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Fight for Net Neutrality

Correcting the record in California Net Neutrality battle: civil society takes a stand

1 Oct 2020

Access Now and public interest partners filed an amicus brief in defense of California’s net neutrality law, SB 822.

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Correcting the record in California Net Neutrality battle: civil society takes a stand
1 Oct 2020
Correcting the record in California Net Neutrality battle: civil society takes a stand
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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

Tell U.S. FCC: Don’t help Trump spread disinformation

31 Aug 2020

Disinformation has no place in a democracy. Tell the FCC to reject President Trump’s effort to bully his fact-checkers and fundamentally change Section 230 — the legal backbone of the internet.

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Tell U.S. FCC: Don’t help Trump spread disinformation
31 Aug 2020
Tell U.S. FCC: Don’t help Trump spread disinformation

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
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Coronavirus crisis threatens internet opportunity for Native Americans

28 Jul 2020
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Coronavirus crisis threatens internet opportunity for Native Americans
28 Jul 2020
Coronavirus crisis threatens internet opportunity for Native Americans

U.S. FCC should help Indigenous communities access broadband

23 Jul 2020

Access Now calls on the U.S. FCC to extend the application deadline for Indigenous communities to apply for federal spectrum.

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U.S. FCC should help Indigenous communities access broadband
23 Jul 2020
U.S. FCC should help Indigenous communities access broadband

U.S. House of Representatives should pass the Moving Forward Act

30 Jun 2020

It is incumbent on the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the Moving Forward Act to provide essential broadband internet service to marginalized communities.

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U.S. House of Representatives should pass the Moving Forward Act
30 Jun 2020
U.S. House of Representatives should pass the Moving Forward Act
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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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Access Now and Consumer Reports call for FCC to expand broadband access in response to COVID-19 crisis

14 May 2020

Access Now and Consumer Reports file petitions at the FCC signed by more than 50,000 concerned citizens to expand broadband internet access during the pandemic.

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Access Now and Consumer Reports call for FCC to expand broadband access in response to COVID-19 crisis
14 May 2020
Access Now and Consumer Reports call for FCC to expand broadband access in response to COVID-19 crisis

The U.S. FCC surprisingly claims broadband deployment is great amid COVID-19 pandemic

24 Apr 2020

Access Now calls out the U.S. FCC for refusing to acknowledge insufficient broadband deployment.

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The U.S. FCC surprisingly claims broadband deployment is great amid COVID-19 pandemic
24 Apr 2020
The U.S. FCC surprisingly claims broadband deployment is great amid COVID-19 pandemic