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  Lia at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
December 23, 2024 at 7:02 PM

Throw a book at fascism

We won't let the truth go extinct. We're doubling down in our fight for libraries.   Hey John, As we stare down the barrel of 2025 and beyond over here at Fight for the Future, one thing we know will be more important than ever is access to the truth—histo…
  Matt at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
December 21, 2024 at 5:38 PM

We won’t sell out

Help us build the machine that stop fascists.   Hi John, Despite what the shirts say, we’re living in precedented times. As Fight for the Future's Senior Policy Counsel, I can say for certain we’re expecting the incoming Trump administration to bend the g…
  Sarah at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
December 19, 2024 at 6:05 PM

The new Lina Khan is bad news

Trump’s anti-trans FTC nominee wants to “reverse Lina Khan’s anti-business agenda.”   Hi John, Last week, Trump announced his pick for chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC),1 a role currently held by anti-trust champion and Big Tech public enemy numb…
  Caitlin at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
December 18, 2024 at 7:24 PM

This is how we fight for the future in 2025.

This is how we fight for the future in 2025.   John, We just launched our Fight for the Future year-end wrap up page, highlighting some of our biggest successes from 2024 and our priorities for 2025. Check it out now! 2024 is closing with some hard emotion…
  Lia at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
December 9, 2024 at 7:11 PM

Corporate music giants could end the Internet Archive

If you care about the Internet Archive and the future of musicians, it’s time to take action.   Hey John, If you think the Internet Archive should keep existing and you care about the future of musicians, it’s time to take action. Right now, major labels…
  Alex at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
December 5, 2024 at 10:29 PM

This is what we're up against

Verizon’s lobbying firm investigated for allegedly hacking activists’ emails.   John, This week, we found out that the FBI has been investigating DCI Group, a DC-based lobbying and PR firm, for its role in allegedly hiring hackers to attempt to break into …
  Matt at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
December 4, 2024 at 7:50 PM

A real chance to pass a *good* AI bill

Urge the House to pass the DEFIANCE Act before the end of the year and protect victims of AI-generated sexual abuse.   John, We have just two weeks to get this done, and all it takes is a few clicks. Will you take action today to pass legislation empowerin…
  Fight for the Future · [email protected]
November 22, 2024 at 3:51 PM

BREAKING: hate monger rep confronted at tech summit

Fight Director Evan Greer ejected from Internet summit for confronting Nancy Mace’s transphobic hatred.   John, We’re livid, but so, so proud. Yesterday, in DC, our director Evan Greer was kicked out of Project Liberty’s “Summit on the Future of the Inter…
  Lia at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
November 19, 2024 at 10:09 PM

Take action now: House voting on nonprofit-killer bill

On Thursday, the House is voting on a bill that could end any nonprofit Trump doesn’t like. Call now and spread the word!   John, This is urgent. The House of Representatives is voting on a dangerous nonprofit-killer bill this Thursday at 10 AM ET, and we …
  Evan at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
November 18, 2024 at 6:32 PM

The new Ajit Pai is worse

BREAKING: Trump just nominated Project 2025 author to run the FCC.   John, BREAKING NEWS: Trump just nominated one of the literal authors of Project 2025 to run the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).1 Brendan Carr has already promised to gut net neu…
  Alex at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
November 14, 2024 at 9:01 PM

Support Fight without opening your wallet

We’re in the running for $35K - can you help?   Hi John, We’re in the running to receive up to $35,000 this month to fuel our vital work defending digital rights. Will you cast a vote to give Fight this money? VOTE FOR FIGHT Every day, our small team …
  Evan at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
November 7, 2024 at 5:33 PM

Election results: What this means for human rights in a digital world

Come process with us   Hi John, Fight for the Future is hosting a post-election webinar on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 2pm EST and we hope you’ll join. RSVP now. RSVP The re-election of Donald Trump, the Republican control of the Senate, and the res…
  Sarah at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
October 31, 2024 at 4:00 PM

Tell lawmakers: ID checks won’t keep us safe

A growing number of laws demand your sensitive data to use the Internet.   John, Imagine trying to check the news, navigate to your favorite recipe, log on to play a game, or scroll for advice on a forum, and instead finding a digital checkpoint you can o…
  Hally at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
October 30, 2024 at 9:08 PM

Big Telecom is fighting net neutrality and winning

There’s a lot resting on tomorrow’s oral arguments   John, As someone who supports net neutrality, we wanted to give you an update on where things stand, and let you know about a key moment tomorrow. As you likely know, the Federal Communications Commissi…
  Jibran at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
October 23, 2024 at 7:42 PM

Take action to stop algorithmic price discrimination!

