MSNBC: Whistleblower warns about risks teens face on social media
Council for Responsible Social Media member Frances Haugen interviewed...
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MSNBC: As threats to elections and election workers continue AZ sec. of state calls for ‘accountability’
Faces of Democracy member AZ SOS Adrian Fontes cites Issue One's "The High Cost of High Turnover" report...
C-SPAN: Former Rep. Zach Wamp on Electoral Count Act Reform and January 6th Committee Report
NCEI Co-chair Rep. Zach Wamp (R-TN) joins C-SPAN to talk about Electoral Count Act reform...
The Problem with Jon Stewart: Midterms: This Is What Democracy Looks Like?
Faces of Democracy participant Virginia Chau appeared on The Problem with Jon Stewart...
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Ms. Magazine: Election Officials Are Leaving Their Jobs in Startling Numbers — And That’s Bad for Democracy
Op-ed by Faces of Democracy member Carly Koppes...
USA Today: Disinformation, AI and poll-worker problems: How elections this week could preview 2024
Issue One's "The High Cost of High Turnover" report cited; Faces of Democracy members quoted...
Politico: Dozens of states sue Meta over addictive features harming kids
Issue One's Council for Responsible Social Media Director Alix Fraser quoted...
NPR: In some states, more than half of the local election officials have left since 2020
Exclusive about Issue One's new report, "The High Cost of High Turnover"...
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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 Gideon’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...
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PhRMA contributed record sum to GOP-aligned dark money group in 2022, new tax filing reviewed by Issue One shows
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America — the trade association also known as PhRMA that represents the country’s top drug companies, including Eli Lilly, Merck, and Pfizer — has contributed…
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Issue One’s Council for Responsible Social Media director applauds Senate Judiciary Committee for holding Big Tech accountable
The committee issued subpoenas for the CEOs of Discord, Snap, and X to testify at an upcoming hearing on online child sexual exploitation...
Today, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee and its leadership — Committee Chair and Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-SC) — issued subpoenas for the CEOs…
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MSNBC: Whistleblower warns about risks teens face on social media
Council for Responsible Social Media member Frances Haugen interviewed...
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Rep. Santos has tarnished the institution of Congress and should resign, ReFormers Caucus co-chairs say following ethics report release
Today, the House Committee on Ethics released its final report following an investigation into allegations of wrongdoing by Rep. George Santos (R-NY). The report uncovered substantial evidence of illegal activity…
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New poll finds overwhelming public support for bipartisan legislation to protect kids from online harms
Nearly 9 in 10 U.S. voters support the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) which would adopt responsible safeguards...
Bipartisan legislation that would require social media platforms to protect kids and teens from online harms has near universal support across the political spectrum, according to a new poll released…
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Issue One’s National Council on Election Integrity applauds election officials following another free and fair election cycle
In reaction to last week’s elections, Issue One’s bipartisan National Council on Election Integrity issued the following statement applauding our nation’s election officials for administering another safe and secure election,…