DARE: Newspapers lobbying on Capitol Hill against Facebook and Google, Khashoggi transcripts released
Dozens of U.S. states are set to launch antitrust and privacy investigations into Facebook and Google as scrutiny of the big tech firms increases. More
DARE: Facebook Launches ‘Clear History’ Tool–but It Won’t Delete Anything
Facebook launches 'clear history' feature in three countries, allowing users to see how Facebook tracks them across the wider web and 'disconnecting' but... More
DARE: Florida Man Who Mailed Bombs to Democrats, Media Gets 20 Years in Prison
Cesar Sayoc, who mailed pipe bombs to media organizations and prominent Democrats, sentenced to 20 years in prison. Ruling on Knight First Amendment... More
DARE: Pentagon Testing Mass Surveillance Balloons across the U.S.
Pentagon begins testing use of mass surveillance high-altitude balloons throughout six Midwest states. Apple has announced it is halting practice of... More
DARE: A Paradox at the Heart of the Newspaper Crisis
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
DARE: ICE Used Facial Recognition to Mine State Driver’s License Databases
Immigration and Customs Enforcement used facial recognition technology to cull through drivers' license photos without drivers' knowledge in at least two... More
DARE: Trump Consultant Is Trolling Democrats With Biden Site That Isn’t Biden’s
Fake website for Biden campaign, operated by Trump consultant, attracts more views than real Biden campaign website. (See PEN America's report on... More
DARE: Julian Assange Charged by Justice Department for Violations of 1917 Espionage Act
Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, indicted on 17 new criminal charges under Espionage Act, prompting concern over press freedom implications... More
DARE: Lawmakers Held a Hearing on White Nationalism. On YouTube, It Was Immediately Attacked with Hate Speech.
Commenting on livestream of House lawmakers’ hearing on Facebook, Google, hate speech, and the rise of white nationalism suspended by YouTube as vitriol surges. New study shows significantly reduced… More
DARE: Most Americans Think That Local News Is Doing Well Financially, and Not Many Pay for It
As local news coverage shrinks precipitously, study shows only 14 percent of surveyed news consumers have paid for or given money to local news of any... More
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Egyptian authorities released four people Thursday, including two Egyptian journalists, arrested in a police raid on the Cairo bureau of Turkey’s state-run news agency, a judicial official said. https://bit.ly/2NR0TuL
NEW: PEN America has joined 57 other media and press freedom organization in opposing the egregious restrictions on journalists during the impeachment trial. @senatemajldr and @SenSchumer should allow reporters to do their jobs. https://pen.org/press-release/restrictions-on-press-during-impeachment-would-jeopardize-press-freedom/
Albania's ruling majority says it plans to overrule a presidential veto on a set of controversial government-proposed media laws which were passed December 17 amid an outcry by rights groups and international observers. https://bit.ly/2u5eck1