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Lisa Macpherson

@lisahmacpherson.bsky.social
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Former CMO, now Policy Director at Public Knowledge (but my skeets are my own). I’m new here. Be nice.

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Lisa Macpherson @lisahmacpherson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
“The community notes program alone is simply not adequate when it comes to reducing the impact of harmful falsehoods on [Meta's] platforms. Substituting community notes for professional fact-checking will result in a degraded information environment." www.poynter.org/fact-checkin...
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Statement from the International Fact-Checking Network on Meta’s expansion of Community Notes to Latin America - Poynter
From person-to-person coaching and intensive hands-on seminars to interactive online courses and media reporting, Poynter helps journalists sharpen skills and elevate storytelling throughout their car...
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Matt Pearce @mattdpearce.com · 01/09/2026
This is what I’ve been up to at work — $200m for local news jobs over five years if Gov. Newsom signs AB 2222, fully paid for by taking away corporate tax breaks for overpaid CEOs. www.rebuildlocalnews.org/california-l...
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California Legislature Passes Nation’s Largest Proposed Investment in Community News
Historic effort provides support to local news outlets for hiring or retaining local journalists, AB 2222 now heads to Gov. Newsom's desk.
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Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
More than 130 organizations across California and the nation are urging @governor.ca.gov to sign AB 2222, landmark legislation that would create employment credits to help newsrooms strengthen their reporting capacity and deepen coverage across the state. 🔗: www.rebuildlocalnews.org/historic-loc...
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Historic Local News Coalition of National, State Organizations Urge Gov. Newsom of California to Support AB 2222
The bill would establish the nation’s largest investment in community news, expanding reporting capacity and coverage across California.
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Lisa Macpherson @lisahmacpherson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
"I'm disappointed in the order, and you should be, too." I had the opportunity to update my @techpolicypress.bsky.social post explaining why the Google ad tech case matters to everyone. A judge's ruling this week ensures the illegal monopolist keeps its grip. www.techpolicy.press/the-google-a...
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The Google Ad Tech Remedies Matter to You, Too
Lisa MacPherson, policy director at Public Knowledge, says the remedies ruling this week is disappointing, and ensures Google's dominant control will persist.
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Public Knowledge @publicknowledge.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Can the Federal Communications Commission really strip Disney's broadcast licenses over DEI? @publicknowledge.bsky.social Legal Director @bergmayer.net joins C-SPAN to discuss recent actions by the FCC and more. Link below: www.c-span.org/program/wash...
Photo of John Bergmayer being interviewed on C-SPAN.
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Morgan Wilsmann @mwils.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
We have a markup of a handful of kids online safety bills in Senate Commerce committee this morning. Out of the dozens of bills Chair Cruz could select, he chose: SCREEN Act (age verification for adult sites), Sen. Blackburn's KOSA, Markey's Youth AI Privacy Act, and Cruz's CHATBOT Act
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Executive Session 24 - U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation
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Public Knowledge @publicknowledge.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Young people are being harmed right now, and this latest version of the KIDS Act offers real protection for kids while respecting their privacy and rejecting content/access bans. Learn why we support this bill & more from @mwils.bsky.social: publicknowledge.org/the-kids-act...
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The KIDS Act Finally Gets Kids’ Online Safety Mostly Right
Public Knowledge promotes freedom of expression, an open internet, and access to affordable communications tools and creative works. We work to shape policy.
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Public Knowledge @publicknowledge.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Today, @trahan.house.gov and Rep. Jay Obernolte unveiled a discussion draft of the “Great American Artificial Intelligence Act of 2026” to create a federal transparency, evaluation, and oversight framework for frontier artificial intelligence development.
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Public Knowledge @publicknowledge.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
We're proud to announce the release of our latest paper, "The Blueprint for Equitable Digital Participation," by @publicknowledge.bsky.social Broadband Policy Director @alisavalentin.bsky.social & @weareunidosus.bsky.socialSenior Civil Rights Policy Advisor Claudia Ruiz, in collaboration with NDIA!
Graphic with title of paper, "The Blueprint for Equitable Digital Participation," by Alisa Valentin and Claudia Ruiz, and logos of Public Knowledge, UnidosUS, and National Digital Inclusion Alliance.
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Public Knowledge @publicknowledge.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
🚨 Today, Senators Marsha Blackburn, Chris Coons, Thom Tillis, & @klobuchar.senate.gov reintroduced the #NOFAKES Act, which would create a broad right of publicity that would address the problem of digital impersonation by prohibiting most unauthorized uses of a person’s voice or likeness.
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Lisa Macpherson @lisahmacpherson.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Juries in two recent court cases reached verdicts that seem to show plaintiffs can plead around Section 230 and hold platforms liable for harms from their product design. The inevitable appeals will hinge on which design features are protected by Section 230 and which aren’t. 1/2
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Public Knowledge @publicknowledge.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
The $111 billion bid from Paramount/Skydance for WBD would be the third merger attempt in ten years to successfully bolt Warner Bros. to a larger partner. But is the third time really the charm?
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Public Knowledge @publicknowledge.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Advertisers avoiding placing ads next to harmful or misleading content isn’t “censorship” – it's capitalism at work. So why is the FTC treating it like a conspiracy? Read the latest from Policy Director @lisahmacpherson.bsky.social: publicknowledge.org/the-ftcs-new...
