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Intelligence and law enforcement agencies have used Section 702 to unlawfully spy on people in the United States, including protesters and sitting members of Congress.

“The [FCC] is protecting millions of hard-working families from bill shock that would force many to curtail or drop important broadband and wireless services,” said Free Press Senior Advisor S. Derek Turner.

“The bill would prevent flagrant abuses of our privacy by government authorities in league with unscrupulous third-party data brokers,” said Free Press Action’s Jenna Ruddock.

Political repression is on the rise as states find new ways to criminalize dissent and collective action.

A quarter of the way into the most consequential election year in living memory, tech companies are failing their biggest test.

Without the additional money the ACP Extension Act would provide, 23 million low-income households could face higher internet bills.

“It’s a Google versus corporate media fight, and in the end California residents are the ones being harmed,” said Free Press Action’s Mike Rispoli.

The California Journalism Preservation Act would require large online platforms to pay a “journalism usage fee” for linking to news sites.

To those in favor of federal regulators imposing new fees on broadband subscribers, Free Press has a simple message: Count us out.

Let's treat the current state of the industry like the civic-health crisis it is.