Matt helps shape our policy team’s efforts to protect the open internet, prevent media concentration, promote affordable broadband deployment and safeguard press freedom. He’s served as an expert witness before Congress on multiple occasions. Before joining Free Press, he worked at the public interest law firm Media Access Project and in the communications practice groups of two private law firms in Washington, D.C. Before that, he served as editor-in-chief for the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, worked for PBS, and spent time at several professional and college radio and television stations. Matt earned his B.A. in film studies from Columbia University and his J.D. from Harvard Law School. Matt likes watching sports, riding his bicycle and talking about philosophy — just not all at the same time.
Expert Analysis
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As calls to end Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act pick up steam, it’s worth noting the many reasons we need this essential internet law.
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Some academics and advocates have suggested that the proposed rules are weaker than the Obama-era ones that the Trump FCC ditched. This is a false alarm.
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The FCC commissioner and broadband providers are pretending that the California Net Neutrality law is jeopardizing veterans’ access to health care.
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During a new COVID surge and amid trauma from environmental disasters and police violence, the Trump FCC is giving away its power to get and keep people connected.
News
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Advocacy groups criticized the ruling but noted it was a temporary setback.
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Free Press research shows that the rules do not harm investment — despite what industry groups claim.
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This ruling is a setback for internet users, but a temporary one. The nation’s communications regulator must be able to oversee the nation’s communications infrastructure.
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Free Press’ Matt Wood breaks down what will come next in the fight over laws in Texas and Florida that aim to prevent social-media platforms from moderating political speech.
From the Policy Library
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Free Press and other public-interest groups intervened to defend the 2024 Net Neutrality and Title II rules against an industry challenge.
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This proceeding would ensure that survivors of domestic and sexual violence have reliable, safe and affordable access to vital communications infrastructure.
FCC Filing & Correspondence
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The agency’s draft Net Neutrality order is a stable yet flexible path toward restoring internet freedom.
FCC Filing & Correspondence
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During this meeting, Free Press voiced strong support for several forbearance decisions in the FCC’s Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet draft order.
FCC Filing & Correspondence