Big Tech is spying on you to raise your prices.   John, “Surveillance pricing” might be a new term, but here’s how it works: Big Tech wants to scrape your data to charge you a different price based on your personal information. This practice is manipulativ…
  Lia at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
October 17, 2024 at 4:35 PM

“Little Mermaid” bills steal artists’ agency

If you’re worried about deepfakes or AI’s impact on artists, you need to hear this.   Hi John, If you’re worried about deepfakes or AI’s impact on artists, you need to hear this. Big Content monopolies are pushing new AI regulations that they say will pro…
  Alex at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
October 15, 2024 at 9:19 PM

We saw this coming

This "catastrophic" breach shows we need encryption now.   Hi John, In case you missed it, we just found out that hackers breached multiple Big Telecom companies and stole massive amounts of our internet data. Experts are calling it “potentially catastroph…
  Lia, Fight for the Future · [email protected]
October 10, 2024 at 8:31 PM

Tell Congress that abuse survivors deserve privacy

Congress has the power to stop data brokers from endangering the safety of abuse survivors. Tell the lawmakers to pass the DELETE Act!   Hey John— The whole data broker industry is built on a business model that betrays abuse survivors to their abusers. …
  Shreya, Fight for the Future · [email protected]
October 8, 2024 at 11:06 PM

Doorbells don’t need facial recognition technology

Tell Google Nest to keep facial recognition tech out of doorbells   John, Knocking on a friend's door? Bringing a neighbor a piece of mail? Walking down the street in front of a home with a Google Nest camera? Your facial data might be getting stored indef…
  Ese, Fight for the Future · [email protected]
September 27, 2024 at 10:17 PM

Demand a Ban on Facial Recognition in Schools Today

Students are taking action across the country today, support them.   John, Students across the country are calling on the U.S. Department of Education to ban facial recognition in schools today as part of ❤️ Fight’s back-to-school National Day of Action. T…
  Hally at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
September 26, 2024 at 7:46 PM

💚 Goodbye brat summer, hello FFTF fall 🧡

Wear your passion for free expression on your sleeve–literally!   Hi John, Trends come and go like the seasons, but fighting for digital rights is forever. We’ve put together a Fall 2024 collection featuring new designs like our “Digital Security is Communi…
  Ese, Fight for the Future · [email protected]
September 25, 2024 at 11:01 PM

Reminder: Invitation: Ban Facial Recognition in Schools Day of Action - September 27

RSVP to join us on Friday, September 27 at 4pm ET   Hi there - I just wanted to be sure you saw my message about joining our back-to-school Day of Action this Friday, September 27.  Please fill out the form (linked below) to RSVP. Even if you're not sure yo…
  Ese, Fight for the Future · [email protected]
September 23, 2024 at 10:00 PM

Invitation: Ban Facial Recognition in Schools Day of Action - September 27

RSVP to join us on Friday, September 27 at 4pm ET   Hi John, We are organizing a back-to-school Day of Action against the use of facial recognition in schools on Friday, September 27 at 4pm ET and we’re hoping you can join. Take Action Facial recognit…
  Alex at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
September 18, 2024 at 4:29 PM

New Anti-Mask Bill, First Mask Ban Arrests

A new proposed bill in New Jersey would criminalize mask-wearing in public. Protestors and people of color targeted in recent anti-mask arrests.   John, In case you missed it, mask bans1 are spreading fast. The latest bill2 that would criminalize masking w…
  Lia at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
September 6, 2024 at 3:34 PM

