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October 3, 2023 at 6:23 PM

FWD: App stores must remove Twitter/X if Elon Musk gets rid of the block button

Free Press We don’t have to put up with Musk’s erratic behavior Elon Musk is just full of terrible ideas for the platform formerly known as Twitter: He’s considering charging all users — and he wants to eliminate the block feature that people use to protect themselves from harassment, hate a…

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October 2, 2023 at 8:23 PM

App stores must remove Twitter/X if Elon Musk gets rid of the block button

Free Press We’d block Musk if we could ... Tell Apple and Google: Drop Twitter/X from your app stores if Musk deactivates the block feature! Friend, Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter/X has been riddled with rollbacks of safety measures and policies that can keep hate and…

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September 30, 2023 at 1:48 PM

FWD: The situation, the problem, the solution

Free Press Time is running out to have 2X the impact Did you see Craig and Jessica’s email? Today’s the day: It’s your last chance to have double the impact on our work to push the FCC to reinstate Title II and Net Neutrality. We’re so close to raising the $10,000 we need to fuel these effor…

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  Jessica and Craig, Free Press · [email protected]

September 29, 2023 at 3:36 PM

The situation, the problem, the solution

Free Press We can’t keep up our fight for a free and open internet without serious resources. Your donation MATCHED through midnight tomorrow » Here’s the situation: With a fully functioning FCC in place, the agency is kicking off the process to reinstate Title II Net Neutrality …

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  The Free Press Team · [email protected]

September 28, 2023 at 9:33 PM

A fully functional FCC, NET NEUTRALITY, and more 👩🏽‍💻

Free Press ➡️ Open for the exciting September edition of the Free Press Update Welcome to the September edition of the Free Press Update, our monthly newsletter recapping as much of our work from the last month as we can fit into one email. Let’s get started: Our Top Five Prior…

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September 27, 2023 at 3:09 PM

FWD: Make Comcast mad again

Free Press Did you see this big news?! We're just making sure you saw the news that the FCC is taking the first step toward reinstating Title II to safeguard Net Neutrality and protect broadband users. But here’s the thing: The big internet service providers will pressure the FCC to weaken, …

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  Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

September 26, 2023 at 5:44 PM

Make Comcast mad again

Free Press It’s really go time now. Can you help? Friend, BIG NEWS: With a fully functional FCC finally in place, the agency just announced that they’re ready to tackle Title II to safeguard Net Neutrality and protect broadband users! This is a HUGE moment, so we’ll get right to…

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  Kimberly Longey, Free Press · [email protected]

September 23, 2023 at 5:23 PM

Will you become a Connector?

Free Press You don’t want to miss this special match opportunity Friend, Last month, Free Press turned 20 — marking two decades of our fight to transform our media system. And while a lot has changed in our fight to create a world where people have the information and opportun…

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  The Free Press Team · [email protected]

September 22, 2023 at 2:18 PM

FWD: Can we count on your ongoing support?

Free Press Making sure you saw our group chat I wanted to bump up the following conversation from Jessica and Craig from the other day about a big fundraising goal coming up at the end of the month, and why it’s so important: 👋 Hey, it’s Craig, one of Free Press’ co-…

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  Craig at Free Press · [email protected]

September 21, 2023 at 8:03 PM

Can we count on your ongoing support?

Free Press Get connected! 👋 Hey, it’s Craig, one of Free Press’ co-CEOs. I wanted to add you to a group chat since Jessica (my fellow co-CEO) and I were talking about a big goal coming up at the end of the month AND the exciting week we’ve had. To cat…

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  The Free Press Team · [email protected]

September 20, 2023 at 8:07 PM

FWD: Was the internet a good idea?

Free Press How much do you trust your ISP? When you pop online to search for a dinner recipe, shop for some cute clothes (treat yourself!), or use Google Maps to find your way home, do you want Comcast weighing in? Do you want it slowing your connection down until you pay hidden fees? How ab…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

September 19, 2023 at 9:29 PM

Was the internet a good idea?

