- In the wake of Musk’s Twitter takeover, Fight for the Future calls on Congress to pass strong antitrust legislation https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2022-04-26-in-the-wake-of-musks-twitter-takeover-fight-for-the-future-calls-on-congress-to-pass-strong-antitrust-legislation 12 comments privacy
- Abolish the App Store! Ahead of Congressional hearing, digital rights group calls on lawmakers to take aim at Apple’s app store monopoly https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2021-04-21-abolish-the-app-store-ahead-of-congressional/ 7 comments technology
- 20+ civil rights groups demand CNET, Consumer Reports, and other review sites stop recommending Amazon’s racist Ring cameras https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2021-03-24-20-civil-rights-groups-demand-cnet-consumer/ 11 comments technology
- Congress only has $600 for COVID relief but they managed to cram in controversial changes to copyright that threaten Internet users with huge fines https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2020-12-21-congress-only-has-600-for-covid-relief-but-they/ 5 comments technology
- FCC plans to move forward with Trump’s “Censor the Internet” executive order to blow up Section 230 https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2020-10-15-breaking-fcc-plans-to-move-forward-with/ 5 comments technology
- House sponsor of EARN IT Act openly admits it’s SESTA/FOSTA all over again. This bill doesn’t help kids, it just threatens privacy and human rights https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2020-10-01-house-sponsor-of-earn-it-act-openly-admits-its/ 12 comments privacy
- Senate Judiciary Committee passes the EARN IT Act, a dangerous bill that threatens online free speech and security https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2020-07-02-senate-judiciary-committee-passes-the-earn-it-act/ 50 comments technology
- More than 12,000 people demand that Congress reject the dangerous, new EARN IT Act https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2020-03-06-more-than-12000-people-demand-that-congress/ 9 comments technology
- Activists launch “Democrats For A Fascist Dystopia” page to call out the hypocrisy of Democrats who are helping reauthorize the Patriot Act under Trump https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2020-02-25-activists-launch-democrats-for-a-fascist/ 7 comments technology
- More than 60,000 people call for judge to release Chelsea Manning https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2020-02-18-more-than-60000-people-call-for-judge-to-release/ 5 comments technology
- Students and Activists Announce National Day of Action to Ban Facial Recognition from College… https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2020-02-11-students-and-activists-announce-national-day-of-action-to-ban-facial-recognition-from-college-61b539f1982d/ 9 comments technology
- Congress needs to stop messing around and ban facial recognition https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2020-02-05-congress-needs-to-stop-messing-around-and-ban/ 123 comments technology
- Students & Activists Launch Nationwide Campaign to Stop Facial Recognition From Spreading to College Campuses https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2020-01-14-students-activists-launch-nationwide-campaign-to/ 3 comments technology
- Call on tech reviewers to suspend endorsement of Amazon Ring devices following hacker breakins… https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2019-12-20-call-on-tech-reviewers-to-suspend-endorsement-of-amazon-ring-devices-following-hacker-breakins-db2a2217dd3/ 4 comments technology
- Gamers are protesting against censorship outside BlizzCon today. If you can’t be there, here’s how you can make your voice heard. https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2019-11-01-gamers-are-protesting-against-censorship-outside/ 7 comments technology
- More than 10,000 people call on Congress to investigate Amazon’s surveillance empire https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2019-10-29-more-than-10000-people-call-on-congress-to/ 43 comments privacy
- More than 175 musicians pledge to boycott Amazon festivals and partnerships until they cancel ICE contracts https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2019-10-24-more-than-175-musicians-pledge-to-boycott-amazon/ 1016 comments technology
- Internet freedom activists call for “umbrella protest” at BlizzCon opposing company’s Hong Kong censorship decision https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2019-10-11-internet-freedom-activists-call-for-umbrella/ 11 comments technology
- It’s time to fight for net neutrality again. https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2019-10-01-its-time-to-fight-for-net-neutrality-again/ 105 comments technology
- Ticketmaster still won’t commit to not using facial recognition on fans, and they’re lying about it https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2019-09-18-ticketmaster-still-wont-commit-to-not-using/ 3 comments privacy
- Bernie Sanders just called for a ban on law enforcement use of facial recognition. Every other 2020 candidate should do the same. https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2019-08-19-bernie-sanders-just-called-for-a-ban-on-law/ 3 comments technology
- Amazon now claims their facial recognition software can smell your fear –– and they’re marketing it to cops and government agencies https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2019-08-14-amazon-now-claims-their-facial-recognition/ 6 comments technology
- “Sinema is Corrupt!” Activists unleash crowdfunded billboard calling out Arizona senator for helping Big Telecom kill net neutrality https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2019-05-01-sinema-is-corrupt-activists-unleash-crowdfunded/ 9 comments technology
