: Trilligent/APCO Worldwide, White & Case, and FTI Consulting. Child safety lobbying is deliberately compartmentalized by jurisdiction.
ICMEC IRS 990 Analysis
ICMEC has negative net assets of -$2.28M and cut workforce 38%. Meta is a confirmed $25K+ donor. Despite financial distress, ICMEC invested heavily in DAAA model legislation promoting device-level age verification.
Childnet Age Verification Report
Meta-funded Childnet signed a joint statement contradicting Meta's device-level approach. Charity Commission assessing concerns after critical comments about Snapchat (a funder) were censored at Safer Internet Day 2024.
ConnectSafely UK Grant Investigation
ConnectSafely wired approximately $100K/year to an unnamed UK organization since 2022. Most likely recipient is Childnet International. Raises questions about pass-through funding from Meta via US nonprofits to UK charities.