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The FTC Should Look Closely at Big Tech and Automobiles

In November, the Federal Trade Commission issued a policy statement reactivating its authority under Section 5 of the Federal Trade…

4 min readMar 23, 2023

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An overhead image of a car with the logos of Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Google superimposed. Text beneath the image reads “Big Tech’s Coming for our Cars.”

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Why we’re dropping everything to go all in on antitrust

Movement moments don’t happen very often. But right now, everything is converging around two Big Tech antitrust bills that have a real…

4 min readJun 8, 2022

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Why we’re dropping everything to go all in on antitrust

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It’s Antitrust Day and the stakes are incredibly high

TL;DR: Two smart antitrust bills with a real chance of passing would A) end the app store chokepoint and B) stop tech giants’ worst…

8 min readApr 5, 2022

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It’s Antitrust Day and the stakes are incredibly high

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To protect democracy, lawmakers must pass a federal data privacy law

January 6, 2021 will be remembered as one of the darkest days for democracy in modern US history, and the attack’s anniversary coincides…

5 min readJan 5, 2022

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To protect democracy, lawmakers must pass a federal data privacy law

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What’s in your wallet? Government surveillance.

The US Treasury wants the ability to track cryptocurrency transactions, no warrant necessary.

4 min readMar 16, 2021

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What’s in your wallet? Government surveillance.

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Why We Absolutely Must Ban Private Use of Facial Recognition

Wired just reported that Uber Eats drivers in the UK are being fired because of the company’s faulty facial identification software. Uber…

6 min readMar 10, 2021

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Why We Absolutely Must Ban Private Use of Facial Recognition

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You Can’t Stop Fascism by Limiting Basic Rights: Our Stance

Expanding the reach of the white supremacist police state and taking away our rights undermines our democracy.

3 min readJan 13, 2021

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You Can’t Stop Fascism by Limiting Basic Rights: Our Stance

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North Portland Drone Testing Facility Cancelled, Neighbors & River Advocates Focus on Next Steps

Verizon’s Skyward subsidiary had sought to test drones with military applications on the Willamette River in North Portland, a proposal…

3 min readNov 9, 2020

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North Portland Drone Testing Facility Cancelled, Neighbors & River Advocates Focus on Next Steps

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Verizon seeks to build Portland drone testing facility for technology that could be used by the…

Residents are planning a rally 11/1 to oppose a drone testing facility in one of Portland’s most diverse neighborhoods, citing…

5 min readOct 28, 2020

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Verizon seeks to build Portland drone testing facility for technology that could be used by the…

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We have a plan to dramatically increase voter turnout and save democracy … but we have to act fast

Social media influencers just might determine the outcome of the 2020 elections

4 min readOct 27, 2020

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We have a plan to dramatically increase voter turnout and save democracy … but we have to act fast

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We believe there's hardly anything as important as ensuring that our shared future has freedom of expression and creativity at its core.

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