Free Press Team, Free Press · [email protected]

August 30, 2022 at 11:36 PM

You deserve privacy by default 👀

Free Press We need your name on this petition more than ever. So much is at stake right now: Urge Facebook to keep our private messages private. Friend — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg sat down for a three-hour interview with podcaster Joe Rogan last week. Spoiler alert: You didn’t …

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

August 26, 2022 at 2:16 PM

FWD: Comcast vs. Free Press Action

Free Press Comcast may have the $$$, but we have the people Friend, Comcast is using its massive lobbying budget to try and stop the recently introduced Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act (more details below). But we know the people are on our side. We’re doing everything we can to bu…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

August 25, 2022 at 5:17 PM

Comcast vs. Free Press Action

Free Press Comcast may have the $$$, but we have the people Friend, we’re fired up. As you may know, lawmakers recently introduced the Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act in Congress — and it’s our best chance right now to win back Net Neutrality and a free and open interne…

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  Amy Kroin, Free Press · [email protected]

August 20, 2022 at 2:03 PM

A view from the field: fighting disinformation

Free Press As always, there’s a lot to cover Friend— Welcome to our August edition of A View From the Field! We provide regular updates from the field as Free Press staffers work alongside our amazing allies and activists to create a more just and equitable media system. There…

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  Rose, Free Press · [email protected]

August 17, 2022 at 6:37 PM

FWD: re: Facebook handing over private messages to law enforcement

Free Press We need your support to ramp up our fight for your digital privacy. Friend, As pregnancy is increasingly criminalized in post-Roe America, a private message or simple search could be used against any of us. That’s why it’s so critical to double down on our work to protect our digi…

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  Rose, Free Press · [email protected]

August 16, 2022 at 8:12 PM

re: Facebook handing over private messages to law enforcement

Free Press We need your support to ramp up our fight for your digital privacy. Friend — Last week our worst fears were realized when reports broke that Facebook handed over a 17-year-old’s private messages to Nebraska law enforcement. Now, she’s being prosecuted for having an ab…

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  Free Press Team, Free Press · [email protected]

August 11, 2022 at 11:17 PM

FWD: Facebook helped arrest a 17-year-old for having an abortion

Free Press Facebook gave Nebraska law enforcement access to a 17-year-old’s private Facebook messages — and now she’s being prosecuted for having an abortion. Friend, Facebook gave Nebraska law enforcement access to a 17-year-old’s private Facebook messages — and now she’s being prosecuted …

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  Free Press Team, Free Press · [email protected]

August 10, 2022 at 11:17 PM

Facebook helped arrest a 17-year-old for having an abortion

Free Press Facebook gave Nebraska law enforcement access to a 17-year-old’s private Facebook messages — and now she’s being prosecuted for having an abortion. Dear Friend, Have you seen this?! Facebook gave Nebraska law enforcement access to a 17-year-old’s priva…

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  Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

August 9, 2022 at 3:43 PM

Looking back, moving forward

Free Press This is a longer email than usual, but it’s important Friend, The fight for Net Neutrality is back with the introduction of the Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act in Congress! We’ll have much more to say soon about our strategy to build support for this legislati…

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  Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

August 3, 2022 at 3:32 PM

Making Net Neutrality a priority

Free Press We need to act fast to restore Net Neutrality. Friend, It’s official: Sen. Markey, Sen. Wyden and Rep. Matsui have introduced the Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act, which would restore the FCC’s authority to regulate broadband. But already companies like AT&T, Comcast a…

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  Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

August 2, 2022 at 5:25 PM

Making Net Neutrality a priority

Free Press We need to act fast to restore Net Neutrality. ICYMI, the fight for Net Neutrality is officially back on: Last week, Sen. Markey, Sen. Wyden and Rep. Matsui introduced the Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act in the House and Senate. The bill would restore the FCC…

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  Amy Kroin, Free Press · [email protected]

August 1, 2022 at 5:34 PM

What the Free Press team has been up to

Free Press As always, there’s a lot to cover Friend— What would conversations about racial justice look like if we had a media system that reflected the richness of our communities — especially communities of color? Free Press continues to fight for the just and equitable medi…

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  Lucia, Free Press · [email protected]

July 31, 2022 at 7:27 PM

FWD: Voting ends TONIGHT

Free Press Keep the fight for your digital civil rights going strong. Friend, Time is running out: If you haven’t already, cast your vote for Free Press Action on the CREDO ballot to help us win much-needed funds. Voting ends at midnight tonight: Keep our fight against online hate and disi…

