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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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 …

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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. …

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  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…

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  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. …

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  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…

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  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…

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  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

March 7, 2024 at 6:56 PM

State of the Fight

? John, I just wanted to send out a quick note in advance of the State of the Union tonight. We wrote up our thoughts on what we think Biden should say, and the most important actions for Congress and the Federal government to take. Check out our State of t…

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  Bad Internet Bills Update · [email protected]

March 6, 2024 at 3:28 PM

They’re relentlessly pushing bad social media bills. Help us push back.

  Hi John, Please read this urgent email. It’s short. Politico is reporting that Senator Lindsey Graham (R - S.C.) plans to bring a package of social media bills that include EARN IT and STOP CSAM to a vote this week.1 Like KOSA, these bills threaten priv…

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  Terri at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

February 28, 2024 at 5:23 PM

Billboard 🚨: SXSW action calls out abortion surveillance

  Hey John, Urgent action taking place at SXSW (starting March 8) and we need your support. Nearly 1 in 5 patients now travels out of state for abortion access.1 This is the reality of post-Roe state abortion bans. Recently, some communities and states ha…

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  Terri at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

February 22, 2024 at 9:21 PM

Investing in Human Rights

  Hi John, Taylor Swift AI deepfakes. A $25 million AI heist. AI Joe Biden. AI is all over the news these days, and the potential consequences are becoming clear. The FCC just outlawed robocalls that use AI-generated voices, after people in New Hampshire …

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  Ese, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

February 15, 2024 at 11:01 PM

Tell pharmacies: stop sharing my prescription with police

We're fighting to protect your health data...you should too.   Hi John, Pharmacies are giving the police access to private medical records without so much as a warrant.1 This is extremely concerning and disappointing. Healthcare professionals are ethically…

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  Lia, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

February 13, 2024 at 6:48 PM

Congress is moving to secretly expand the warrantless surveillance Snowden exposed

Call your reps now and tell them FISA's Section 702 must not be expanded!   Hey John, Well, they’re at it again. This week, Congress is planning to hold a secret session (and there have only been 5 secret sessions in the past 200 years) to expand warrantle…

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  Ban Facial Recognition Alert · [email protected]

February 6, 2024 at 3:55 PM

Yet another reason we have to ban this now...

  Hey John, In yet another example of the dangers of facial recognition, news recently broke of a 61-year-old man who was sexually assaulted in jail after being wrongfully arrested thanks to a false facial recognition match.1 Everyone should be worried ab…

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  New KOSA Alert · [email protected]

February 2, 2024 at 12:04 AM

Tech companies support KOSA?!

  John, This is not good. Tech giants Microsoft and X (formerly Twitter) just threw their weight behind the dangerous and misguided Kids Online Safety Act, or KOSA, a bill that would make kids less safe by expanding Big Tech censorship and surveillance.1 …

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  Ese, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

January 26, 2024 at 12:34 AM

Millions could lose access to the internet without your help

Save the ACP! Contact your rep today.   John, Today, 1 in 6 households will be notified that their affordable access to the Internet is ending. It doesn't have to be that way. Congress can step in to renew funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program an…

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  KOSA Alert · [email protected]

January 23, 2024 at 2:54 PM

Re: This worries me

Urgent: censorship bill coming   Hey John, Just wanted to make sure that you saw this email about KOSA from our director, Evan Greer. We’re hearing that KOSA will come back in the coming days and lawmakers are eager to move fast on it. Will you make a rush…

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  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

January 18, 2024 at 5:13 PM

DEADLINE FRIDAY: say no to facial recognition

  URGENT: The Department of Justice is asking for feedback on law enforcement use of facial recognition technology, and the deadline is tomorrow, January 19. Can you send them a comment saying you oppose law enforcement use of facial recognition, biometric,…

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  Hally at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

January 17, 2024 at 9:55 PM

LAST CHANCE to help shape the future of the internet!

This is a critical moment - make your voice heard!   John, Today is the deadline to file a comment with the FCC about their plan to restore net neutrality protections. It is critical that the FCC, Congress, and all lawmakers get the message that real peop…

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  Hally at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

January 16, 2024 at 11:10 PM

Tom Morello, Deerhoof, ACLU & more are speaking up for net neutrality

Only one day left to file a comment in support of net neutrality   John, Join Tom Morello, Deerhoof, the ACLU and more in calling on the FCC to restore net neutrality! Take Action Momentum is building again for one of the most popular internet polici…

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  Hally at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

January 11, 2024 at 10:33 PM

The internet needs you now

Help drive comments to the FCC before the deadline next Wednesday, January 17th!   John, TL;DR: If you care about fighting Big Tech, the monopolistic power of corporations, censorship, and/or believe that the Internet should be affordable and accessible t…

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  Ese, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

January 5, 2024 at 7:22 PM

Deadline approaching: 3 days to go

The deadline to submit a comment to the CFPB is Jan 8. Take action now.   John, The deadline to submit a comment to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) about digital wallets and payment apps like Venmo, PayPal or CashApp is this Monday, January…

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  The Team ❤️ · [email protected]

December 30, 2023 at 5:32 PM

Our promise to you

  John, At Fight for the Future, our power doesn’t come from being buddies with billionaires or cozying up to Congress. It comes from people like you. We’re known for being creative, strategic and ruthless. If we believe in something, we’ll put everything o…

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  Caitlin at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

December 29, 2023 at 3:02 PM

What do you care most about?

