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The FCC is examining whether to roll back Section 230 laws that protect social media firms, drawing fire for being Trump’s ‘puppet’

16 Oct 2020
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The FCC is examining whether to roll back Section 230 laws that protect social media firms, drawing fire for being Trump’s ‘puppet’
16 Oct 2020
The FCC is examining whether to roll back Section 230 laws that protect social media firms, drawing fire for being Trump’s ‘puppet’
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Democracy in demise: Trump Administration puppet Ajit Pai says FCC will interpret Section 230

15 Oct 2020

Access Now strongly condemns the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s decision to interpret Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

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Democracy in demise: Trump Administration puppet Ajit Pai says FCC will interpret Section 230
15 Oct 2020
Democracy in demise: Trump Administration puppet Ajit Pai says FCC will interpret Section 230
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Civil society to U.S. Congress: don’t let disinformation run rampant

30 Sep 2020

Access Now and public interest partners oppose the Online Content Policy Modernization Act, legislation that would hamper platforms’ ability to combat disinformation and hate speech.

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Civil society to U.S. Congress: don’t let disinformation run rampant
30 Sep 2020
Civil society to U.S. Congress: don’t let disinformation run rampant
México: un Decálogo de Derechos Digitales en Redes Sociales o una receta para la censura

Unpacking the PACT Act

21 Sep 2020

The PACT Act is the most reasonable approach we’ve seen to date to reform Section 230 of the U.S. Communications Decency Act. While not the silver bullet solution, the bill has the potential to move us in the right direction on liability reform.

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Unpacking the PACT Act
21 Sep 2020
Unpacking the PACT Act
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Amend Section 230? Not Trump’s call

2 Sep 2020

Access Now submitted comments to the U.S. FCC condemning President Trump’s petition that asks the agency to reinterpret Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

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Amend Section 230? Not Trump’s call
2 Sep 2020
Amend Section 230? Not Trump’s call

Access Now publishes U.S. digital rights agenda

18 Aug 2020

Access Now releases its digital rights policy recommendations for the incoming U.S. president.

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Access Now publishes U.S. digital rights agenda
18 Aug 2020
Access Now publishes U.S. digital rights agenda

Senators chart moderate new path on Section 230 reform

29 Jul 2020
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Senators chart moderate new path on Section 230 reform
29 Jul 2020
Senators chart moderate new path on Section 230 reform

Twitter corrects Trump’s inaccurate ballot tweet, so he retaliates with legally nonsensical executive order

28 May 2020

Access Now lambasts President Trump’s executive order to undermine Section 230 and defends Twitter’s decision to fact-check the president’s erroneous tweet.

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Twitter corrects Trump’s inaccurate ballot tweet, so he retaliates with legally nonsensical executive order
28 May 2020
Twitter corrects Trump’s inaccurate ballot tweet, so he retaliates with legally nonsensical executive order
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The EARN IT Act would undermine security and harm millions of innocent Americans

9 Mar 2020

Access Now joined 24 organizations opposing the EARN IT Act, which threatens free speech, security, and privacy.

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The EARN IT Act would undermine security and harm millions of innocent Americans
9 Mar 2020
The EARN IT Act would undermine security and harm millions of innocent Americans

2020 is an important year for digital rights in the U.S. Here’s our agenda.

4 Feb 2020

Here are the opportunities for promoting and protecting digital rights that the U.S. policy team will focus on in the year ahead.

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2020 is an important year for digital rights in the U.S. Here’s our agenda.
4 Feb 2020
2020 is an important year for digital rights in the U.S. Here’s our agenda.