Matt helps shape our policy team’s efforts to protect the open internet, prevent media concentration, promote affordable broadband deployment and safeguard press freedom. He’s served as an expert witness before Congress on multiple occasions. Before joining Free Press, he worked at the public interest law firm Media Access Project and in the communications practice groups of two private law firms in Washington, D.C. Before that, he served as editor-in-chief for the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, worked for PBS, and spent time at several professional and college radio and television stations. Matt earned his B.A. in film studies from Columbia University and his J.D. from Harvard Law School. Matt likes watching sports, riding his bicycle and talking about philosophy — just not all at the same time.
Expert Analysis
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There have been loads of press reports all falsely claiming that today, April 23, is the day that Ajit Pai’s Net Neutrality repeal takes effect.
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We’re taking the FCC to court to restore the Net Neutrality rules. Here’s what that process will look like.
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Congress has the power to overturn the FCC’s bad Net Neutrality decision. Here’s a quick look at how that process would work.
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A new bill would allow Net Neutrality supporters in Congress to voice their disapproval of the FCC’s current plan to gut the rules.
News
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Net Neutrality advocates like Free Press Action Fund Policy Director Matt Wood worry that paid prioritization gives wealthy corporations an unfair advantage.
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Free Press Action Fund's Matt Wood testified in support of restoring the Federal Communications Commission’s Title II authority to prevent online blocking, throttling and discrimination by internet access providers.
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The core question is what impact the deal will have. AT&T and Time Warner have argued that together they can offer content to people for less money.
The DoJ has argued the exact opposite.
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WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, California State Senator Scott Wiener and several other state senators and assembly members introduced a comprehensive Net Neutrality bill.
