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Free Press Action VP Matt Wood talks to Tech Policy Press about how the elections could shape the legislative debate over tech issues.

A decision to alter or strike down Section 230 would rock the legal landscape for every company or organization whose work involves contributions from users.

Weakening Section 230 would be catastrophic — disproportionately silencing and endangering marginalized communities.

Free Press Action opposes the bill and favors diverting money from Big Tech to local news through an online advertising tax.

Progressive groups like Free Press urged the agency to swiftly implement digital privacy measures that would shield internet users from predatory data practices.

Here's what Congress has left to do on tech policy later this year, and how likely it is to get done.

The bill has the support of media and democracy advocates, with Free Press Action VP Matt Wood noting that the pandemic has shown us how "absolutely crucial" internet access is.