Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

July 15, 2021 at 11:05 PM

Disinformation kills

Free Press Big Tobacco. Big Tech. What do they have in common? Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has sounded the alarm on both. Friend, Big Tobacco. Big Tech. What do they have in common? Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has sounded the alarm on both. The surgeon general just issued an…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

July 14, 2021 at 9:24 PM

Internet is too expensive

Free Press High-speed internet in the United States is way too expensive. Friend, Everyone (well … almost everyone) agrees that high-speed internet in the United States is way too expensive. And by and large the people who think prices are just fine work for internet service pr…

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  Craig Aaron, Free Press · [email protected]

July 13, 2021 at 3:10 PM

Goal: 11 in District of Columbia

Free Press We need to play the long game. Are you in? Friend, It’s easy to feel exhausted after living through Trump’s inhumane and destructive presidency. But we still have so much work to do, and we have a limited period of time to undo the administration’s damage and set thi…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

July 9, 2021 at 9:10 PM

Tell Congress: Make internet affordable

Free Press It doesn’t matter if the wire runs to your home if you can’t afford to connect to it. Friend, If you have access to high-speed internet, I’m guessing you pay way too much for the service. Right now Congress is considering relatively modest measures to make internet access more af…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

July 8, 2021 at 11:08 PM

How much do you pay for internet?

Free Press It doesn’t matter if the wire runs to your home if you can’t afford to connect to it. Friend, how much do you pay every month to access high-speed internet? Assuming you have access to broadband at all, I’d guess it ranges from “too much” to “way too much.” The lack o…

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  Alicia Bell, Free Press · [email protected]

July 7, 2021 at 3:09 PM

Real change won’t come easy (we need your help)

Media 2070 | Media Reparations: An Invitation to Dream Let’s expose — and stop — racist media. A Project of Free Press Friend — In a country established on white supremacy and built on the backs of Black bodies across stolen land, small changes and declarations of g…

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  Alicia Bell, Free Press · [email protected]

July 1, 2021 at 11:17 PM

The history of media racism

Media 2070 | Media Reparations: An Invitation to Dream Newsrooms alone are not responsible for systemic racism in the media. A Project of Free Press Friend, Since a police officer murdered George Floyd last May, the ensuing racial reckoning that’s taken place in our…

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  Alicia Bell, Free Press · [email protected]

June 30, 2021 at 3:11 PM

We’re live with members of Congress

Media 2070 | Media Reparations: An Invitation to Dream Join Free Press and Reps. Bowman and Clarke for a live press conference. A Project of Free Press Join us now for a live press conference with Reps. Bowman and Clarke, who are urging the FCC to examine its histor…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

June 29, 2021 at 10:28 PM

We fought hard for this

Free Press The Emergency Broadband Benefit program has officially launched. Friend, Since the beginning of the pandemic, Free Press Action and our allies have fought hard to make sure high-speed internet is accessible and affordable to all. Thanks to our efforts, the December CO…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

June 26, 2021 at 6:18 PM

A tidal wave of debt

Free Press The Biden administration and Congress must use the infrastructure package to #CancelUtilityDebt Friend, Even before the pandemic, households across the country were being crushed by billions of dollars of utility debt as people struggled to afford water, power and int…

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  Lucia, Free Press · [email protected]

June 25, 2021 at 4:29 PM

Prison-phone rates are astronomical

Free Press Your voice could help connect families who’ve been torn apart by predatory prison-phone companies. Friend, During the pandemic, prisons, jails and detention centers have limited visits — or banned them altogether — which has made it even harder for people who are incarcerated to s…

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  Lucia, Free Press · [email protected]

June 24, 2021 at 11:09 PM

Prison-phone rates are astronomical

Free Press Your voice could help connect families who’ve been torn apart by predatory prison-phone companies. Friend, At a time when communication with loved ones is more urgent than ever, prisons, jails and detention centers have limited visits — or banned them altogether. This…

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  Collette, Free Press · [email protected]

June 23, 2021 at 6:42 PM

We’re live and answering your Qs

Free Press Join us for a Free Press Facebook Live about #PhoneJustice. Friend, Connecticut has become the first state to make all prison phone calls free, alleviating one of the biggest emotional and financial burdens faced by incarcerated people and their families as they try…

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  Alicia Bell, Free Press · [email protected]