- “The whole Internet is watching.” Internet protest planned ahead of key net neutrality vote next week. Internet activists plan to make livestream of committee markup go viral to stop telecom lobbyists from gutting the Save the Internet Act with bad amendments https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2019-03-21-the-whole-internet-is-watching-internet-protest/ 6 comments technology
- Internet users won’t be fooled by fake net neutrality legislation pushed by telecom shills in Congress https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2019-02-07-internet-users-wont-be-fooled-by-fake-net/ 98 comments technology
- PHOTOS: Digital rights activists show up in force to oppose T-Mobile / Sprint merger at California public hearings https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2019-01-18-photos-digital-rights-activists-show-up-in-force/ 4 comments technology
- Fight for net neutrality continues as Congress exposes its own corruption https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2019-01-02-fight-for-net-neutrality-continues-as-congress/ 3 comments technology
- First Republican lawmaker to publicly oppose the FCC’s radical net neutrality repeal https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2017-11-24-breaking-first-republican-lawmaker-to-publicly/ 894 comments technology
- Net neutrality activists are running crowdfunded billboards targeting the 4 democrats who voted to confirm former Verizon lawyer Ajit Pai as chairman of the FCC https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2017-10-04-democrats-who-voted-for-fcc-chairman-ajit-pai-have/ 22 comments technology
- Cable industry’s own study shows their plan to kill net neutrality is as unpopular as ever https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2017-08-30-cable-industrys-own-study-shows-their-plan-to/ 20 comments technology
- FCC now says it has no documentation of DDoS attack it claims took down website following John Oliver net neutrality segment https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2017-07-20-fcc-now-says-it-has-no-documentation-of-ddos/ 47 comments politics
- Historic day of action for Net Neutrality breaks records: more than 2 million comments to FCC, millions of emails and phone calls to Congress https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2017-07-13-update-historic-day-of-action-for-net-neutrality/ 26 comments technology
- Major web companies and public interest groups announce Internet-Wide Day of Action to Save Net Neutrality https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2017-06-06-major-web-companies-and-public-interest-groups/ 4 comments politics
- URGENT: The FBI, CIA, and other law enforcement agencies get expanded powers to hack into your computer and phone on Thursday, December 1. Some senators are pushing legislation to stop them, but they need more senators to join them immediately. https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2016-11-29-urgent-the-fbi-cia-and-other-law-enforcement/ 263 comments technology
- The Senate votes this week on whether to give the FBI warrantless access to your browsing history https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2016-07-11-here-are-the-key-senators-on-mccain-4787/ 191 comments politics
- The Senate votes this week on whether to give the FBI warrantless access to your browsing history. Here are the key senators that could swing the vote either way. https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2016-07-11-here-are-the-key-senators-on-mccain-4787/ 11 comments technology
- After being besieged by telecom lobbyists, the European Union’s communications regulatory body, BEREC, has issued “net neutrality” guidelines that let ISPs prioritize certain services and throttle whole classes of traffic, like VPNs, BitTorrent, or videochat. https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2016-06-23-telecom-industry-poised-to-win-big-with-eu-net/ 8 comments technology
- The EU is on the Verge of Adopting ‘Net Neutrality’ Rules That Allow Throttling of VPN and Torrent Traffic https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2016-06-23-the-eu-is-on-the-verge-of-adopting-net/ 12 comments technology
- This morning the Senate fell one vote short of attaching a rider to a spending bill that would give the FBI sweeping new surveillance authority, including warrantless access to browsing history. Now, Senate leaders are trying to turn just one more senator in favor of the rider before doing a re-vote https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2016-06-22-the-senate-is-one-vote-away-from-giving-the-fbi/ 1307 comments technology
- Tech experts from every major advocacy group working to defend Internet users’ rights vehemently oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, but a trade association that represents major web companies like Google, Facebook, Twitter, Netflix, and Uber just endorsed it. https://www.fightforthefuture.org/2016/ia-tpp/ 5 comments technology
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- Fight for the Future - If Democrats control the Senate they have no excuse: restore net neutrality, ban facial recognition, protect Section 230, end Big Tech data harvesting, and defend online human rights https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2021-01-06-if-democrats-control-the-senate-they-have-no/ 2183 comments
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- Here are the US Senators who voted NO on the net neutrality CRA, and how much money they have taken from ISPs | by Fight for the Future | Medium https://medium.com/@fightfortheftr/here-are-the-us-senators-who-voted-no-on-the-net-neutrality-cra-and-how-much-money-they-have-taken-543945bc9843 164 comments
- Gaggle Drops LGBTQ Keywords from Student Surveillance Tool Following Bias Concerns – The 74 https://www.the74million.org/article/gaggle-drops-lgbtq-keywords-from-student-surveillance-tool-following-bias-concerns/ 160 comments
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- Sen. Ron Wyden Wants To Stop the Government From Spying on Your Internet Searches https://reason.com/video/sen-ron-wyden-wants-to-stop-the-government-from-spying-on-your-internet-searches/ 112 comments
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