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"TikTok isn’t a radio station. If the Supreme Court treats it like one, it will open the floodgates to government control of other social media apps and the internet as a whole," Caitlin Vogus writes in Tech Policy Press.
Tech Policy Press
TikTok Should Win Its Supreme Court Case—Or We Could All Lose Free Speech Online
Taking the easy way out in the TikTok ban case would be a mistake, argues Freedom of the Press Foundation senior advisor Caitlin Vogus.
When emailing potential sources at their workplace, what risks do they face from workplace surveillance? We explain what can go wrong.
Freedom of the Press
Leaking on the clock: What your sources need to know
Last week, Eric Trump tweeted a screenshot of an email that circulated through the Trump Organization by Washington Post reporter David Fahrentholt...
Four years on from the insurrection at the Capitol, and we've never stopped tracking justice for the 18 journalists assaulted in Washington D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021. It's all kept here in the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker's database ⬇️
U.S. Press Freedom Tracker
Charges — and punishments — for J6 rioters who hurt journalists, damaged news equipment
While documenting the large mob in front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, photographer John Minchillo was grabbed …
More House speakership drama means C-SPAN gets control of its cameras again, and the public can see lawmakers in action. The House should make this transparency permanent. We explained in 2023 that it's "un-American for politicians to control news cameras."
Freedom of the Press
Return cameras to C-SPAN control and restore transparency
FPF, Demand Progress and more than 40 organizations urge the House to return control of the cameras to C-SPAN to serve the public
We welcome this ruling. NSO Group, the maker of the notorious Pegasus spyware, cannot escape accountability in U.S. courts for its unlawful attacks on journalists and human rights activists in dozens of countries around the world. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/12/20/whatsapp-meta-nso-pegasus-hacking-spyware/
170+ press freedom violations in 2024 — and an incoming administration hostile to journalists. The fight for a free press is more urgent than ever. Donate now:
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Dems can’t pass the PRESS Act and protect the public's right to know but they found time for a drone bill that makes it easier for cops to harass journalists. Next time they tell you about fascism, ask what they did about it when they had the chance. https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5046326-senate-drone-tracking-bill
The government should declassify drone intelligence. Excessive secrecy over the mysterious sightings frustrates lawmakers and the public, and breeds mistrust at a time when confidence in government is cratering. Transparency is the solution.
Freedom of the Press
Government should declassify drone intelligence
Excessive secrecy over the mysterious sightings frustrates lawmakers and the public, and breeds mistrust at a time when trust in government is in d...
Elon Musk — the world’s biggest free speech hypocrite — is at it again. This time, he isn’t just bringing a “thermonuclear” lawsuit against a media outlet that criticized social platform X. He’s going after all of its donors as well.
Freedom of the Press
X goes ‘thermonuclear’ against media donors
Social platform’s unconstitutional demand for Media Matters’ donor information imperils nonprofit news, argues legal brief by FPF