June 17, 2021 at 4:02 PM

[FWD:] Tell newsrooms to sign our pledge

Media 2070 | Media Reparations: An Invitation to Dream We need newsrooms to care for Black communities. Friend, Anti-Black racism has been part of our media system’s DNA since colonial times — with the earliest U.S. newspapers profiting off of chattel slavery. It’s long past time for change…

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  Alicia Bell, Free Press · [email protected]

June 16, 2021 at 8:58 PM

Tell newsrooms to sign our pledge

Media 2070 | Media Reparations: An Invitation to Dream We need newsrooms to care for Black communities. A Project of Free Press Take Action Friend, This Saturday is Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States — which ha…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

June 15, 2021 at 7:18 PM

Tell Congress to #CancelUtilityDebt TODAY

Free Press Households are being crushed by a tidal wave of utility debt. A new bill would provide relief. Access to water, power and internet are human rights. Urge Congress to #CancelUtilityDebt. Friend, People across the country are being crushed by a tidal wave of utility deb…

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  Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

June 11, 2021 at 9:15 PM

[FWD:] Facebook wants regulation

Free Press Mark, if you love regulation so much, why don’t you endorse this bill? Friend, Mark Zuckerberg claims that he wants Facebook to be regulated. Here’s his chance to prove he’s serious: Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Doris Matsui have introduced legislation, the Algorithmic Justice and Onli…

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  Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

June 10, 2021 at 6:23 PM

Let’s regulate Facebook

Free Press Mark, if you love regulation so much, why don’t you endorse this bill? Mark Zuckerberg claims that Facebook wants to be regulated. But actions speak louder than words: Tell Facebook to publicly endorse new legislation that would prevent online platforms’ discriminatory…

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  Lucia, Free Press · [email protected]

June 8, 2021 at 7:10 PM

[FWD:] Amazon is still bad

Free Press This extension is still only temporary. Friend, In response to over a year of pressure from groups like Free Press and MediaJustice, Amazon has renewed its ban on selling facial-recognition technology to the police. This is great news, but this extension is only temporary. Deman…

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  Lucia, Free Press · [email protected]

June 7, 2021 at 7:22 PM

Amazon is still bad

Free Press This extension is still only temporary. Friend, On May 18, we got some good news in the fight against Amazon’s dangerous facial-recognition technology. In response to over a year of pressure from groups like Free Press and our allies at MediaJustice, the company anno…

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  Mike Rispoli, Free Press · [email protected]

June 3, 2021 at 3:10 PM

Local journalism ... it’s ALIVE

Free Press Aaaand the Frankenstein comparisons end there. Friend, In our country, local journalism has been decimated. For millions of people, it simply doesn’t exist — and communities are suffering in the absence of essential local reporting. Without local news, corruption inc…

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  Vanessa Maria Graber, Free Press · [email protected]

June 2, 2021 at 6:40 PM

Happening now: Free Press Live

Free Press Join us for a Free Press Facebook Live about the FCC’s response to post-Hurricane Maria recovery efforts in Puerto Rico HAPPENING NOW: Join us for a Free Press Facebook Live discussion. Friend, Almost four years ago, Puerto Rico experienced two devastating hurricane…

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  Candace Clement, Free Press · [email protected]

May 20, 2021 at 8:25 PM

[FWD:] Urge financial institutions to support Facebook shareholder demands

Free Press Next week, Facebook shareholders will vote on five crucial proposals. Friend, At Facebook’s May 26 meeting, five shareholder proposals will be voted on: These cover issues like how power is distributed at the company, platform misuse and more. Financial firms like BlackRock, Fid…

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  Candace Clement, Free Press · [email protected]

May 19, 2021 at 2:10 PM

The power to influence Facebook

Free Press Next week, Facebook shareholders will vote on five crucial proposals. Friend, Next week, Facebook’s shareholders will meet to vote on a range of issues. The company’s primary concerns? Approving the board of directors and its accounting firm, and changing the platfor…

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  Candace Clement, Free Press · [email protected]

May 13, 2021 at 7:27 PM

Explained: Trump's possible path back to Facebook

Free Press This could easily happen. Friend, This surely won’t come as a big surprise, but the media have done a really poor job of explaining the Facebook Oversight Board’s decision on Donald Trump’s account. The board punted the decision back to Facebook — in effect extendin…

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  Lucia, Free Press · [email protected]

May 12, 2021 at 11:08 PM

Prison-phone rates are astronomical

Free Press Your voice could help connect families who’ve been torn apart by predatory prison-phone companies. Friend, During the pandemic, prisons, jails and detention centers have limited visits — or banned them altogether — which has made it even harder for people who are incarcerated to s…

