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Banning a single platform will not address the privacy problem that’s rotting the core of the entire tech industry.

Eight Big Tech platforms responded to coalition demands; fringe platforms including Twitter completely ignored public-safety recommendations.

This is what democracy should look like: public servants responding to public demands.

On April 25, the agency will restore the authority it needs to act as a strong advocate for a user-powered internet.

A federal judge has approved a class-action settlement that requires Google to pay for collecting and storing location data from smartphone users who had attempted to keep that information private.

The bill seeks to close loopholes that have allowed law enforcement and intelligence agencies to purchase personal data from third-party brokers without a warrant.

Intelligence and law enforcement agencies have used Section 702 to unlawfully spy on people in the United States, including protesters and sitting members of Congress.

“The [FCC] is protecting millions of hard-working families from bill shock that would force many to curtail or drop important broadband and wireless services,” said Free Press Senior Advisor S. Derek Turner.

“The bill would prevent flagrant abuses of our privacy by government authorities in league with unscrupulous third-party data brokers,” said Free Press Action’s Jenna Ruddock.

The bill would close a legal loophole and ensure that law enforcement and intelligence agencies can’t do an end-run around the Constitution.