Progressive groups like Free Press urged the agency to swiftly implement digital privacy measures that would shield internet users from predatory data practices.
Social-media companies have taken steps to restrict Russian state-media accounts. But posts from those accounts still spread in non-English languages and in places outside the West.
Media 2070 is focused on documenting anti-Blackness in journalism and transforming who has the capital to tell their own stories over the next 50 years.
The bill has the support of media and democracy advocates, with Free Press Action VP Matt Wood noting that the pandemic has shown us how "absolutely crucial" internet access is.