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  Lucia, Free Press · [email protected]

May 11, 2021 at 7:17 PM

Prison-phone rates are astronomical

Free Press Your voice could help connect families who’ve been torn apart by predatory prison-phone companies. Friend, At a time when communication with loved ones is more urgent than ever, prisons, jails and detention centers have limited visits — or banned them altogether. This…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

May 8, 2021 at 2:04 PM

Thank you

Free Press We’ve been busy too. Friend — Last week, the Biden administration marked its first 100 days in office. By now, you’ve heard all about the administration’s accomplishments and priorities — including a proposed $100 billion to get people connected to affordable high-spee…

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  Candace Clement, Free Press · [email protected]

May 7, 2021 at 4:05 PM

Don’t let Trump back on Facebook

Free Press Allowing Donald Trump to return to Facebook would undermine public safety. Friend, As you may have heard, the Facebook Oversight Board upheld the suspension of Donald Trump ... but kicked the can back to Facebook to review the decision within 6 months. It shouldn't take this lon…

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  Candace Clement, Free Press · [email protected]

May 6, 2021 at 9:17 PM

Don’t let Trump back on Facebook

Free Press Allowing Donald Trump to return to Facebook would undermine public safety. Friend, The Facebook Oversight Board has come back with a decision on the suspension of Donald Trump’s account: keep him off...for now. The Board's decision kicks the can back to Facebook to …

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  Candace Clement, Free Press · [email protected]

May 5, 2021 at 2:29 PM

Trump’s still off Facebook, for now...

Free Press This is just the beginning. Friend — BREAKING: This morning, the Facebook Oversight Board recommended that the company continue its suspension of Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, and told Facebook that it must complete its review of its decision to sus…

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  Alicia Bell, Free Press · [email protected]

April 29, 2021 at 8:06 PM

Anti-Blackness must be consciously undone everywhere

Media 2070 | Media Reparations: An Invitation to Dream We’re in the midst of heavy, painful harm. Friend, The cops killed Ma’Khia Bryant, Andrew Brown, Daunte Wright and George Floyd, but anti-Black media helped create the conditions for these murders. And this is nothing new: Anti-Black ra…

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  Alicia Bell, Free Press · [email protected]

April 28, 2021 at 11:28 PM

Anti-Blackness must be consciously undone everywhere

Media 2070 | Media Reparations: An Invitation to Dream We’re in the midst of heavy, painful harm. A Project of Free Press Friend, We’re in the midst of heavy, painful harm. The pain is layered on with every murder at the hands of police and white supremacists. Viol…

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  Candace Clement, Free Press · [email protected]

April 27, 2021 at 8:17 PM

Facebook’s pattern of ugly behavior

Free Press We have to be ready to fight. Friend, Bad news: We have reason to believe that the Oversight Board that Mark Zuckerberg created will recommend reinstating Trump's Facebook account. Giving Trump access will make all of our communities less safe. Please donate today so we can keep…

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  Candace Clement, Free Press · [email protected]

April 26, 2021 at 8:01 PM

Trump + Zuckerberg: A toxic combination

Free Press We have to be ready to fight. Friend — We have reason to believe that Mark Zuckerberg, and the Oversight Board he created, will make the wrong decision later this month by allowing Donald Trump back onto Facebook. Zuckerberg has a well-established pattern of behavior…

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  Lucia, Free Press · [email protected]

April 22, 2021 at 6:07 PM

A flashlight app can sell your data

Free Press Federal agencies have access to your moment-to-moment location data. Friend, The federal government can track your moment-by-moment location data via the apps you download on your phone or tablet. We’re all at risk of having our privacy violated, but immigrants, people of color an…

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  Lucia, Free Press · [email protected]

April 21, 2021 at 5:32 PM

Your privacy is not for sale

Free Press Federal agencies have access to your moment-to-moment location data. Friend, Right now, federal agencies have access to your moment-to-moment location data. They get this, in part, from the apps you download on your phone or tablet. Something as innocuous as a flashli…

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  Lucia, Free Press · [email protected]

April 13, 2021 at 6:30 PM

Ugh, Facebook

Free Press There are so many reasons why Facebook must not give Trump a megaphone. Friend, The Facebook Oversight Board will soon release its recommendation on whether to reinstate Trump's account. And while Trump used Facebook to spread hate and lies and incite racist violence, we have rea…

