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Local anti-racist activists Don Gathers and Lisa Woolfork joined a call for Twitter to ban white supremacists.

Twitter isn't doing enough, civil-rights groups say.

Free Press VP Jessica J. González, who co-founded the Change the Terms coalition, condemns the hate that proliferates on Twitter.

“I’m not interested in seeing predictive policing online,” said Free Press' Jessica J. González. “I’m interested in seeing him ramp down his rhetoric online.”

Internet service providers will now have to give the FCC detailed geospatial maps of their coverage areas, rather than just covered census blocks.

Twitter is facing increased pressure from a coalition of civil-rights groups to take a stand against the white supremacists who operate freely on its platform.

“This decision ignores the clear language of the law and threatens valuable community resources," said Free Press Policy Manager Dana Floberg.

ISPs will have to submit geospatial maps of broadband service areas.

Consumer advocates expressed doubt about whether the deal does anything except knock out an existing competitor to the detriment of consumers.

The Justice Department has approved T-Mobile's $26.5-billion takeover of rival Sprint despite fears of higher prices and job cuts.