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DARE: Parkland School Turns to Experimental Surveillance Software That Can Flag Students as Threats

News DigestFebruary 14, 2019

One year after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, some school districts turn to increased monitoring and surveillance of students on campus... More

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DARE: Google’s Sundar Pichai Was Grilled on Privacy, Data Collection, and China during Congressional Hearing

News DigestDecember 12, 2018

Google CEO testifies to Congress on allegations of bias against conservatives, data privacy, spread of misinformation, and tailoring a search engine to... More

DARE: 6 Types of Misinformation to Beware Of on Election Day. (And What to Do if You Spot Them.)

News DigestNovember 6, 2018

Americans head to the polls to vote in the midterm elections, a powerful act of self-expression, amid manifest threats to voting rights and fair elections.. More

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DARE: Twitter Will Start Hiding Tweets that “Detract from the Conversation”

News DigestMay 16, 2018

Twitter announces that it will hide certain tweets from conversation threads in a bid to counter trolling. Senate expected to vote today on a resolution to overturn the FCC's… More

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PEN America to Honor Youth Activists Against Gun Violence at 2018 Literary Gala, May 22

Press ReleaseApril 26, 2018

“We are awed by these students’ bracing and courageous exercise of their free expression rights in the face of crushing personal tragedy. They have used their voices fearlessly to… More

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2018 PEN/Toni and James C. Goodale Freedom of Expression Courage Award: Cameron Kasky, Samantha Fuentes, and Zion Kelly

ProfileApril 26, 2018

As part of their campaign, Kasky, Fuentes, and Kelly have forthrightly confronted the outsized impact of gun violence in black, Latino, and poor communities and the hurdles confronting communities… More

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DARE: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to Apologize in Testimony to Congress

News DigestApril 10, 2018

Mark Zuckerberg to offer "big apology" in Capitol Hill testimony on data breach. Department of Homeland Security seeks contractor to compile comprehensive database tracking journalists and media outlets. Backpage.com… More

DARE: Advertisers Ditching Laura Ingraham’s Show Over Attack On Parkland Survivor

News DigestMarch 30, 2018

Companies stop advertising on Fox News host Laura Ingraham’s show after she mocks Parkland student active against gun violence. More

DARE: 2020 Census Will Ask About Respondents’ Citizenship Status

News DigestMarch 27, 2018

California Attorney General to sue Trump Administration over new census question that would ask respondents to reveal their citizenship. EPA imposes new rules prohibiting scientists from relying on studies… More

DARE: Emma González’s Stunning Silence for Parkland: The Latest on March for Our Lives

News DigestMarch 26, 2018

Young people rally nationwide advocating for gun control; Parkland survivor Emma González speaks volumes with silence–and is shown tearing up the constitution in faked photo circulating on social media.… More

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