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The Hill: This Mother’s Day, Congress can honor moms by passing legislation that protects kids online
Op-ed by Council For Responsible Social Media member Kristin Bride...
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C-SPAN: Richard Gephardt on the Kids Online Safety Act
CRSM Co-chair Rep. Dick Gephardt discusses KOSA and social media safeguards...
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Ongoing efforts to undermine U.S. elections erodes democracy, risks violence, and threatens the peaceful transfer of power, say NCEI co-chairs
In response to recent comments made by former President Donald Trump and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), who both refused to commit to accepting the results of the 2024 election, Issue…
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Issue One commends Congress and President Biden for addressing TikTok national security concerns, calls for comprehensive safeguards
In response to last night’s bipartisan vote in the Senate and President Biden’s signing of the bill that could lead to a ban of TikTok in the U.S., Issue One’s…
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As Congress Debates Bipartisan Social Media Safeguards, Tech Giants Dig In
Meta, ByteDance, and others expanded their influence operations during the first quarter of 2024...
A new Issue One analysis of recently filed federal lobbying reports show that several social media titans poured massive sums of money into their influence operations in Washington, D.C., during…
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Meet the Faces of Democracy: Tate Fall
Georgia election official and Auburn sports fan talks about the need for federal funding for elections, the necessity of transparency measures, and building trust with voters...
Editor’s note: More than 10,000 officials across the country run U.S. elections. This interview is part of a series highlighting the election heroes who are the faces of democracy. Tate…
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The Hill: It’s time to close the loophole that lets tech run wild
Op-ed by Issue One CEO Nick Penniman...
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It’s beneath the office of the speaker to cast doubt on our free and fair elections, say Issue One and NCEI member
In response to today’s joint news conference between Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and former President Trump, in which both men repeated numerous falsehoods and conspiracy theories related to election security…
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Issue One praises new data privacy agreement in Congress
After decades of negotiation, the APRA marks the first time that the chairs of the two powerful commerce committees have reached an agreement on a comprehensive data privacy framework...
Issue One applauds Rep. Cathy McMorris-Rodgers (R-WA) and Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) for reaching a bipartisan, bicameral agreement to protect Americans’ data privacy online. The American Privacy Rights Act (APRA)…
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Issue One applauds bipartisan KOSA introduction in the House and calls on Congress to pass kids online safety protections into law
Today, Issue One applauded the introduction of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) in the House of Representatives, led by Reps. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Erin Houchin (R-IN),…