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Efforts to “save” local journalism will not succeed unless they reckon with the historical role that journalism has played in undermining democracy for Black people.

Free Press’ Nora Benavidez criticized the voluntary nature of the promises and called for more stringent content-moderation practices.

Free Press argued that the tech giants must do much more than what's outlined in the new accord, which the organization characterized as “more empty promises”

Free Press said the pledge amounted to an empty promise because tech companies have been backsliding on previous commitments to election integrity.

Tech companies have a less-than-stellar record of self-regulation and enforcing their own policies.

A Free Press report found that Meta, X and YouTube have rolled back a total of 17 policies intended to protect against hate speech and misinformation.

The ACP is already benefiting more than 23-million U.S. families in need. Loss of the ACP would harm these individuals.

Fewer than half of Black Americans say the news covers the things they want to see, according to the Pew Research Center.

After the 1898 massacre and coup, white supremacists in Wilmington, North Carolina, finished the job of disenfranchising Black citizens and instituting Jim Crow segregation.

Congress and the White House have an opportunity to champion privacy and civil-liberties protections for all.