  Hi John, Every holiday season, I ask my kids what they care most about, so that we can donate to people protecting those things. Over the years we’ve donated to libraries, conservation groups helping sea turtles and snakes, and our local food bank. It’s …

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  Terri at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

December 28, 2023 at 5:32 PM

tl;dr of 2024 tech threats

  Hi John, I’ll keep this quick. There’s never been a time where our work has felt as urgent and pressing as right now. Let me give you the tl;dr. The explosion of artificial intelligence threatens to automate and exacerbate injustice in almost every as…

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  Ayele at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

December 26, 2023 at 6:05 PM

We need your help to defeat Amazon

We need your help.   Hi John, For the third year in a row we’ve had a huge win against Amazon. In 2021, we led a successful campaign that got Amazon to indefinitely suspend sales of facial recognition tech to police departments and prevented police depart…

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  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

December 21, 2023 at 3:30 PM

Demand D.C. lawmakers stop algorithmic discrimination

D.C. is considering major protections against algorithmic discrimination, let’s make it happen.   John, The D.C. Council is considering a bill that would lead the way in protecting its residents from algorithmic discrimination. We’ve already seen how disc…

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  KOSA Alert · [email protected]

December 19, 2023 at 5:02 PM

This worries me

Urgent: censorship bill coming   John, Urgent: there is a major push for a vote on the dangerous and misguided censorship bill known as the “Kids Online Safety Act” (KOSA) as soon as the Senate returns in January. They’re hoping to sneak this terrible b…

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  Ese, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

December 15, 2023 at 8:34 PM

Send a comment...take a step towards financial privacy

The CFPB is making new rules so payment apps protect your privacy. Send a comment now.   Hi John, Do you ever use apps like Venmo, CashApp, or Zelle to send money to friends and family? Sure, they can be a quick, easy and convenient way to transfer money, …

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  Leila, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

December 14, 2023 at 12:10 AM

✨​Victory and Tweet Action – Make DMs Safe

Meta is rolling out default end-to-end encryption; Slack and Discord must follow.   John, Big news: Meta has finally started rolling out default end-to-end encryption for one-on-one calls and messages on Messenger.1 This move will ensure millions of users…

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  Caitlin at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

December 12, 2023 at 8:27 PM

Cops can’t read Messenger messages anymore

  John, When Roe v. Wade was overturned, we went into crisis mode. It was immediately clear to us that the tech-enabled surveillance that we have been fighting for years would be used by state law enforcement agencies to target people for seeking, providi…

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  Lia at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

December 11, 2023 at 9:58 PM

Take action on digital book bans and library surveillance now

A concerning new report shows how data from reading a digital book could be used to endanger students—Congress needs to stop this. Can you contact your representatives now?   Hey John For the first time ever, a massively intersectional coalition of civil r…

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  Terri at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

December 8, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Escape the big corp consumer hellscape

Keep up the Fight ❤️   Hi John, We know this time of year can turn into a consumer hellscape. Resist the big corporations by making sure your holiday gifts support digital rights. Fight’s designers just dropped a new batch of merch that won’t track your eve…

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  Evan at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

December 6, 2023 at 8:22 PM

KOSA: Good news (for now)

Chip in and support the effort to stop KOSA   Hi John, I have some good news for once! We recently sounded the alarm because a top Senator planned to try to use an obscure Senate procedure called a “hotline” to ram through the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA…

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  Hally at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

November 30, 2023 at 8:18 PM

Hearing today on net neutrality

The Energy & Commerce Committee is trying to bully the FCC. Tell them you support net neutrality.   John The Energy & Commerce Committee held a hearing today about the FCC’s plans to reclassify broadband to a Title II service and reinstate net neut…

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  Sarah at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

November 28, 2023 at 5:08 PM

RE:🚨 Five alarm fire moment: massive surveillance reauth is a possibility

Did you see this news?   Hey—I wanted to make sure you saw this important email from Terri last night. We're hearing that dangerous mass surveillance reauthorization could get added to a "must-pass" bill today, so we’re flooding the offices of key senators …

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  Terri at Fight for the Future · [email protected]

November 28, 2023 at 1:42 AM

🚨 Five alarm fire moment: massive surveillance reauth is a possibility

It's been quite the Monday.   Hi John, BREAKING: Senator Schumer is making passage of the National Defense Authorization Act a top priority through the end of the year—a classic year-end opportunity to sneak through other “non-controversial bills.”1 But we…

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  Caitlin, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

November 15, 2023 at 5:28 PM

📣📣 Join this video series premiere event

  John, Join us on Thursday, November 16 at 3:00 pm ET for the launch of Take Back Our Internet - a collaborative campaign project by Fight for the Future and Exposure Labs (the award-winning film studio behind ‘The Social Dilemma’). With every keystroke, a…

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  Terri, Fight for the Future · [email protected]

November 14, 2023 at 4:24 PM

🛜 Your car is downloading and selling your texts

Car spying? Yeah, we need data privacy now!   John, When you get into your car in the morning, you probably think that what you say in the car stays in the car. Turns out your car just might be spying on you. A federal judge on last week refused to bring…

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