This can’t stand: Internet Archive under attack

It’s going to take people power to pull off our big plan and stand up for the Internet Archive the way they deserve.   John, If you love books– and think everyone should have access to the media they love without gatekeeping and surveillance– this news is …
  Alex at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
September 5, 2024 at 8:55 PM

KOSA vote could be looming

With Congress back in session on Monday, lawmakers could push for a last-minute vote on censorship bill KOSA.   John, With the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) passing the Senate in July1, and Congress back in session on Monday, pro-censorship lawmakers in …
  Alex at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
August 22, 2024 at 9:05 PM

Tell lawmakers: banning masks won’t keep us safe

Mask bans are spreading fast – pro-surveillance politicians are to blame.   John, If you thought protest suppression and surveillance culture couldn’t get any worse, buckle up. Lawmakers across the country are pushing draconian mask ban bills that strip …
  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]
August 21, 2024 at 8:15 PM

Clearview's facial recognition settlement

Clearview's settlement could involve you -   John, Clearview AI, the notorious facial recognition company, is poised to settle a lawsuit that includes virtually everyone—including you.1 If you’ve been on social media between 2017 and now, you are most li…
  Alex at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
August 16, 2024 at 8:10 PM

Last day

Today's the last day to make it happen.   Hi John, There’s been a lot brewing at Fight for the Future, and I just wanted to say thank you for sticking around to hear about our fight for your digital rights, through wins and setbacks alike. With your help t…
  Evan at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
August 15, 2024 at 9:09 PM

About the controversy

If you thought this was bad, wait till you see what's still on the table.   Hi John, Have you been paying attention to the debate about the Kids Online Safety Act, or KOSA, which passed the Senate earlier this month? It’s one of those Internet bills that …
  Caitlin at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
August 8, 2024 at 6:39 PM

The CrowdStrike crash is an antitrust problem

The CrowdStrike crash highlights major monopoly issues we must fix.   John, In case you missed it, we just experienced a major international system collapse. CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company, ran a faulty update in July that caused problems for Microso…
  Alex at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
August 7, 2024 at 5:37 PM

Before things heat up…

We’re inviting 80 internet freedom-lovers to join the Fight. Will you be one of them?   John, I'm guessing your inbox is just as swamped with election emails as mine, so I’ll be brief. And don’t worry–this isn’t one of them. With the U.S. election season …
  Evan at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
July 30, 2024 at 5:43 PM

BREAKING: KOSA passed the Senate. Here’s what’s next

We have a plan. KOSA is unpopular in the House. We can use that to win   Hey John. I’ve got some really bad news: KOSA just passed through the Senate.1 This stings. But there’s good news too. The New York Times reports that KOSA faces an uphill battle in t…
  Evan at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
July 23, 2024 at 7:45 PM

🚨 TAKE ACTION: KOSA vote happening THIS WEEK 🚨

Schumer plans to file cloture and move KOSA to Senate vote on Thursday   John, Terrible news: the Senate just announced a plan to vote on the dangerous censorship bill known as the Kids Online Safety Act, or KOSA. Tell your Senators to oppose KOSA today! T…
  Alex at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
July 15, 2024 at 6:18 PM

We’re behind

It’s the end of our fiscal year, and it’s not looking good. Can we count on your support?   John, We just wrapped up our fiscal year, and I’ll be blunt: we’re behind on our fundraising goals. Will you make a monthly donation to make sure we don’t have to s…
  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]
June 25, 2024 at 8:59 PM

Act on KOSA now

  John, I wanted to share the latest update on the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and ask you to take an urgent action today. Last week, Senators Schumer and Blumenthal took to the Senate floor to talk about their commitment to moving this dangerous bill for…
  Evan, Fight for the Future · [email protected]
June 20, 2024 at 6:23 PM

🚨​Red Alert: KOSA🚨​

  John, This is a red alert. We have heard that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is considering putting the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) up for a vote as soon as next week. KOSA will not make kids safer. Because the bill sponsors have refused to listen…
  Leila, Fight for the Future · [email protected]
June 10, 2024 at 6:09 PM

Cameras tracking students’ every move

There’s momentum behind banning facial recognition in schools - now we need to mobilize.   John, Last month, alongside our partners at Encode Justice, I helped organize a meeting with the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) about bannin…
  Lia at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
June 5, 2024 at 9:23 PM

Psst—do you love the Internet Archive too?

