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As the bill moves to the state Assembly, lawmakers must ensure that resulting revenues prioritize community-centered and noncommercial outlets.

“It’s crucial that lawmakers keep a core question in mind: Will Massachusetts invest in a new, sustainable future for local news?” said Free Press Action’s Candace Clement.

Federal lawmakers pulled from consideration a privacy bill that legal experts contend has little hope of protecting anyone’s privacy.

The decision will permit the government to call on tech companies to remove falsehoods — which could be critical in the run-up to the presidential election.

The ruling is a major victory for the Biden administration, which sought to limit the spread online of election- and COVID-related misinformation.

The ruling reverses lower-court decisions that blocked federal officials and agencies from working with tech companies to remove disinformation.

The case arose out of the Biden administration’s efforts to call on social-media platforms to remove lies about the COVID-19 pandemic and the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.

The ruling that could bolster official efforts to fight misinformation in a key election year.

Latino voters will be one of the most decisive groups in the 2024 presidential election, and they are bombarded with political falsehoods.

Congress must restore this essential language to the bill so that we can have privacy legislation that protects everyone from discrimination.