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  Lucia, Free Press · [email protected]

July 31, 2022 at 1:03 PM

We have until midnight

Free Press Keep the fight for your digital civil rights going strong. Voting ends @ MIDNIGHT! Friend, We have until 11:59 p.m. ET TONIGHT to get as many votes as possible to win a grant from CREDO Mobile. And we can’t do it without your help. If you haven’t already, please vote for Free P…

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  Lucia, Free Press · [email protected]

July 30, 2022 at 1:15 PM

Midnight tomorrow

Free Press Keep the fight for your digital civil rights going strong Voting ends July 31 @ Midnight! Dear Friend, This is NOT a fundraising ask, we promise. But it IS an opportunity to help Free Press Action secure some much-needed funding. ICYMI, we’re on the ballot this month to receive …

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  Lucia, Free Press · [email protected]

July 27, 2022 at 9:05 PM

The countdown begins

Free Press Fund the fight against online hate without spending a cent. Voting ends Sunday! Friend, July has flown by. There are only five days left in the month, which means there are only five days left to vote for Free Press Action to win a grant from CREDO Mobile. This month, we’re one…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

July 25, 2022 at 11:13 PM

Exciting news!

Free Press It’s time to undo the major damage the Trump FCC inflicted. Friend, I’ve got exciting news! The Washington Post recently reported that Sen. Markey, Sen. Wyden and Rep. Matsui are preparing to introduce the Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act1 as soon as this week…

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  Dutch Cosmian, Free Press · [email protected]

July 24, 2022 at 2:15 PM

FWD: Did you cast your vote?

Free Press We’ve got great news! Friend, Have you heard? This month, Free Press Action is in the running to win a grant of up to $83,333 from the generous folks at CREDO Mobile. You can help us by clicking here to cast your vote. It’s fast and simple and doesn’t cost a cent. Thank you so m…

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  Jessica at Free Press · [email protected]

July 23, 2022 at 4:04 PM

FWD: #HandsOffMyData update

Free Press Free Press Action has been working hard to keep #HandsOffMyData Friend— Great news: Earlier this week a House committee passed the American Data Privacy and Protection Act by a huge bipartisan margin. This bill would prohibit online platforms and other entities from collecting, pro…

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  Jessica at Free Press · [email protected]

July 22, 2022 at 4:35 PM

#HandsOffMyData update

Free Press Free Press Action has been working hard to keep #HandsOffMyData Friend— We have good news: Earlier this week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted to send the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) to the full House of Representatives. The committee passed the …

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  Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

July 20, 2022 at 10:13 PM

Protect your location data

Free Press #HandsOffMyData The ruling to overturn Roe has jeopardized ALL privacy-based rights. Tell Congress to pass the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act and protect our privacy rights from government entities. Friend— Federal agencies can buy all kinds of information abou…

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  Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

July 16, 2022 at 2:33 PM

FWD: Your search history should be private

Free Press When health-care searches fall into the wrong hands Friend, In states where abortions are now illegal, searching online for any kind of pregnancy-related information could signal to law enforcement that a person is pregnant and should be monitored. This is a terrifying violation …

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  Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

July 15, 2022 at 2:33 PM

Your search history should be private

Free Press When health-care searches fall into the wrong hands Friend— We’ve all done a quick Google search to satisfy a pressing question, right? Maybe it was about that actor in the movie you just saw. Or a recipe for an easy weeknight dinner. But sometimes it’s a private health-care …

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  Dutch Cosmian, Free Press · [email protected]

July 13, 2022 at 12:16 AM

Did you cast your vote?

Free Press We’ve got great news! Cast your vote for Free Press Action and help us win up to $83,333 (!!) from CREDO Mobile. Friend— We’ve got great news! Free Press Action is in the running to receive a major grant from CREDO Mobile. During the month of July, you can suppor…

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  Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

July 9, 2022 at 9:26 PM

FWD: The Supreme Court decision & your privacy rights

Free Press Urgent: We need to move fast to protect everyone’s privacy rights. Friend, Federal agencies can buy all kinds of information about us without a warrant. That includes browsing and search histories — and the location data of people visiting abortion clinics. There’s a bill that wo…

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  Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

July 8, 2022 at 10:15 PM

The Supreme Court decision & your privacy rights

Free Press Urgent: We need to move fast to protect everyone’s privacy rights. The ruling to overturn Roe has jeopardized ALL privacy-based rights. Tell Congress to pass the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act and protect our privacy rights from government entities. Friend— In …

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  Lucia, Free Press · [email protected]

July 7, 2022 at 9:52 PM

FWD: Cast your vote

Free Press We’ve got great news! Friend, This month, Free Press Action is in the running to win a grant of up to $83,333 from the generous folks at CREDO Mobile. You can help us by clicking here to cast your vote. It’s fast and simple and doesn’t cost a cent. Thank you so much! Lucia …

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  Lucia, Free Press · [email protected]

July 6, 2022 at 2:04 PM

Quick favor?

