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Right-wing media have twisted the charges against Trump to falsely claim that the state is criminalizing free speech.

“Meta execs are seizing on limited research as evidence that they shouldn’t share blame for increasing political polarization and violence,” said Free Press’ Nora Benavidez.

“Studies that Meta endorses, which look piecemeal at small sample time periods, shouldn’t serve as excuses for allowing lies to spread,” said Free Press’ Nora Benavidez.

“The transformation that’s really needed in order to achieve a just media system is grounded in reparations,” said Watson.

Media 2070 Campaign Manager Venneikia Williams spoke with YES! Magazine about how the media can begin to repair the harms of racism.

Newspapers may be dying. But from big cities to Appalachia, great journalists are finding new ways to cover local news.

“Threads must implement guardrails that curtail extremism, hate and anti-democratic lies on its network,” said Free Press' Nora Benavidez.

Cordoning off communication between tech platforms and the government will surely accelerate the spread of lies about COVID and elections.

Civil-rights groups warn limits on government contacts could be a boon for election lies ahead of “the biggest election year the internet age has seen.”

The petition cites evidence of intentional news distortion by Fox in a lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems.