A new breed of corporate gatekeepers and Big Tech monopolists are making
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But today, a new breed of corporate gatekeepers and Big Tech monopolists
are smothering that promise and making it harder than ever to survive.

Google, Facebook, and a tiny handful of other Big Tech giants control
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prioritize in search results and news feeds-and increasingly, these
algorithms have prioritized corporate news sites while choking off
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We've always had a secret weapon that has allowed us to continue even
while Google and Facebook have become ever more aggressive about
suppressing us. That secret weapon is you, the readers and grassroots
donors who form the backbone of Common Dreams.

But we must be honest: It's gotten to the point where there's now a
very real question about whether Common Dreams can survive in this new,
Big Tech-dominated internet.

This Spring Campaign drive is coming at a pivotal moment for Common
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