Free Press Either way, it should belong to us, not Comcast Tell the FCC: Restore Title II Authority to Safeguard Net Neutrality and Protect Internet Users Everywhere Friend, We’ve conducted a thorough and philosophically sound study into the eternal “was this whole thing …

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  Jessica and Craig, Free Press · [email protected]

September 18, 2023 at 7:58 PM

Explained: Our top 5️⃣ priorities for a fully functional FCC

Free Press There’s so much the FCC needs to do. Friend, 960 days. That’s how long we went during the Biden administration without a fully staffed Federal Communications Commission and a Democratic majority. That’s how long we went during the Biden administration without a fully …

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  The Free Press Team · [email protected]

September 16, 2023 at 2:16 PM

FWD: Checking in

Free Press We value your input, ! We just wanted to make sure you saw Dutch’s email. A few days ago, we sent out a survey, and Free Press supporters from across the country are giving valuable input on their concerns and priorities. Will you take our 2023 Fall Supporter Survey now? We’re c…

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September 15, 2023 at 1:26 PM

FWD: Your monthly gift goes 2x as far

Free Press Did you see Candace’s email? Two quick things: The Senate voted to confirm Anna Gomez to serve as the FCC’s fifth commissioner — which means we finally have a fully functional agency. This is a huge moment. But we have a short window of time to advance our agenda, which is why we…

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  Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

September 14, 2023 at 2:13 PM

All hands on deck

Free Press There’s never been a better time to become a Connector BIG NEWS: We finally have a fully functional FCC, but we have a very short window of time to advance our agenda. To fuel our fight for the long haul, we’re looking for 30 new Connectors to start a monthly donat…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

September 13, 2023 at 2:06 PM

FWD: As families go back to school, Congress must get back to work

Free Press Please take action with us today. It's not just summer that’s winding down: If we don’t act soon, funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) could run out too. High-speed internet access is as necessary as electricity or water, especially for kids returning to school or …

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

September 12, 2023 at 3:53 PM

As families go back to school, Congress must get back to work

Free Press Millions of households could lose an essential utility Tell Congress: Students and Families Need Additional Funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program Friend, I remember when my school-supply list was color-coded notebooks (blue for math and purple for soci…

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  Jessica and Craig, Free Press · [email protected]

September 8, 2023 at 1:08 PM

FWD: Breaking: The Senate just confirmed Anna Gomez to the FCC

Free Press The FCC can *finally* get to work on urgent priorities Friend, Amazing news: It took 960 days, but we finally have a full five-member Federal Communications Commission. On Thursday, the Senate confirmed Anna Gomez to serve at the agency. But here’s the thing: Because of the unpr…

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  Jessica and Craig, Free Press · [email protected]

September 7, 2023 at 8:47 PM

Breaking: The Senate just confirmed Anna Gomez to the FCC

Free Press The FCC can *finally* get to work on urgent priorities We FINALLY have a full FCC but time is short: Donate today to win back Net Neutrality and make broadband affordable. Friend, It took 960 days, but the moment we’ve been waiting, pushing (sometimes screaming…

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  Dutch Cosmian, Free Press · [email protected]

September 6, 2023 at 8:06 PM

Checking in

Free Press Your input is critical as we plan for the weeks, months and years ahead. We want to hear from you. Yes, you! As we celebrate the 20th (!!!) anniversary of Free Press and prepare for Congress to return to Capitol Hill after a long summer recess, we want to learn more …

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  The Free Press Team · [email protected]

September 1, 2023 at 3:49 PM

FWD: Tell Apple and Google: Remove X from your app stores if Elon Musk removes the block button

Free Press Please take action with us today. X CEO Elon Musk has yet another terrible idea for the platform: He wants to remove the blocking feature, which enables users to protect themselves from harassment, hate and other kinds of attacks. So we’re calling on Apple and Google to remove X …

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  The Free Press Team · [email protected]

August 31, 2023 at 11:13 PM

Tell Apple and Google: Remove X from your app stores if Elon Musk removes the block button

Free Press This is BAD. Tell Apple and Google: Stop carrying X in your app stores if Musk removes the blocking feature! Friend, Since Elon Musk bought Twitter, he’s rolled back the kinds of safety measures and failed to enforce the kinds of policies that might keep hate a…

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  The Free Press Team · [email protected]

August 29, 2023 at 6:35 PM

🎉 Our 20th anniversary, the fight to protect your online privacy & more

Free Press ➡️ Open for the August edition of the Free Press Update Welcome to the August edition of the Free Press Update, our monthly newsletter recapping as much of our work from the last month as we can fit into one email. Let’s get started: Happy Anniversary, Free Press! …

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  Free Press Action Team, Free Press · [email protected]

August 25, 2023 at 5:33 PM

Soaking up sun and gearing up for a busy fall

Free Press We’re staying focused on our legislative priorities Friend, Last week, one of our colleagues was meandering through the aisles of Costco, as one does, when he got tangled in a rack of Top Gun and Disney Princess Halloween costumes. He left the glorious A/C of the stor…

