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Friend — Let’s be honest: Yesterday’s tech hearing wasn't enough. It’s great for Congress to call Big Tech CEOs to account for fostering disinformation, hate and extremism … but we already know that Facebook, Google and Twitter built their businesses off of racism and right-wing propaganda. It’s time to act, not ask more questions.
Free Press Action has a track record of working with Congress: Just last year, we shaped major broadband-affordability provisions in December’s COVID-19 relief bill that will help close the digital divide. Now we’ve developed a detailed 4-step plan to upend Big Tech’s hate-for-profit business model — and we’re calling on our allies in the House and Senate to act now.
Please donate today — while just 5 days remain for your gift to be DOUBLED in support of our efforts to build strong legislation to fight disinformation and hate. We never take a cent from tech companies — or any business — and rely on your support to fuel our work.
Too many lawmakers still seem bewildered by Big Tech. The fact is: It’s not news that social media and search-engine algorithms push users toward extreme, hateful and dangerous content. It’s time to take action.
Our movement has long been at the forefront of the fight for digital privacy and against online hate and disinformation. Congress has failed to act, and the consequences of its inaction showed up at its own front door on Jan. 6.
We have to raise $12,500 by March 31 for it to be DOUBLED, becoming $25,000 to help drive real change in the fight against white supremacy and disinformation about COVID-19, vaccinations and more. Please donate now. By making your first-ever gift to Free Press Action today, and doubling your impact, you will help push the next piece of big legislation from Congress. Our solutions include: - Privacy legislation that bans the collection of our data, protects our civil rights, stops abusive practices and prohibits algorithmic discrimination.
- A tax on social-media companies to counteract the harm they’ve done and fund journalism that meets the needs of diverse communities.
- Regulating data collection and algorithmic decision-making, using existing authorities of government agencies.
- An interagency study of tech companies’ civil-rights violations and other harmful data practices.
- Encouraging bold use of antitrust authorities to stop tech giants’ never-ending acquisition of new firms.
Driving Congress to act is never an easy task, but with our track record and your support, we can push lawmakers to finally step in and regulate Big Tech.
Donate before March 31 and your gift will go TWICE as far toward our fight for privacy and against disinformation and hate.
In solidarity,
Candace and the rest of the Free Press Action team
freepress.net
P.S. Social media and tech platforms are vectors for extremism, racism, misogyny, lies and violence — and it’s past time for policymakers to confront the companies’ hate-and-lie-for-profit business model. Donate now and your gift will go 2x as far toward pushing Congress to act on Free Press Action’s 4-step plan for confronting online hate and disinformation.  |
