Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

October 8, 2021 at 2:55 PM

AT&T did what?!

Free Press Your members of Congress need to hear from you today. The hateful One America News Network (OANN) wouldn’t exist without support from AT&T and DIRECTV. Tell these companies to drop OANN now. Friend, BREAKING: Reuters has released a bombshell report1 revealing t…

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  Nora, Free Press · [email protected]

October 8, 2021 at 12:21 AM

You can help us keep Facebook on the run

Free Press This is a critical moment. We can’t afford to miss our $10K goal. Friend — For decades, big tobacco companies had hard evidence that their products caused cancer — but they lied and spread disinformation about the health impacts of smoking, putting their profits above …

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

October 6, 2021 at 6:21 PM

A dollar-per-minute phone call in 2021?!

Free Press Your members of Congress need to hear from you today. Friend, We’re writing with exciting news: Today a bill that would curb the abusive rates of prison-phone companies has a hearing in the House of Representatives! Prison-phone rates are astronomical and deeply unju…

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  Rose, Free Press · [email protected]

October 5, 2021 at 2:44 PM

[FWD:] Facebook can’t regulate itself

Free Press Facebook wasn’t working for people long before today Friend, Thanks to a whistleblower who is testifying in Congress right now, we have hard proof that Facebook cares far more about boosting its profits than protecting the safety of its users. That’s why we’re demanding that Congr…

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  Rose, Free Press · [email protected]

October 4, 2021 at 11:02 PM

Facebook was down — but we’re up for a fight

Free Press Facebook wasn’t working for people long before today Friend, We’ve known for years that social media and tech platforms are vectors for extremism, racism, misogyny, lies and violence. And guess what? It ends up Facebook knew, too. Sign our petition demanding that Cong…

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  Rose, Free Press · [email protected]

October 1, 2021 at 11:15 PM

This happened yesterday

Free Press We only have till Oct. 31. Can you help? Friend — Yesterday I hitched a ride on the truck we’d hired as it slowly circled Facebook’s D.C. headquarters and Capitol Hill with a billboard reading “Facebook must close Trump’s ad loophole”. This happened right after we deli…

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  Rose, Free Press · [email protected]

September 30, 2021 at 8:03 PM

Help us give Facebook hell

Free Press I’m really over Facebook. Are you with us? Friend — I’m sick of Facebook. Day after day, we see troves of disinformation — ranging from vaccine conspiracy theories to racist lies about the 2020 election — spreading unchecked across the platform. But at least Facebook …

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  Collette, Free Press · [email protected]

September 29, 2021 at 6:38 PM

We’re live and answering your Qs

Free Press Join us for a Facebook Live conversation about the ad loophole Trump is exploiting on Facebook. Friend, Donald Trump’s accounts on Facebook and Instagram were suspended the day after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, an attack he helped spark — and has continued…

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  Rose, Free Press · [email protected]

September 28, 2021 at 7:59 PM

Our plan to stop disinformation

Free Press Help put an end to disinformation Friend — Fed up. That’s how I’d describe the sentiment of all of us who have been fighting for years to stop the digital disinformation that divides us, hurts our families, threatens our democracy and exhausts our health-care workers.…

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  Rose, Free Press · [email protected]

September 23, 2021 at 6:49 PM

[FWD:] We found a way to mess with Mark

Free Press Facebook doesn’t care about its impact on our society. Friend, A leak exposing Facebook’s research about its platforms proves what we have known for a long time: The company doesn’t care about its impact on our society — so long as it makes a profit. We have the power to make or…

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  Rose, Free Press · [email protected]

September 22, 2021 at 8:17 PM

We all deserve to log off

Free Press Facebook doesn’t care about its impact on our society. Take the pledge to log out of Facebook and Instagram on Nov. 10: Sign up now. Friend, The recent leak of Facebook’s own research about its platforms proves what we have known for a long time: Facebook doesn’t ca…

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  Rose, Free Press · [email protected]

September 16, 2021 at 9:49 PM

[FWD:] The government shouldn’t be able to access your location

Free Press Our privacy and civil rights are at stake. Friend, If you have a smartphone or tablet, chances are that federal agencies like ICE, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the FBI know where you are right now. That’s because these agencies are exploiting a loophole in the law. A n…

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  Rose, Free Press · [email protected]

September 14, 2021 at 11:14 PM

The government shouldn’t be able to access your location

Free Press Our privacy and civil rights are at stake. Friend, If you have a smartphone or tablet, chances are that federal agencies know where you are right now. Agencies like ICE, U.S Customs and Border Protection, the FBI and others are buying sensitive data, including locati…

