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Protest Over Books by Amazon Workers Was “Counterproductive” By Silencing Celebrants at a Pride Month Event

Press ReleaseJune 2, 2022

“Workers at Amazon have a right to protest the sale of books they find objectionable. But doing so at a company event celebrating the start of Pride Month through… More

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Amazon Withholding E-Books From Public Libraries Slights Nation’s Readers

Press ReleaseMarch 11, 2021

Amazon’s decision to withhold thousands of e-books and audiobooks from the country’s public libraries indicates that the company is not serious about its obligations to the nation’s readers. More

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Hacking Bezos’ Phone Shows Lengths Saudis Will Go to Silence Criticism

Press ReleaseJanuary 22, 2020

“That the crown prince thought he could control the Washington Post's reporting by blackmailing its owner reveals the depth of his inability to understand how independent journalism works. It… More

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Trump Demand to “Screw Amazon” Borne of Hostility to Press

Press ReleaseNovember 1, 2019

“The president should not be in the business of calling on federal agencies and officials to act on his personal displeasure with how he is covered in the press." More

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DARE: Check to see if your police department is getting information from Amazon’s Ring cameras

News DigestAugust 29, 2019

Facebook launches 'clear history' feature in three countries, allowing users to see how Facebook tracks them across the wider web and 'disconnecting' but... More

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DARE: A Paradox at the Heart of the Newspaper Crisis

News DigestAugust 1, 2019

The New York Times' The Last Edition series looks at the state of local news in the United States, from the closing of newspapers to the paradoxes and... More

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DARE: Security Reports Reveal How Assange Turned an Embassy into a Command Post for Election Meddling

News DigestJuly 16, 2019

CNN investigation reveals how Julian Assange received both deliveries of potentially hacked material related to the 2016 U.S. election and visits from... More

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DARE: State Department to Launch New Human Rights Panel Stressing ‘Natural Law’

News DigestMay 31, 2019

State Department will launch new panel stressing human rights "natural law," feared by some as an attempt to narrow protections for women and members of the LGBTQ community. More

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DARE: In Iowa, Even a Book Club Is a 2020 Campaign Stop

News DigestMay 23, 2019

Book clubs become campaign stops for 2020 presidential hopefuls. Amazon shareholders vote down proposal to reconsider how the company sells surveillance... More

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DARE: State Department Bars Press Corps from Pompeo Briefing, Won’t Release List of Attendees

News DigestMarch 19, 2019

State Department excludes its press corps from a briefing call with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and says it won't distribute a transcript or list of... More

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