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  Lucia, Free Press · [email protected]

April 12, 2021 at 11:19 PM

Ugh, Facebook

Free Press There are so many reasons why Facebook must not give Trump a megaphone. Friend, The Facebook Oversight Board will give its recommendation on whether to allow Trump back on the social-media platform any day now. The right thing to do is clear. But Facebook is determi…

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  Candace Clement, Free Press · [email protected]

April 8, 2021 at 8:40 PM

Since January: Progress against disinformation

Free Press Fewer headlines, but a lot of hard work. Friend, The fight against disinformation drew big headlines back in January, when the white-supremacist insurrection put a spotlight on just how dangerous the rise of propaganda is — with consequences including Twitter permanen…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

April 6, 2021 at 6:14 PM

[FWD:] A parting gift from Trump

Free Press Tell the White House and Senate to appoint a fifth FCC commissioner Friend, The Trump FCC inflicted damage on so many fronts, leaving the Biden FCC with a huge mess to clean up. But the agency is currently deadlocked — which means there's only so much it can do. Urge President Bi…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

April 5, 2021 at 6:07 PM

A parting gift from Trump

Free Press Tell the White House and Senate to appoint a fifth FCC commissioner We’ve waited long enough for a fully functional FCC. Tell the Biden administration and Senate to appoint a fifth FCC commissioner now. We’ve got important work to do. Friend, In the waning days of th…

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  Candace Clement, Free Press · [email protected]

April 4, 2021 at 3:04 PM

Tell Facebook: This is how to stop another Jan. 6

Free Press Your profits are not as valuable as our safety. Friend, Later this month, the Facebook Oversight Board will give its recommendation on whether to allow Trump back on the social-media network. The right thing to do is clear. But Facebook’s determination to profit off of the hate an…

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  Lucia, Free Press · [email protected]

April 3, 2021 at 4:09 PM

SCOTUS ruled in favor of Trump

Free Press Now we take the fight back to the FCC Friend, Earlier this week — in a case we’ve been fighting for years — the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Trump FCC’s total abdication of its responsibility to promote media ownership diversity. But we aren’t giving up: We’re taking …

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  Lucia, Free Press · [email protected]

April 2, 2021 at 7:03 PM

SCOTUS ruled in favor of Trump

Free Press Now we take the fight back to the FCC Friend, Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC, a case that we’ve been fighting for years. And the decision wasn’t good. SCOTUS ruled in favor of the Trump FCC’s complete abdication …

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  Candace Clement, Free Press · [email protected]

April 1, 2021 at 6:46 PM

When Trump speaks, the chance of violence spikes

Free Press Your profits are not as valuable as our safety. Take Action Friend — This April, the Facebook Oversight Board will give its recommendation on whether to allow Trump back on the social-media network. But here’s the thing: The Facebook Oversight Board was cre…

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  Craig Aaron, Free Press · [email protected]

March 31, 2021 at 6:12 PM

Last Day: 2x the impact. 2x the progress.

Free Press We still have to raise $3,283 by midnight tonight. Last day: donate before midnight tonight to DOUBLE your impact on disinformation. This is it. The last day when your gift can go TWICE as far in the fight against disinformation and hate, and for access to lifesaving…

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  Lucia, Free Press · [email protected]

March 30, 2021 at 7:16 PM

The farther we get from Jan. 6 ...

Free Press 1 day left: DOUBLE your impact 1 day left — donate now to DOUBLE your impact. We have only one day left to reach our goal of raising $12,500 and turning it into $25,000 to help us keep up the fight against disinformation and hate. Match My Gift Donate now and your …

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  Jessica J. González, Free Press · [email protected]

March 27, 2021 at 2:07 PM

No more talk. It’s time to rein in Big Tech

Free Press Double your impact & make Big Tech pay. Friend— I wanted to make sure you saw Candace’s email below, because our plan for upending Big Tech’s hate-for-profit business model has real potential in Congress ... and for 5 more days, your gift will be DOUBLED to help us turn our sol…

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  Candace Clement, Free Press · [email protected]

March 26, 2021 at 4:38 PM

Our record in Congress (and plan for Big Tech)

Free Press Double your impact & make Big Tech pay. Donate now to DOUBLE your impact and help stop Big Tech from profiting off of hate and lies. Friend — Let’s be honest: Yesterday’s tech hearing wasn't enough. It’s great for Congress to call Big Tech CEOs to account for fost…

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