Free Press We’ve got great news! Cast your vote for Free Press Action and help us win up to $83,333 (!!) from CREDO Mobile. Friend— We’ve got great news! Free Press Action is in the running to receive a major grant from CREDO Mobile. During the month of July, you can support our wo…

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  Lucia, Free Press · [email protected]

July 2, 2022 at 1:03 PM

FWD: We’re on the CREDO ballot!

Free Press Fund the fight for your digital rights without spending a cent Friend, It’s not every day that you get to fund the fight against online hate and disinformation without spending a cent. But this month, Free Press Action is one of three groups eligible to receive a grant of up to $8…

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  Lucia, Free Press · [email protected]

July 1, 2022 at 4:31 PM

We’re on the CREDO ballot!

Free Press Fund the fight for your digital rights without spending a cent Cast your vote for Free Press Action and help us win up to $150K (!!) from CREDO Mobile. Exciting news! You can help us raise money without donating a cent. This month, Free Press Action is one of three groups …

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  Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

June 29, 2022 at 5:10 PM

Abortion access + data privacy

Free Press We have to act fast to protect digital-privacy rights. Friend — In a post-Roe v. Wade America, we face many grim realities — and it’s becoming increasingly clear that law enforcement, government officials and others could weaponize our personal data to investigate, harass a…

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  Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

June 23, 2022 at 6:45 PM

Announcing: #HandsOffMyData

Free Press NEW comprehensive campaign to protect your digital privacy rights. Friend— For too long tech companies have been collecting our data, storing that data and selling it without our permission. Sometimes this can feel harmless, like when you get an ad for a pair of sneakers you se…

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  Nora, Free Press · [email protected]

June 20, 2022 at 7:27 PM

FWD: Tell the DoJ to protect your protest rights

Free Press Add your name: Protect your right to protest. Friend, Since 2020, more than 250 anti-protest bills have circulated in statehouses across the country — and their sole purpose is to undermine our basic constitutional rights. The Justice Department has the power to step in. Urge the…

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  The Media 2070 Team · [email protected]

June 19, 2022 at 6:07 PM

Juneteenth and media reparations

Media 2070 | Media Reparations: An Invitation to Dream Tell us what you see when you envision media reparations. A Project of Free Press The story and celebration of Juneteenth connect to our current reparations struggle, specifically the fight for media reparations. Chec…

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  Nora, Free Press · [email protected]

June 18, 2022 at 1:15 PM

Dissent is patriotic

Free Press Add your name: Protect your right to protest. Friend, I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss my last email about the anti-protest bills that are sweeping through statehouses across the country. Since George Floyd’s murder, Free Press Action and partners have witnessed …

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  Rose, Free Press · [email protected]

June 17, 2022 at 3:22 PM

FWD: RE: Facebook

Free Press Facebook won’t stop until we make it. Friend, Facebook supposedly prohibits buying and selling guns on its platform, but a user can violate that rule 10 times before getting kicked off. That’s 10 guns bought and sold, in direct contradiction to Facebook’s own rules — putting our …

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  Rose, Free Press · [email protected]

June 16, 2022 at 6:28 PM

Free Press vs. Facebook

Free Press Facebook won’t stop until we make it. Dear Friend, Facebook is at it again: The platform is violating its own terms of service so it can profit from gun sales. Facebook supposedly prohibits buying and selling guns on its platform, but a user can violate that rule 10…

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  Amy Kroin, Free Press · [email protected]

June 14, 2022 at 10:07 PM

Free Press and the global fight against disinformation

Free Press The latest from the Free Press team Friend— The spread of hate speech and disinformation on social media isn’t just a U.S. problem — countries around the world are grappling with this growing threat. Free Press is a leading figure in the fight to keep users safe on t…

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  Free Press Team, Free Press · [email protected]

June 12, 2022 at 3:03 PM

FWD: Facebook’s shocking “10 strikes” policy

Free Press Facebook has a shocking leniency around gun sales. Friend, Facebook claims to ban gun sales from its platforms, but a Washington Post investigation shows that the platform fails to enforce its own policies. In fact, Facebook gives gun buyers and sellers 10 chances to violate its …

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  Free Press Team, Free Press · [email protected]

June 10, 2022 at 11:04 PM

10 strikes ... you’re still here?

