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CNN: Not MAGA enough: 2020 election skeptic quit his job after facing blowback from angry election deniers
Issue One's "High Cost of High Turnover" report cited...
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Washington Post: Instagram’s new teen safety features still fall short, critics say
Quotes Council for Responsible Social Media members Josh Golin and Kristin Bride...
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Meet the Faces of Democracy: Barb Byrum
Former hardware store owner-turned-county clerk talks running elections...
Editor’s note: More than 10,000 officials across the country run U.S. elections. This interview is part of a series published each month that highlights the election heroes who are the…
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New report underscores how social media companies are hurting kids, national security, and democracy
Social media companies remain largely unchecked and free of any liability from the harm they cause...
Today Issue One and its Council for Responsible Social Media (CRSM) released “Dangerous by Design,” a new report underscoring the widespread and ongoing threats and harms that social media companies…
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Dangerous by Design
How Social Media Companies Are Hurting Our Kids, National Security, and Democracy — and What We Can Do About It...
Editor’s note: The following is the executive summary of “Dangerous by Design.” Read the full report. Introduction Americans of all political persuasions are right to be concerned about unchecked social…
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Los Angeles Times: Kevin McCarthy uses PAC to lavish cash on high-end resorts, private jets and fine dining
Issue One Research Director Michael Beckel quoted...
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Issue One Legislative Director Gideon Cohn-Postar named a top grassroots lobbyist of 2023
Issue One’s Legislative Director Gideon Cohn-Postar has been recognized as one of the year’s top grassroots lobbyists in Washington D.C., by The Hill in its annual list. This is Cohn-Postar’s…
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Members of Congress have a responsibility to uphold the highest ethical standards, ReFormers Caucus co-chairs say following Rep. Santos expulsion
In reaction to today’s bipartisan vote in the House of Representatives to expel Rep. George Santos (R-NY) from Congress in response to a thorough investigation by the House Ethics Committee,…
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Nonprofit behind widely discredited “2,000 Mules” film spent generously on firm of one of its leaders in 2022, tax filing reviewed by Issue One shows
$1 of every $3 Texas-based True the Vote spent in 2022 went to company formed by True the Vote official Gregg Phillips...
Approximately $1 of every $3 that a high-profile anti-democracy group that peddles false claims about elections in the United States spent in 2022 went to a firm operated by one…
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Politico: PhRMA gave big to dark money groups boosting drug pricing critics
Cites Issue One analysis of PhRMA's contributions to a dark money group...