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Digital Denied: Systemic Discrimination Keeps Communities Offline
Dana Floberg
December 13, 2016
Internet access is a necessity — but too many people are still stuck on the wrong side of the digital divide. And as a new Free Press report shows, that divide disproportionately impacts people of color.
Activist Groups Deliver Message to Congress: Steve Bannon Has No Place in the White House
Dana Floberg
December 8, 2016
“We must reject racist and authoritarian leadership,” said Free Press Policy Counsel Gaurav Laroia.
Decoding the Spectrum Auction --- and What It Could Mean for Communities Craving Better News and Information
Dana Floberg
Craig Aaron
November 29, 2016
The auction presents an opportunity to establish long-term support for local journalism and community-information projects — and reverse a decades-long downward spiral in local news.
Facebook's Actions Have Dangerous Consequences for People of Color
Dana Floberg
November 2, 2016
Facebook talks a good game when it comes to fighting for racial justice and protecting human rights. Its actions are another story.
Facebook, Instagram and Twitter Data Used for Law Enforcement Surveillance of Activists of Color
Dana Floberg
October 11, 2016
The ACLU of California just released a report showing that Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have been giving user data to a surveillance company.
Next-Generation Investments Do Not Depend on Killing Net Neutrality
Dana Floberg
Matt Wood
July 14, 2016
Today the FCC opened up huge blocks of spectrum for “5G” broadband uses. Over in the EU telecom carriers are threatening to hold 5G innovation hostage.
How Companies Are Using Data Caps to Harm Would-Be Cord Cutters
Dana Floberg
April 26, 2016
Your broadband provider doesn’t want you to cut the cord, and they’re using data caps to stop you.
Lawmakers Raise Serious Concerns About Charter's Bid to Become the Next Comcast
Dana Floberg
March 1, 2016
Charter wants you to believe its proposed merger with Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks is a done deal, but its PR campaign is wobbling under mounting public pressure and congressional opposition.
How Wireless Carriers Are Messing With Your Mobile Service
Dana Floberg
March 1, 2016
AT&T, Verizon and others have set arbitrarily low and punitive data-usage caps, limiting the value and utility of your mobile broadband service.
Charter Would Have to Raise Prices --- a Lot --- to Make Its Merger Math Work
Dana Floberg
February 18, 2016
If you find yourself in a hole, they say, stop digging. But in the latest cable-giant merger bid, Charter Communications is preparing to dig itself even deeper into debt.

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