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Progressives Applaud Biden Pick of Rosenworcel to Lead FCC Out of Carnage Left by Ajit Pai

Jessica Rosenworcel has been appointed acting chair of the FCC by President Joe Biden. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Press Freedom and Human Rights Advocates Lament Trump's Denial of Pardons for Assange and Snowden

Brett Wilkins, staff writer

A sculpture of Edward Snowden (L), Julian Assange (C), and Chelsea Manning (R) by Italian artist Davide Dormino in Geneva, Switzerland. (Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images)

"Trump gave us one final reminder that he is an enemy of press freedom. Now Biden must decide if he wants to continue Trump's legacy."

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Critics Warn Repeal of Section 230 'Would Be Devastating for Human Rights, Social Movements, and Marginalized People'

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Digital rights advocates are warning against repealing Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. (Photo: Enes Evren/Getty Images)

Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is trying to tie the repeal...

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'This Is Atrocious': Congress Crams Language to Criminalize Online Streaming, Meme-Sharing Into 5,500-Page Omnibus Bill

Kenny Stancil, staff writer

"When a big bill like this comes together, your job as a lawmaker is to try to get as many of your legislative and funding priorities into the text as possible," said Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.). (Photo: Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

"These types of decisions should never be made in closed-door negotiations...

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Nathan Simington was confirmed as FCC commissioner on December 9, 2020. (Photo: Rob Pegorano/Flickr/cc)

Senate Confirms Nathan Simington, Trump's Unqualified and 'Worse Than Ajit Pai' FCC Nominee

Ajit Pai will be stepping down as chairman of the FCC in 2021. (Photo: Gage Skidmore/flickr/cc)

'Good Riddance': Progressives Welcome Ajit Pai's Departure From FCC

A smartphone is operated in front of Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon logos in Hédé-Bazouges, France, on September 28, 2017. (Photo: Damien Meyer/AFP via Getty Images)

33 Groups Urge Biden to Hold Big Tech Accountable and Keep Industry Allies Out of His Administration

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Rob Pegoraro/Flickr cc)

Digital Rights Advocates Warn Trump's FCC Nominee—Who Backs Plan to Censor the Internet—Is 'Even Worse Than Ajit Pai'

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai says goodby to members of a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee afters testifying during a hearing on June 16, 2020. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

FCC Accused of Prioritizing Corporate Interests Over Needs of American People by Doubling Down on Net Neutrality Repeal

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks to an audience in 2018. (Photo: Anthony Quintano/Flickr/cc)

Facebook to Ban Political Ads After Polls Close on Nov. 3, 'Just in Time to Have No Impact Whatsoever'

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Privacy Advocates Demand Ban on Facial Recognition in Schools in Response to Damning Study on the Technology

Privacy Advocates Herald Bill to Curb Corporate Use of 'Enormously Invasive' Facial Recognition Technology

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'This Bill Should Immediately Pass': Applause for New US Legislation to Ban Facial Recognition

Amazon's One-Year Ban on Police Use of Its Facial Recognition Software Denounced as 'Nothing More Than a Public Relations Stunt'

'Exceptionally Troubling': Researchers Show Hack-for-Hire Operation Targeted Groups Fighting for Climate Action and Net Neutrality

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, (D-Calif.)., speaks during her weekly news conference in Washington on Thursday, March 12, 2020. (Photo: Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Pelosi Accused of 'Trying to Do an End-Run Around Her Own Party' by Sending Spy Powers Bill to Conference

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Reset the Net: Don't Ask for Privacy, Take It Back

Some of the world's largest websites and rights groups are planning a coordinated day of action on June 5, the first anniversary of Snowden's revelations, to oppose mass online surveillance. The Reset the Net campaign, launched by Fight for the Future, will feature a splash screen offering tips for direct action, like how to install NSA-resistant encryption tools , to ensure Internet privacy.

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Congress Only Has $600 for COVID Relief but They Managed To Cram in Controversial Changes To Copyright That Threaten Internet Users With Huge Fines

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More Than 15 Civil Rights Groups Call on Consumer Reports, Cnet, Tom’s Guide and Other Tech Review Sites to Suspend Their Recommendation of Amazon Ring Cameras

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Goodbye, Ajit Pai. The Senate Should Reject Nathan Simington and Let the FCC Get Back To Work.

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More than 1,000 Parents Sign Open Letter Calling for a Ban on Facial Recognition in Schools

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Adam Schiff Sought to Allow for Domestic Surveillance by Selling Out Dreamers During PATRIOT Act Reauthorization

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Corporate Use of Facial Recognition Should Be Banned. But This Bill Will Help Slow It Down and That’s a Good Thing.

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Tim Karr

Red Alert for Net Neutrality: What You Need to Know

Madeline Buxton

Why You'll See Red Alerts Across The Web This Week

Amy Kroin

Net Neutrality Supporters Launch Operation #OneMoreVote

Timothy Karr

Net Neutrality Politics Is Local

Candace Clement

Sen. John Kennedy Could Be the Internet's Hero

Evan Greer

We Can Get The FCC’s Decision To Kill Net Neutrality Overturned. Here’s How.

Frances Moore Lappé, Adam Eichen

We Saved Net Neutrality Once. We Can Do It Again

Mary Alice Crim

Seven Things You Can Do Right Now to Save the Internet

John O'Day

Net Neutrality Reduced to Mogul vs. Mogul in Corporate Media's Shallow Coverage

Carly Goodman

Commercialization Brought the Internet to the Masses. It Also Gave Us Spam.