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"America is facing a crisis of online misinformation that is eroding faith in our democratic institutions, threatening public health, stoking radical extremism, and fanning the flames of hatred and division," an anti-monopoly coalition warned on April 15, 2021. (Photo Illustration: Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Health Advocates Urge Facebook to Scrap Plan to Build Instagram for Kids 12 and Under
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A child watches a video on a mobile phone at a house in Palu, Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia on September 4, 2020. (Photo: Basri Marzuki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
"Facebook and Instagram have zero credibility and have proven time and time again that their priority is profiting off their manipulative and addictive tactics to keep users scrolling."
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After UN Envoy Warns of 'Bloodbath,' Junta Imposes Internet Blackout Across Myanmar
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Protesters make the three-finger salute as copies of the 2008 constitution are burnt during a demonstration against the Myanmar's military coup in Yangon's South Okkalapa township on April 1, 2021. (Photo: STR/AFP via Getty Images)
The move came as Human Rights Watch said authorities have forcibly disappeared...
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Biden's $100 Billion Broadband Plan Hailed as Crucial Effort to Close 'Digital Divide'
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A young student sits in front of a computer as she does school work at her home on SepA young student sits in front of a computer as she does school work at her home on September 27, 2020 in New York City.tember 27, 2020 in New York City.
"President Biden's $100 billion infrastructure plan acknowledges an important...
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Protesters attend the hearing where Facebook co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg testified before a combined Senate Judiciary and Commerce committee hearing on April 10, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Coalition Forms to Challenge 'Predatory' Surveillance Advertising by Big Tech
Child advocates are alarmed by the possibility of an Instagram for children under age 13. (Photo: Chesnot/Getty Images)
'Deeply Concerning': Critics Decry Facebook Plan to Build Instagram for Kids 12 and Under
World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee attends the Campus Party Italia 2019 as keynote speaker at on July 25, 2019 in Milan. (Photo: Rosdiana Ciaravolo/Getty Images)
Web Inventor Tim Berners-Lee Argues Internet Access Must Be a 'Basic Right'
House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC), chairman of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, speaks during a hearing on September 23, 2020 in Washington, DC. Powell yesterday said the U.S. economy has a long way to go before fully recovering from the coronavirus pandemic and will need further support. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images)
Democrats Introduce Bill to 'Help Bridge the Digital Divide Once and for All'
Eight-year-old Indi Pineau, a third grader in Lakewood, Colorado's Jeffco Public Schools, participates in her first day of online learning in her room at her family's home on March 17, 2020. (Photo: RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/<em>The Denver Post</em> via Getty Images)
'Life-Changer for Millions': FCC Approves Program to Help Poor Families Overcome Digital Divide During Pandemic
Protestors gather on Bolyston Street in front of a Verizon store during a net neutrality rally on December 7, 2017.
'All You Telecom Lobbyists Are Bound to Lose': Judge Upholds California's Gold Standard Net Neutrality Law
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) on February 18, 2021 called it "beyond troubling" that the U.S. military purchased data from apps catering to Muslim audiences and pushed for "answers as to why this happened and action to ensure it never happens again." (Photo: Getty Images)
'We Need Answers': House Dems Demand Probe Into US Military Purchases of Location Data From Muslim-Focused Apps
Protesters hold posters during a demonstration against the military coup in Myanmar near the royal palace in Mandalay on February 7, 2021. (Photo: str/AFP via Getty Images)
'We Want Democracy!': Despite Internet Blackout, Tens of Thousands Protest Military Coup in Myanmar
Digital rights groups are cautioning against altering Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, seen by many as one of the most important safeguards of an open internet. (Photo: Getty stock)
Leading Digital Rights Group Warns Section 230 Reform Bill Will Boost Big Tech While Crushing Smaller Sites
Jessica Rosenworcel has been appointed acting chair of the FCC by President Joe Biden. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Progressives Applaud Biden Pick of Rosenworcel to Lead FCC Out of Carnage Left by Ajit Pai
"How the hell are you supposed to wash your hands... when your water has been shut off?" Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) asked in April 2020. (Photo: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
To Combat Ongoing 'Human Rights Crisis,' 600+ Groups Urge Biden to Enact Utility Shutoff Moratorium on Day One
In this photo illustration, a Twitter logo is displayed on a mobile phone with President Donald Trump's Twitter page shown in the background on May 27, 2020, in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo: Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images)
After Inciting Deadly Invasion of US Capitol, Twitter Permanently Suspends @realDonaldTrump

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