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Free Press @freepress.bsky.social · 10h

2025 has been full of threats to our democracy. Learn what Free Press and Free Press Action have been doing to fight authoritarianism, protect free speech and hold the media accountable.

https://www.freepress.net/2025-fall-update-tackling-corruption-capitulation-attacks-democracy

2025 Fall Update: Taking on Corruption, Capitulation and Attacks on Democracy

Learn what Free Press and Free Press Action have accomplished so far in 2025 at a time of rising threats to our democracy.

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Free Press @freepress.bsky.social · 12h

We get a lot of questions from folks who think Free Press and "The Free Press" are one and the same. We're not. Our Free Press actually stands up to billionaires and fights to protect free speech.

More here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/this-free-press-isnt-the-free-press

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Free Press @freepress.bsky.social · 14h

Major news organizations have refused to sign on to the Pentagon's dangerous new media policy, which violates the First Amendment.

Tom Bowman of @npr.org explains what's at stake: https://www.npr.org/2025/10/14/g-s1-93297/pentagon-reporter-opinion-press-policy

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Tim Karr @timkarr.bsky.social · 17h

John Oliver exposes the right-wing propaganda mill lurking in plain sight behind Bari Weiss' The Free Press:

Oliver exposes Weiss' "weapons-grade what-about-ism," which is sprinkled with inaccurate factoids designed to illustrate & justify her migration toward full-throated Trumpism.

Watch it.

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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jenna ruddock @ruddock.bsky.social · 11d

the Trump admin just deported an award-winning journalist known for his reporting on ICE and got Apple to block ICE-spotter apps — all while churning out highly-produced social media content from violent ICE raids in Chicago. it’s their media or no media. www.techpolicy.press/amidst-viole...

Amidst Violent Immigration Raids, DHS Turns to Big Tech to Silence Dissent | TechPolicy.Press

Free Press advocacy director Jenna Ruddock says the Trump administration is targeting anyone monitoring its expanding immigration enforcement operations.

www.techpolicy.press

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 6d

Nearly two dozen civil rights and free speech advocacy groups — including the NAACP, the Latino Community Foundation, @freepress.bsky.social and @freedom.press — have endorsed a letter accusing FCC Chairman Brendan Carr of interfering with the First Amendment rights of TV newsrooms.

Free speech groups accuse FCC Chairman Carr of weaponizing agency

Nearly two dozen civil rights and media advocacy groups have accused FCC Chairman Brendan Carr of violating the First Amendment by interfering in news operations.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 6d

"The FCC has no business interfering in constitutionally protected editorial decisions of licensees, and Brendan Carr is well aware of that," @seth-stern.bsky.social said.

Read the full letter from @nhmc.bsky.social: www.nhmc.org/defendthepre...

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Free Press @freepress.bsky.social · 7d

"Earlier this week, a Boston judge ruled that the Trump administration has engaged in a campaign to censor students' speech — namely, students voicing support for Palestinian freedom and rights." - @attorneynora.bsky.social via Democracy Now!

WATCH: www.democracynow.org/2025/10/3/ma...

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Free Press @freepress.bsky.social · Sep 5

Trump’s campaign to bring prominent media to heel is something we at the *original* Free Press have documented in detail in our Media Capitulation Index.

Take a look at the updated capitulation rankings for Paramount Global:

www.freepress.net/who-owns-med...

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Free Press @freepress.bsky.social · 6d

"Apple and Google face no legal obligations to comply with Trump's demands, much less to echo plainly disingenuous narratives when faced with a transparent campaign to target and chill information-sharing about ICE operations." - @ruddock.bsky.social

More from @techpolicypress.bsky.social:

Amidst Violent Immigration Raids, DHS Turns to Big Tech to Silence Dissent | TechPolicy.Press

Free Press advocacy director Jenna Ruddock says the Trump administration is targeting anyone monitoring its expanding immigration enforcement operations.

www.techpolicy.press

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Free Press @freepress.bsky.social · 6d

Trump has set his sights on anyone monitoring its expanding immigration enforcement operations, and it's turning to Big Tech to help.

Free Press' advocacy director @ruddock.bsky.social explains how the crackdown moves to ban and chill traditional media reporting on the topic, too.

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bergmayer @bergmayer.net · 8d

Apple removing ICEBlock, a legal app for monitoring ICE activity, from its app store at the behest of the federal government mirrors what it has done in other regimes. www.iceblock.app

From IceBlock site: ICEBlock Removed
Following pressure from the Trump administration, Apple has removed ICEBlock from the App Store.
We are incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never the right move. Apple has claimed they received information from law enforcement that ICEBlock served to harm law enforcement officers. This is patently false.

ICEBlock is no different from crowd sourcing speed traps, which every notable mapping application, including Apple's own Maps app, implements as part of its core services. This is protected speech under the first amendment of the United States Constitution.

We are determined to fight this with everything we have. Our mission has always been to protect our neighbors from the terror this administration continues to reign down on the people of this nation. We will not be deterred. We will not stop. #resist

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Tim Karr @timkarr.bsky.social · 6d

The central figure in Trump's push to silence Kimmel et al is now in full damage control, trying to rewrite the history of what just happened, while offloading onto Democrats blame for his unconstitutional campaign of censorship.