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  Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

August 21, 2023 at 1:09 PM

FWD: We sounded the alarm 🚨 — and we were right

Free Press Help us ramp up our campaign to protect your privacy. We wanted to make sure you saw Candace’s email from the other day. In a post-Roe America, our personal data is at greater risk than ever — but we’re fighting back. Fuel our efforts to protect everyone’s privacy with a donation …

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  Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

August 20, 2023 at 3:14 PM

We sounded the alarm 🚨 — and we were right

Free Press Help us ramp up our campaign to protect your privacy. The Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade has jeopardized ALL privacy rights. Help us double down on our fight to protect your personal data with a donation today. Friend, Last June, we sounded the ala…

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  Free Press Action Team, Free Press · [email protected]

August 18, 2023 at 1:02 PM

The fight for data privacy is *personal*

Free Press With your help, we can get real privacy protections Friend, Have you logged into Facebook recently and noticed more misleading political content in your feed than usual — rather than content from your friends and family? Or maybe you’ve seen an increase in spam emails…

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  Craig at Free Press · [email protected]

August 16, 2023 at 8:24 PM

We have so much to celebrate

Free Press Reflecting on how Free Press has grown and changed Friend, Free Press turns 20 this week — marking two decades of our fight to transform our media system. Let’s celebrate! As the co-CEO of Free Press — and someone who has been here for 19 of those years — I’ve been …

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  Free Press Action Team, Free Press · [email protected]

August 11, 2023 at 7:07 PM

FWD: Tell Congress: Pass the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act

Free Press Your data-privacy rights are on the line. Act now. Friend, Law enforcement can buy all kinds of information about us without a warrant. That includes our browsing and search histories. There’s a bill that would close this dangerous loophole: Demand that Congress protect everyone’…

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  Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

August 10, 2023 at 8:07 PM

Your data sold to the highest bidder?!

Free Press Your data-privacy rights are on the line. Act now. Right now, government officials are buying our data from private companies that gather and store unprecedented amounts of information about us — a violation of our Fourth Amendment rights. Tell your members of Congr…

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  Nora, Free Press · [email protected]

August 2, 2023 at 6:33 PM

Explained: Why companies are tracking & selling your data

Free Press You shouldn't have to go off the grid to have privacy Friend, Almost all of us use digital platforms and services that gather our information, including details about our identities, our locations and our browsing and search histories. In fact, it's nearly impossible …

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  Free Press Action Team, Free Press · [email protected]

July 29, 2023 at 6:13 PM

Congress must value information over influence

Free Press What you need to know about the journalism-policy debate in Congress Friend, House Republicans are trying to gut the Corporation for Public Broadcasting — and the Senate is pushing a terrible bill that would make it even harder for independent news outlets to survive…

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  Free Press Action Team, Free Press · [email protected]

July 28, 2023 at 3:14 PM

Protect NPR, not Sinclair

Free Press With your help, we can win journalism policies that’ll help communities We believe in a better media system — one where publicly funded local journalism flourishes and harmful Big Media lobbying does not. If you believe in it too, please chip in before our end-of-mo…

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  The Free Press Team · [email protected]

July 25, 2023 at 7:03 PM

☀️Your July updates from Free Press

Free Press PBS under attack yet again, Threads and so much more Welcome to the July edition of the Free Press Update, our monthly newsletter. Ready to dig into everything we’ve been up to in the last month? Tell Majority Leader Schumer: Hold a Floor Vote for FCC Nominees Before…

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  Free Press Action Team, Free Press · [email protected]

July 23, 2023 at 2:46 PM

FWD: [Petition] Sen. Schumer: Hold a floor vote on FCC nominees

Free Press It’s Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s job to make sure a vote happens. Friend, We’re urging Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to hold a floor vote in the Senate to confirm the FCC nominees without further delay — so the deadlock at the agency will finally end. We’re trying to gather as …

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

July 22, 2023 at 7:56 PM

[Petition] Sen. Schumer: Hold a floor vote on FCC nominees

Free Press It’s Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s job to make sure a vote happens. Friend, The FCC has remained in an unprecedented 2–2 deadlock since January 2021, the result of efforts by the phone, cable and broadcast lobbies to hamstring the agency that oversees their businesses. Ea…

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  Free Press Action Team, Free Press · [email protected]

