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The ACP, which could run out of funding as soon as April, subsidizes the cost of internet access for households living near the poverty line or enrolled in other federal-aid programs.

A wave of elections coincides with state influence operations, a surge of extremism, A! advances and a pullback in social-media protections.

Free Press’ Diamond Hardiman talks to KGNU about the organization’s Reparative Journalism Project.

Billions of people around the world are expected to head to the polls in 2024 at a time when disinformation is spreading across social media.

Nearly three years after the Jan. 6 attack, the conspiracy theories that drove the insurrection remain prevalent on social media and cable news.

As one of 17 initial grantees, Free Press will receive funding to support the creation of policies that prioritize the information needs of underserved communities.

In extensive comments submitted in the agency’s “Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet” proceeding, Free Press explained that the FCC’s Title II authority allows it to safeguard Net Neutrality and hold companies like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon accountable.

Lawmakers must seize this opportunity to substantively reform a misused government surveillance authority.

There is a need for an honest understanding of the scope of the crisis — and the size of the investment that is needed to address it.

Of the six major platforms, only TikTok expressly prohibits targeted misgendering and deadnaming.