Free Press' @mattfieldwood.bsky.social exposes all of Carr's lies:

Another Carr Wreck

How the current FCC chairman is ignoring the truth about free speech

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BlackJew 🏳️‍⚧️ @blackjew.bsky.social · 7d

I worked for @freepress.bsky.social for a short time. Really important work. And I love reclaiming the name from Bari Weiss' sham organization. If you do not like billionaires owning all the ways we get news, Free Press is fighting media consolidation.

Jessica J. González @jgo4justice.bsky.social · 7d

Because I cannot stand even one more pandering LinkedIn message mistaking @freepress.bsky.social for THE Free Press and/or me for CBS sellout Bari Weiss, please read this piece by @timkarr.bsky.social explaining what our Free Press stands for - and against. www.freepress.net/blog/this-fr...

What's in a Name: This Free Press Isn't 'The' Free Press

While Bari Weiss borrowed our name, our two organizations could not be more different. Here’s why.

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Free Press @freepress.bsky.social · Sep 5

"It’s easy to understand why CBS’ newsroom staff are in full meltdown."

Nepo-billionaire David Ellison's plan to acquire Bari Weiss’ right-leaning outlet The Free Press (not us) isn't about financial gain - it's a signal to the anti-mainstream media crowd that CBS News is being reshaped.

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Free Press @freepress.bsky.social · 7d

"Earlier this week, a Boston judge ruled that the Trump administration has engaged in a campaign to censor students' speech — namely, students voicing support for Palestinian freedom and rights." - @attorneynora.bsky.social via Democracy Now!

WATCH: www.democracynow.org/2025/10/3/ma...

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Free Press @freepress.bsky.social · 7d

On Oct 7, @pressfreedom.bsky.social is calling on the international community to speak out against unlawful attacks on journalists in Gaza where hundreds of journalists have been killed (273), injured (152) or imprisoned (92) in the two years since this recent wave of violence began.

Israel-Gaza War - Committee to Protect Journalists

Israel is engaging in the deadliest and most deliberate effort to kill and silence journalists that CPJ has ever documented. Palestinian journalists are being threatened, directly targeted, and murder...

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Free Press @freepress.bsky.social · 7d

We can assure you that Free Press and Free Press Action has been working to protect communication rights for over 20 years.

We are very much NOT the same as those other folks.

Take a look: www.freepress.net

Home

Media and technology are essential to our democracy. We fight to ensure they’re used for justice.

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Jessica J. González @jgo4justice.bsky.social · 8d

The real @freepress.bsky.social will continue fighting against media capitulation to government actors.

Craig Aaron @notaaroncraig.bsky.social · 8d

The real @freepress.bsky.social will never be bought by an Ellison, a Murdoch or a Musk.

act.freepress.net/donate/suppo...

Help Free Press keep up the fight with a donation

Your contribution today powers critical work on digital privacy, disinformation, Net Neutrality and so much more.

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Craig Aaron @notaaroncraig.bsky.social · 8d

The real @freepress.bsky.social will never be bought by an Ellison, a Murdoch or a Musk.

act.freepress.net/donate/suppo...

Help Free Press keep up the fight with a donation

Your contribution today powers critical work on digital privacy, disinformation, Net Neutrality and so much more.

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 10d

New on @techpolicypress.bsky.social from @freepress.bsky.social advocacy director @ruddock.bsky.social:

Amidst a violent crackdown, the Trump administration has set its sights on anyone monitoring its expanding immigration enforcement operations—and it’s turning to major tech companies to help:

Amidst Violent Immigration Raids, DHS Turns to Big Tech to Silence Dissent | TechPolicy.Press

Free Press advocacy director Jenna Ruddock says the Trump administration is targeting anyone monitoring its expanding immigration enforcement operations.

www.techpolicy.press

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Nora Benavidez @attorneynora.bsky.social · 11d

Mario was simply doing his job as a reporter when police targeted him. He was detained 108+ days, muzzled by the admin. Today, the US govt is deporting him to El Salvador, which he fled for safety reasons. This chilling practice seeks to silence dissent & truth. www.democracynow.org/2025/10/3/ma...

Prominent Atlanta Journalist Faces Deportation After Covering Anti-Trump Protest

The Spanish-language journalist Mario Guevara may be deported to El Salvador as soon as today despite holding work authorization in the United States and never having been charged with a crime. Guevar...

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Nora Benavidez @attorneynora.bsky.social · 12d

I will be live tomorrow morning w/ @democracynow.org talking about the state of free speech, press freedom & Mario Guevara, whose freedom we @freepress.bsky.social have been fighting for. Please tune in, 8am eastern. www.democracynow.org

Democracy Now!

A daily TV/radio news program, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the U.S.

www.democracynow.org

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Free Press @freepress.bsky.social · 13d

Free Press was in the room for yesterday's open meeting at the FCC. @notaaroncraig.bsky.social reports in the latest edition of Pressing Issues.

"The FCC has received more public attention in the past two weeks than any time in recent memory. There were more critics and way more security guards."

Face to Face with the Censorship Czar

I went to the FCC, and all I brought was this fabulous T-shirt.

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Free Press @freepress.bsky.social · 13d

YouTube's $24.5 million-dollar payoff can't erase Trump's incitement of a violent uprising against American democracy.

Our statement: https://www.freepress.net/news/youtube-joins-ranks-media-giants-capitulating-trump-regime

YouTube Joins the Ranks of Media Giants Capitulating to Trump Regime

No PR campaign will restore YouTube’s integrity following such a staggering failure to stand up for truth and democracy.

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