Free Press Facebook has a shocking leniency around gun sales. Join us: Demand that Facebook enforce its own policies banning gun sales on the platform and commit to banning calls-to-arms from event pages. Friend, Supposedly you can’t buy or sell guns on Facebook. But a new in…

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  Rose, Free Press · [email protected]

June 8, 2022 at 5:08 PM

FWD: Why are Disney and Kellogg supporting hate speech?

Free Press We need to act before Musk buys Twitter. Friend, Twitter hasn’t done what it needs to do to crack down on hate and disinformation. Regardless of whether Elon Musk’s bid to buy the company goes through, we need Twitter to put rules and regulations in place to keep users safe. Let…

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  Rose, Free Press · [email protected]

June 7, 2022 at 11:14 PM

Why are Disney and Kellogg supporting hate speech?

Free Press We need to act before Musk buys Twitter. Friend, We’re counting on Twitter to improve its policies to keep all its users — and our democracy — safe from hate and disinformation. We’ve asked Twitter executives nicely to take the necessary steps, and now we’re ready to…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

May 22, 2022 at 3:07 PM

Alvaro Bedoya confirmed!

Free Press The Senate has confirmed public-interest champion Alvaro Bedoya to the FTC. Friend, Good news is hard to come by but I’m writing with some: On Wednesday, May 11th, after nearly 8 months of waiting, public interest-champion and former Free Press board member Alvaro Bedo…

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  Free Press Team, Free Press · [email protected]

May 21, 2022 at 1:03 PM

FWD: After Buffalo, Tucker has to go

Free Press Tucker Carlson airs violent hate speech every night – he must be stopped Friend, Hate and disinformation – including the far-right “great replacement” conspiracy theory that motivated the Buffalo terrorist – aren't reserved to the fringes of the internet. These are being repeated…

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  Free Press Team, Free Press · [email protected]

May 20, 2022 at 9:06 PM

The “great replacement” conspiracy theory must be stopped

Free Press Tucker Carlson airs violent hate speech every night – he must be stopped Can you add your name to demand Tucker Carlson be fired for spreading violent white supremacist lies? Friend – We’re deeply saddened and angry about the murders in Buffalo last Saturday. Violen…

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  Jessica and Craig, Free Press · [email protected]

May 17, 2022 at 8:50 PM

After Buffalo, media and tech can’t look away

Free Press This tragedy should be a catalyst to a fundamental reckoning with the media system. Friend, A church elder. A grandmother. A grandfather. A security guard. A Sunday school teacher. A baker. A civil rights activist. A jitney driver. A father of three. A young girl, wit…

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  Free Press Team, Free Press · [email protected]

May 14, 2022 at 12:06 PM

[SIGN] KEEP TRUMP OFF TWITTER

Free Press We can’t leave our safety up to the whims of Elon Musk. Friend, We celebrated a major victory when Twitter removed Donald Trump from the platform in 2021. For years, Trump violated Twitter’s terms of service by spreading disinformation and promoting violence — includ…

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  Free Press Team, Free Press · [email protected]

May 11, 2022 at 3:41 PM

FWD: Elon Musk and Donald Trump

Free Press Trump should not be allowed to return to Twitter. Friend, Elon Musk wants to allow Trump to return to Twitter — showing that he doesn’t care one bit about how the ex-president used the platform to incite a violent white-supremacist insurrection. And Musk has made it clear that he…

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  Free Press Team, Free Press · [email protected]

May 10, 2022 at 11:07 PM

Elon Musk and Donald Trump

Free Press Trump should not be allowed to return to Twitter. Elon Musk just announced that he plans to let Trump back on Twitter. Donate to our emergency fundraiser to help us fight back. Friend, Elon Musk just confirmed what we suspected: If he becomes CEO of Twitter, he will…

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  Amy Kroin, Free Press · [email protected]

May 9, 2022 at 9:30 PM

What we’ve been up to 👀

Free Press The latest from the Free Press team Friend— A free and equitable press is essential to our survival as a multiracial democracy. As we face increasing threats to our civil rights, Free Press organizers and advocates are working hard to ensure that journalists, policym…

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