  Hey John, On June 28,1 the Internet Archive is headed back to court to fight for the rights of libraries, readers, and access to knowledge, including banned books. In one of the most under-rated evil lawsuits of our time, Big Publishing is suing them ove…
  Leila, Fight for the Future · [email protected]
May 21, 2024 at 2:34 PM

AI is exacerbating racist policing

The DOJ wants to hear from us – add your name to our comment.   John, Dangerous AI surveillance tools like facial recognition, automated license plate readers (ALPRs), gunshot detection technology, and predictive policing programs are becoming increasingl…
  Sarah P. at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
May 7, 2024 at 4:24 PM

Stop lawmakers from sneaking KOSA through

Urgent: Lawmakers are trying to pass KOSA as an amendment. Help us fight back.   John, Here’s what's happening: The co-sponsors of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) are trying to add this bad bill as an amendment to the "must-pass" FAA Reauthorization Act …
  Lia, Fight for the Future · [email protected]
May 1, 2024 at 4:30 PM

Pathetic fines for data brokers or real change? Call now!

Data brokers could be totally banned from listing your home address, cell phone, and intimate personal details for all your loved ones   Hey John, This week could be pivotal. The House is considering whether to move forward the awesome DELETE Act, which wo…
  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]
April 25, 2024 at 5:06 PM

BREAKING: FCC restores net neutrality

This victory was years in the making and thanks to you!   John Big News: The Federal Communications Commission just voted to reinstate net neutrality! Winning back net neutrality after it was repealed in 2017 will expand people's access to broadband, prov…
  Hally at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
April 24, 2024 at 9:13 PM

🛜 📣All your hard work finally pays off tomorrow 🛜 📣

Watch the FCC vote on net neutrality with us!   John, Tomorrow, the FCC will vote on the order to reclassify broadband internet as a Title II service and restore net neutrality. This historic moment is seven years in the making, and would not have been poss…
  Evan at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
April 17, 2024 at 7:43 PM

🚨🚨 Urgent action for net neutrality! 🚨🚨

The FCC’s net neutrality order has some problems   John, I’ve got good news and bad news. The good news is that last Thursday, the FCC released their draft order to restore net neutrality.1 This means that net neutrality is coming back and the FCC will o…
  Terri at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
April 3, 2024 at 4:57 PM

Support a Do Not Call Registry—for Your Personal Data

  Hey John, Did you know that all your personal data, including your phone number and home address, are for sale? They might even be on Google’s front page. If this makes you feel uneasy, it should. Thanks to data brokers, your info is only a click away. …
  Sarah at Fight for the Future · [email protected]
March 28, 2024 at 7:02 PM

Fight for the Future on NPR's "On Point" 🎙️

  Hi everyone, I wanted to share that Evan Greer, director at Fight for the Future, was a guest on NPR’s show “On Point” earlier this week. The episode is about “kids and social media” and she provided an expert perspective on how we urgently need policy i…
  Lia, Fight for the Future · [email protected]
March 27, 2024 at 4:00 PM

Hit data brokers square in their business model

The FTC has the power to create a registry where you can tell data brokers to delete you forever with one click. Sign our petition to demand it!   Hey John, We’ve been cooking up a new campaign for the past six months. And this time, we're on the offense. …
  TikTok Bill Update · [email protected]
March 13, 2024 at 7:18 PM

🚨 Update: Real privacy protections, not a TikTok ban

  Hey John, QUICK UPDATE: The House just approved a bill that would effectively ban the app in the U.S. The bill now moves on to the Senate, but we still have a chance to insist: “Don’t Ban TikTok!” This bill is totally misguided. Instead of actually prote…
  Sarah, Fight for the Future · [email protected]
March 11, 2024 at 8:17 PM

Tell your lawmakers: Don’t Ban Tiktok

  John, Congress is rushing to vote on a bill this week that would essentially ban TikTok. Lawmakers need to hear from you now to stop this wrong-headed bill.1 Take Action After numerous federal and state level efforts to restrict TikTok (includin…