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  Collette, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Alicia Bell, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Alicia Bell, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Heather Franklin, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Candace at Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Candace at Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Lucia, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Lucia, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Mike Rispoli, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Vanessa Maria Graber, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Candace Clement, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Candace Clement, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Candace Clement, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Lucia, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Lucia, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Heather Franklin, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Candace Clement, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Candace Clement, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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 …
  Candace Clement, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Alicia Bell, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Alicia Bell, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Candace Clement, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Candace Clement, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Lucia, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Lucia, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Lucia, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Lucia, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Candace Clement, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Heather Franklin, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Heather Franklin, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Candace Clement, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Lucia, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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 …
  Lucia, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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 …
  Candace Clement, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Craig Aaron, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Lucia, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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 …
  Jessica J. González, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Candace Clement, Free Press · info@freepress.net
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…
  Candace Clement, Free Press · info@freepress.net
March 25, 2021 at 4:29 PM

Hate for profit in Silicon Valley

Free Press It’s time for policymakers to confront the hate-for-profit business model of tech platforms. Friend, Today the CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter are testifying in the House in a hearing addressing social media's role in fueling hate and misinformation. One thing's clear: We ca…
  Candace Clement, Free Press · info@freepress.net
March 24, 2021 at 11:15 PM

Hate for profit in Silicon Valley

Free Press It’s time for policymakers to confront the hate-for-profit business model of tech platforms. Friend, Social media and tech platforms are vectors for extremism, racism, misogyny, lies and violence. Self-regulation has not worked. It’s past time for policymakers in Wa…
  Dutch Cosmian, Free Press · info@freepress.net
March 22, 2021 at 7:14 PM

Seriously, how are you?

Free Press This feels like an important moment to check in on our members. Friend, as a community, we have gone through a lot together over the last year. Free Press is strong because we represent a movement, and this feels like an important moment to check in on all of our mov…
  Lucia, Free Press · info@freepress.net
March 17, 2021 at 7:38 PM

Let’s stop the Patriot Act for good

Free Press One year ago today, we won a major victory … Friend, One year ago we celebrated when the Patriot Act expired. But lawmakers on both sides of the aisle want to revive it. Surveillance doesn't make us any safer: This is especially true for communities of color, who are disproporti…
  Lucia, Free Press · info@freepress.net
March 15, 2021 at 4:13 PM

We’re live: Stop the Patriot Act

Free Press One year ago today, we won a major victory … Friend, We’ve been fighting the Patriot Act, and the invasive spying powers built into it, for the better part of 6 years. One year ago today, we won a major victory: The Patriot Act expired, and despite Mitch McConnell’s …
  Heather Franklin, Free Press · info@freepress.net
March 14, 2021 at 6:18 PM

We need a 5th FCC commissioner

Free Press The FCC deadlock has put some of our most important work on hold. Friend, The Biden FCC has its work cut out for it if it's going to fix the mess left by former Chairman Ajit Pai and the Trump administration. But right now we have a deadlocked agency — which means that some of our…
  Heather Franklin, Free Press · info@freepress.net
March 13, 2021 at 2:18 PM

We need a fully functioning FCC

Free Press The FCC deadlock has put some of our most important work on hold. A deadlocked FCC can’t finish the job. Urge the White House and your senators to give us a fully functioning agency that can end the digital divide, bring back Net Neutrality and more. Friend, In the w…
  Candace Clement, Free Press · info@freepress.net
March 13, 2021 at 12:39 AM

[FWD:] 1 year later: why we need you (x 2) now

Free Press Double your impact for universal broadband now. Friend — I wanted to make sure you had seen Heather’s email below. But there’s another thing I wanted to make sure of: Did you know that Free Press doesn’t take a cent from business, government or political parties — because our inde…
  Heather Franklin, Free Press · info@freepress.net
March 12, 2021 at 8:03 PM

1 year later: why we need you (x 2) now

Free Press Double your impact for universal broadband now. Donate Today Friend — For Free Press, today feels like the official anniversary of the pandemic in the United States. March 12, 2020 was the last time I saw any of my colleagues in person before we closed our…
  Candace Clement, Free Press · info@freepress.net
March 10, 2021 at 8:35 PM

12 months in ... it could not be more clear

Free Press Help us raise $12,500 by March 31. Donate Today Friend — In the year since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States, more than 500,000 people have died here. And there are millions of people who remain cut off from lifesaving information because of the …
  Candace Clement, Free Press · info@freepress.net
February 25, 2021 at 7:04 PM

Drop Fox for good

Free Press It’s not the MyPillow guy who’s keeping Fox News afloat: It’s you. Friend, Even if you never turn on Fox News, you're still paying for it. Every cable subscriber is forced to subsidize the network's racism, hate, election lies, COVID disinformation and more through subscriber fees…
  Candace Clement, Free Press · info@freepress.net
February 25, 2021 at 12:17 AM

Drop Fox for good

Free Press It’s not the MyPillow guy who’s keeping Fox News afloat: It’s you. Friend, Facebook and Twitter have gotten a lot of attention for their role in spreading disinformation about the election and COVID — and for fanning the flames of white supremacy and other …