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More Mayors Pledge to Champion Net Neutrality
[Press release] The number of mayors pledging to refuse to do business with online gatekeepers has grown to 12 since New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled MayorsForNetNeutrality.org on March 11. Mayor De Blasio is now working with Free Press and others to get more US mayors to sign the Cities Open Internet Pledge.
Free Press Sues the FCC for Dramatic Reversal of Media-Ownership Limits That Pave Way for Media Mergers
Free Press has joined Common Cause, Communications Workers of America and the Office of Communication, Inc. of the United Church of Christ to file suit against Federal Communications Commission efforts to repeal local media-ownership limits.
New Jersey Residents Urge Lawmakers to Strengthen Local Media (Free Press)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 03/05/2018 - 18:27Free Press Files Suit Against the FCC's Unpopular Repeal of Net Neutrality Safeguards (Free Press)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 03/01/2018 - 15:15Don’t Be Fooled by Sinclair's Shell Games (Free Press)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 02/22/2018 - 16:23Net Neutrality Activists Lobby Congress at 'Be a Hero' Events (Free Press)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 02/16/2018 - 14:17Free Press Calls on Chairman Pai to Recuse Himself from Sinclair Proceeding Following News of Investigation (Free Press)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 02/15/2018 - 10:36
Sen John Kennedy Could Be the Internet's Hero
As Congress considers a measure that would overturn the Federal Communications Commission’s vote that destroyed Network Neutrality and put the internet’s entire future at risk, all eyes are on Sen John Kennedy (R-LA). Right now that measure has 50 supporters in the Senate — and needs just one more vote to pass.
The Communications Crisis in Puerto Rico
[Commentary] The ability to speak and be heard is a basic human right. And the ability to communicate during a disaster is a life-and-death issue. But both are often denied to people of color. This has been the case in Puerto Rico.