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Washington Post: After harassment, Arizona county official won’t run for reelection
Issue One and Faces of Democracy member Bill Gates mentioned...
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Meet the Faces of Democracy: Justin Roebuck
Michigan Republican and self-proclaimed history nerd 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 highlighting the election heroes who are the faces of democracy. Justin…
Tributes
Issue One celebrates the life and legacy of Congressman Charles “Charlie” Stenholm
Issue One commemorates the life of former Congressman Charles “Charlie” Stenholm (D-TX) an active member of Issue One’s ReFormers Caucus, a bipartisan coalition of more than 200 former members of…
Op-eds
Tech Policy Press: To Move Forward with AI, Look to the Fight for Social Media Reform
Op-ed by Council for Responsible Social Media Legislative Associate Jamie Neikrie...
Press releases
Council for Responsible Social Media Co-chairs Applaud Biden Administration Actions to Address the Mental Health Impacts of Social Media on Youth
In lieu of congressional action, the Biden-Harris Administration is taking meaningful steps to safeguard children’s privacy, health, and safety from online harms....
In response to this week’s executive order announced by the Biden-Harris Administration to address the growing youth mental health epidemic, and its clear link to social media platforms, Issue One…
Op-eds
Chicago Tribune: To protect our children and democracy, we need a commonsense approach to social media reform
Press releases
Council for Responsible Social Media Co-Chairs Applaud Senate Judiciary Committee for Taking Action to Protect Children Online
By coming together across partisan lines to advance three bills, the Committee sent a clear message that Big Tech must be held accountable...
Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee favorably advanced three bills that would impose stronger, enforceable protections for children and teens online, including on social media platforms. In a statement applauding the…
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Council for Responsible Social Media Director Applauds Lawmakers Efforts to Enhance Platform Transparency
Alix Fraser comments on the need for American lawmakers to create an internationally aligned research access framework...
Social media has become a central part of most Americans’ lives. Yet, very few are given a behind the scenes look at the policies and design choices online platforms make…
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Reuters: Pro-Trump group powers surge in early US super PAC spending
Issue One Research Director Michael Beckel quoted...
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Council for Responsible Social Media Chairs Applaud FTC Action to Ban Meta from Monetizing Youth Data
This proposal, which comes after repeated violations by Meta, offers a path forward for holding other platforms accountable for violating the data privacy of minors....
This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed blanket prohibitions that would prevent Meta — the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp — from profiting from data it collects…