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Companies such as Amazon, Kickstarter, Vimeo, reddit, Mozilla, and Etsy are participating in an “internet-wide day of action to save Net Neutrality” on July 12. Fight for the Future, Free Press Action Fund and Demand Progress are organizing companies to make sure those rules stick around.

Free Press is accusing the Federal Communications Commission of trying to stifle free speech in the debate over Net Neutrality regulations.

There’s something that Americans of varied political affiliations — Democrats, Republicans and Independents — largely agree on: the need to protect Net Neutrality.

Several internet-activist groups and major tech companies will join together to protest the Federal Communications Commission’s attempt to dismantle Net Neutrality with a day of protest next month.

WASHINGTON — On Monday, Free Press and Free Press Action Fund sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission’s general counsel calling on the agency to address its crackdowns against First Amendment freedoms during recent FCC meetings.

New Jersey is getting ready to receive a one-time infusion of $332 million in revenue thanks to a nationwide auction of broadcast airwaves that was held earlier this year. With a new state fiscal year about to begin in a matter of weeks, two Democratic legislative leaders are now pushing to earmark at least some of that money to bolster local journalism in New Jersey.

A coalition of press freedom organizations has asked Congress to investigate the alleged assault of a Guardian reporter by newly elected Republican congressman Greg Gianforte on the eve of the state’s special election.

Four groups representing journalists called on Congress to investigate the alleged assault of a reporter by Rep.-elect Greg Gianforte (R-Mont.) and also will ask President Trump to personally denounce violence that might be inspired by his anti-press rhetoric.

Roughly two dozen journalists, academics, librarians, public-relations professionals and activists attended the Free Press Action Fund gathering, where they broke into two groups and brainstormed how to improve local news in the Garden State.

Consumer advocates say FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s move to overturn Net Neutrality would largely leave the industry to police itself. How do we keep the internet open, free AND competitive?