July 20, 2023 at 5:47 PM

FWD - [Petition] Congress: Protect public media funding

Free Press We’re hoping you’ll add your name today. Public media is under attack. Again. A House subcommittee just voted to end federal funding for NPR and PBS. But we don’t see your name on our petition yet. Will you join us in telling Congress to protect funding for public media? Thanks f…

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  Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

July 19, 2023 at 5:22 PM

[Petition]: Congress: Protect public media funding

Free Press Urgent: Congress needs to hear from activists like you today House Republicans are threatening to defund public media. Help us fight back: Take action. Friend, Bad news: Republicans in Congress just proposed eliminating all federal funding for the Corporation for Publ…

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  Free Press Action Team, Free Press · [email protected]

July 18, 2023 at 4:53 PM

FWD: Republicans are targeting Big Bird again

Free Press Public-media funding is once again on the chopping block Friend, public media is under attack. Again. House Republicans have proposed eliminating all federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a main revenue source for the hundreds of local NPR and PBS stations ac…

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  Timothy Karr, Free Press · [email protected]

July 17, 2023 at 11:04 PM

Republicans are targeting Big Bird again

Free Press Public-media funding is once again on the chopping block Friend, The House GOP has been busy attacking everything and everyone that doesn’t fit into their narrow view of American culture. It’s a list that includes history teachers, children’s books, racial-justice p…

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  Free Press Action Team, Free Press · [email protected]

July 15, 2023 at 12:47 PM

FWD: Tell Sen. Schumer: Hold a floor vote on FCC nominees!

Free Press We’ve waited long enough for a fully functioning FCC Friend, We’re urging Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to hold a floor vote in the Senate to confirm the FCC nominees without further delay — so the deadlock at the agency will finally end. We’re trying to gather as many petition sig…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

July 14, 2023 at 9:23 PM

Tell Sen. Schumer: Hold a floor vote on FCC nominees!

Free Press We’ve waited long enough for a fully functioning FCC Friend, The FCC has remained in an unprecedented 2–2 deadlock since January 2021, the result of efforts by the phone, cable and broadcast lobbies to hamstring the agency that oversees their businesses. Earlier this year, …

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  Timothy Karr, Free Press · [email protected]

July 13, 2023 at 9:19 PM

Explained: What’s the deal with Threads?

Free Press Make sure you aren’t trading one mismanaged hellscape for another. Friend, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are going toe to toe in more than one arena. Their latest cage match is over the future of micro-blogging, the social-media format that involves short posts shar…

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  Jessica and Craig, Free Press · [email protected]

July 7, 2023 at 1:13 PM

You vs. Big Media

Free Press Another media system is possible Another media system — one that isn’t dominated by harmful Big Media-backed narratives and the consolidation of local newsrooms — is possible. Help us hit our fundraising goal of 250 donations with a gift by midnight » Take a mome…

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  Free Press Action Team, Free Press · [email protected]

July 6, 2023 at 2:26 PM

FWD: This bill must be stopped

Free Press We need all hands on deck if we’re going to stop the JCPA Friend, The Journalism Competition and Privacy Act (JCPA) — an awful bill in Congress that would weaken the local journalism its champions claim it would save — is on the move. The JCPA would send a tiny portion of Google’…

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  Candace at Free Press · [email protected]

July 5, 2023 at 4:14 PM

This bill must be stopped

Free Press We need all hands on deck if we’re going to stop the JCPA The JCPA would make the local-journalism crisis much worse and we need your help to stop it. Rush a donation by 7/9 » Ugh, friend. Last month, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance the controv…

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  Jessica at Free Press · [email protected]

June 30, 2023 at 8:39 PM

This week set us back. But it will not crush our spirits.

Free Press Free Press condemns SCOTUS erosion of equal opportunity and human rights Friend, This week the Supreme Court issued three rulings eroding equality and human rights. The majority opinions are tough to read and seem to come from an alternate reality where there is no …

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  The Free Press Team · [email protected]

June 28, 2023 at 6:36 PM

🗞️Here’s your June Free Press Update:

Free Press Right-wing cries to defund PBS, funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program, and more Welcome to the June edition of the Free Press Update, our monthly newsletter. Let’s dig into everything we’ve been up to in the last month: The Black Future Newsstand Experience…

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  Heather Franklin, Free Press · [email protected]

June 22, 2023 at 6:17 PM

FWD: Internet access is in jeopardy for millions of people

Free Press Urge Congress to save the Affordable Connectivity Program Friend, Home internet is as essential as electricity. But it’s also super-expensive. That’s where the FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program comes in: It gives households living near the poverty line or enrolled in other fed…

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