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  Collette, Free Press · [email protected]

September 9, 2021 at 10:08 PM

#Media2070Cookout

Media 2070 | Media Reparations: An Invitation to Dream Join us live: We’re cooking up a #RecipeForReparations. A Project of Free Press Hi Friend, This week, we launched a series of actions to get the Federal Communications Commission to investigate its role in perpetuati…

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  Collette, Free Press · [email protected]

September 8, 2021 at 9:10 PM

[FWD:] Racism in the media

Media 2070 | Media Reparations: An Invitation to Dream Newsrooms alone are not responsible for the racism that exists in our media system. Friend, The Federal Communications Commission has passed policies that have prevented Black people and other communities of color from owning media outl…

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  Collette, Free Press · [email protected]

September 7, 2021 at 5:15 PM

On the path to justice

Media 2070 | Media Reparations: An Invitation to Dream Newsrooms alone are not responsible for the racism that exists in our media system. A Project of Free Press Before we can move forward on the path to justice, we must first acknowledge the harm that’s been done. Join …

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

September 5, 2021 at 3:29 PM

[FWD:] Tell the FTC: Hold T-Mobile accountable

Free Press T-Mobile’s had five data breaches in three years. Friend, T-Mobile’s CEO claims that the company cares about protecting people’s personal data — but the company has experienced one data breach after the other, and in August a hacker stole the Social security numbers, birthdates a…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

September 4, 2021 at 1:05 PM

Tell the FTC: Hold T-Mobile accountable

Free Press T-Mobile’s had five data breaches in three years. Friend, What would you do if your Social Security number, birthdate and driver’s-license number were stolen? That’s the horrifying question that more than 50 million people (perhaps even you) woke up to last month whe…

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  Lucia, Free Press · [email protected]

September 2, 2021 at 9:12 PM

[FWD:] A lesson in the wake of Hurricane Ida

Free Press The ability to communicate during a disaster is a life-and-death matter. Friend, Hurricane Ida left large swaths of Louisiana without reliable cellphone services, and more than 300,000 homes lost cable and wireline services. The region’s 911 call center was knocked out as well: …

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  Lucia, Free Press · [email protected]

September 1, 2021 at 11:14 PM

A lesson in the wake of Hurricane Ida

Free Press The ability to communicate during a disaster is a life-and-death matter. Friend, Hurricane Ida left large swaths of Louisiana without reliable cellphone services, including the complete loss of services in two of the parishes directly in the storm’s path…

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  Collette, Free Press · [email protected]

August 26, 2021 at 11:14 PM

Update on Media 2070 & the fight for reparations

Media 2070 | Media Reparations: An Invitation to Dream Real steps toward antiracist media A Project of Free Press Media 2070 is a project of Free Press. Friend — The Media 2070 project — founded and led by Free Press’ Black staff caucus — has been deepening our efforts to…

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  Rose, Free Press · [email protected]

August 23, 2021 at 2:14 PM

Explained: Big Tech’s pattern of blocking oversight

Free Press It’s not just Facebook. Friend, Facebook has been running a massive ad campaign asserting that it wants nothing more than for Congress to pass updated internet regulations. And Free Press has helped push through meaningful changes this past year at the biggest social…

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  Rose, Free Press · [email protected]

August 19, 2021 at 6:00 PM

Is the Trump ban real?

Free Press Team Trump has spent $220,000 on Facebook ads. Trump’s PAC is still buying ads on Facebook — even though the platform banned Trump for spewing disinformation and hate. Tell Facebook to enforce its own rules and close the Trump ad loophole for good. Friend, When I l…

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  Rose, Free Press · [email protected]

August 17, 2021 at 7:13 PM

[FWD:] T-Mobile is still propping up Fox News

Free Press Stop Fox’s hate-and-lies-for-profit business model. Friend, Last summer, T-Mobile and other companies pulled their ads from Tucker Carlson Tonight in a (seemingly sincere) protest over his latest round of racist remarks. But in reality, T-Mobile was doing little more than posturin…

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  Rose, Free Press · [email protected]

August 16, 2021 at 11:06 PM

T-Mobile is still propping up Fox News

Free Press Stop Fox’s hate-and-lies-for-profit business model. Friend, Here we are in the midst of another COVID-19 surge — this time primarily among people who’ve been convinced by a steady flood of pandemic and vaccine disinformation. It has been jaw-dropping to see some Fox …

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  Jessica at Free Press · [email protected]

August 14, 2021 at 6:13 PM

The infrastructure bill is historic

Free Press You helped make this moment possible. Friend — I wanted to make sure you saw Craig’s message below about the infrastructure bill. With nearly $65 billion in funding for broadband deployment and affordability measures, this is a truly historic bill. And, if I may brag for a moment,…

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  Rose, Free Press · [email protected]

August 13, 2021 at 9:21 PM

[FWD:] Facebook is suppressing independent oversight

Free Press We need more, not less, transparency. Friend, Mark Zuckerberg thinks he can hide the truth from us by denying NYU researchers the ability to investigate and expose Facebook’s hate-and-lie-for-profit business model. With your help we can make Facebook accountable. Take Action: Don…

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  Rose, Free Press · [email protected]

August 12, 2021 at 8:33 PM

Act Now: Facebook is suppressing oversight

Free Press We need more, not less, transparency. Friend — Mark Zuckerberg claims he wants legislation to rein in Facebook, but he’s shown his true self yet again: Last week, Facebook kicked top researchers from NYU’s Cybersecurity for Democracy team off their platform in an atte…

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  Collette, Free Press · [email protected]

August 11, 2021 at 6:39 PM

We’re live and answering your Qs

Free Press Join us for a Facebook Live conversation about the FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. Friend, The FCC aims to allocate $9.2 billion to 180 broadband providers to bring internet access to 5.2 million “unserved” homes and businesses in rural areas across the United…

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  Craig Aaron, Free Press · [email protected]

August 10, 2021 at 10:41 PM

The infrastructure bill is historic

Free Press You helped make this moment possible. Friend — After months of hard work from Free Press Action’s policy team, working in close coordination with our allies in Congress, the Senate just passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a $1.2-trillion deal negotiated …

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  Rose, Free Press · [email protected]

August 5, 2021 at 5:07 PM

[FWD:] Does Facebook want to stop online hate?

Free Press Trump may be off Facebook, but his ads are not. Friend, Think Trump was banned from Facebook? We’ve found a Facebook ad loophole that allows Trump and his Super PAC to dodge the rules and continue posting dangerous messages. Tell Facebook to enforce its own policies — and close …

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  Rose, Free Press · [email protected]

August 4, 2021 at 5:41 PM

Does Facebook want to stop online hate?

Free Press Trump may be off Facebook, but his ads are not. Trump was kicked off Facebook for good reason. But his ads are still there. Tell Facebook to enforce its own policies and stop Trump and his PAC from running political ads on the platform. Friend, $30,617. That’s how m…

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  Rose, Free Press · [email protected]

August 2, 2021 at 7:06 PM

Facebook continues to profit from Trump

Free Press Trump may be off Facebook, but his ads are not. Friend, Think Trump was banned from Facebook? We’ve found a Facebook ad loophole that allows Trump and his Super PAC to dodge the rules and continue posting dangerous messages. Tell Facebook to enforce its own policies — and close …

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  Rose, Free Press · [email protected]

July 31, 2021 at 1:14 PM

Trump found a loophole

Free Press Trump may be off Facebook, but his ads are not. Trump was kicked off Facebook for good reason. But his ads are still there. Tell Facebook to enforce its own policies and stop Trump and his PAC from running political ads on the platform. Friend, Donald Trump may be o…

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  Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

July 23, 2021 at 2:03 PM

[FWD:] “They’re killing people”

Free Press Disinformation is deadly. Friend, Last week, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared that online misinformation about COVID-19 “poses an imminent and insidious threat to our nation’s health” — and President Biden called out Facebook for allowing lies to spread. These developments s…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

July 22, 2021 at 5:26 PM

The infrastructure bill is coming ...

Free Press … sooner than you may think! Friend — With the Biden administration’s push for much-needed infrastructure spending, 2021 could prove to be a historic year for the United States. With the right investments, this package could make internet access actually affordable fo…

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  Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

July 20, 2021 at 10:07 PM

“They’re killing people”

Free Press Disinformation is deadly. Friend — “They’re killing people.” That’s what President Biden said last week of Facebook’s failure to crack down on COVID-19 misinformation.1 This followed the unprecedented step taken by Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, who declared that onlin…

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  Alicia Bell, Free Press · [email protected]

July 16, 2021 at 9:04 PM

The legacy of Ida B. Wells

Media 2070 | Media Reparations: An Invitation to Dream Ida challenged the media to tell Black truths. A Project of Free Press Media 2070 is a project of Free Press. Friend — Today, we celebrate the birthday of pioneering anti-lynching crusader Ida B. Wells, who cha…

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  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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