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The FTC’s New Settlement With Ad Agencies Still Misses the Point
The FTC and a coalition of eight states reached settlements with three advertising agencies to resolve a complaint about whether the agencies had worked with third parties to anticompetitively boycott...
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Morgan Wilsmann @mwils.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Senate Commerce is holding an FTC oversight hearing this morning. Curiously, in announcing the hearing, Chair Cruz pointed to Biden FTC Chair Khan as "weaponizing the agency" as justification for the hearing... but Khan is long gone. Chair Ferguson & Commissioner Meador are witnesses
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Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission - U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation
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Public Knowledge @publicknowledge.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
From public funding to community ownership to antitrust enforcement, there's a whole suite of policy options for saving local news. In her 2023 white paper, @lisahmacpherson.bsky.social makes the case for how to make the most of them. #LocalNewsDay
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Public Knowledge @publicknowledge.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
In late March, the @whitehouse-47.bsky.social released its National AI Legislative Framework — but the "framework" part of it seems to be missing. Read the latest from @natpurser.bsky.social:
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On the White House AI Framework (If You Could Call It That)
The Trump administration's National AI Framework falls short of offering Americans any real mechanisms for accountability or oversight.
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Public Knowledge @publicknowledge.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Last week, the Trump administration moved to settle Murthy v. Missouri — but the core issue at hand remains unresolved. Read the latest from Policy Analyst @mwils.bsky.social: publicknowledge.org/murthy-v-mis...
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Murthy v. Missouri Settlement Does Nothing To Combat Illegal Jawboning
The social media lawsuit Murthy v. Missouri, originally filed as Missouri v. Biden, has finally come to an end.
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Lisa Macpherson @lisahmacpherson.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
“If verdicts continue along the lines of the NM and CA cases, we may see more concrete changes to platform design -- a prefered outcome than forcing platform changes via any new law that could very well stifle real free expression online.”
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Public Knowledge @publicknowledge.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Senators @coons.senate.gov and Cornyn just reintroduced the PRO CODES Act, a bill that would extend copyright to safety and fire codes, effectively putting the law behind a paywall. Public Knowledge and 22 other organizations are pushing back. Here is why it matters:
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Public Knowledge Continues To Oppose Bill Paywalling the Law
Public Knowledge promotes freedom of expression, an open internet, and access to affordable communications tools and creative works. We work to shape policy.
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Morgan Wilsmann @mwils.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Another Congressional hearing today related to online speech! Right now, Senate Commerce committee is holding a hearing "Liability or Deniability? Platform Power as Section 230 Turns 30". Witnesses range from Section 230 abolishers, to reformers, to absolutists. I'll be tracking the hearing 🧵
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Liability or Deniability? Platform Power as Section 230 Turns 30
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a full committee hearing titled “Liability or Deniability? Pl...
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Lisa Macpherson @lisahmacpherson.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Just sayin' Brendan Carr Once Defended Free Speech. Now He Is Trump’s Chief Censor. www.thefp.com/p/brendan-ca...
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Brendan Carr Once Defended Free Speech. Now He Is Trump’s Chief Censor.
Republicans criticized the Biden administration for silencing dissenting voices. Now that they're in power, those First Amendment worries have evaporated.
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Lisa Macpherson @lisahmacpherson.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
"....make no mistake, the sweep of changes we see has one main cause: the political effort to stifle robust national journalism." www.niemanlab.org/2026/03/news...
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Newsonomics: Will national news shrink even faster than local news did?
"The sweep of changes we see has one main cause: the political effort to stifle robust national journalism."
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Public Knowledge @publicknowledge.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Today, @housecommerce.bsky.social marked up a series of kids’ online safety bills limiting young people’s autonomy and internet access — many of which shift responsibility for product safety from the platforms designing unsafe products onto families instead. Our statement from @mwils.bsky.social:
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Public Knowledge Warns Against Bills Limiting Children’s Internet Access, Barring States from Protecting Kids Online
Public Knowledge promotes freedom of expression, an open internet, and access to affordable communications tools and creative works. We work to shape policy.
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Lisa Macpherson @lisahmacpherson.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Who gets to shape technology policy? @publicknowledge.bsky.social announces the release of a new report, “Diversity in Early-Career Tech Policy Roles: Surveying Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities in the Field.” Join us for our upcoming webinar! RSVP: publicknowledge.org/diversityint...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: More than a Seat: Who Gets to Shape Tech Policy. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Following the release of the second Diversity in Technology Policy Study, Public Knowledge will host a public webinar to reflect on the findings, track progress since the first report, and examine whe...
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Public Knowledge @publicknowledge.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
On Tuesday Feb. 24 at 3:00 p.m., join @publicknowledge.bsky.social and the Cathy Hughes School of Communications Department of Communications Studies at @howard.edu for a landmark discussion celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Telecommunications Act of 1996!
Graphic with Public Knowledge and Howard University logo. Text that reads, "The Telecommunications Act of 1996 at 30: An Analysis of Policy, Power, and the Public Interest. Tuesday, February 24, 2026. 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM ET. Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library. 4th Floor Open Space Atrium. 501 W. Street, NW Washington, DC 20059"
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Harold Feld @haroldfeld.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
You are correct. It is NOT the law. You can get the actual version of the law here: publicknowledge.org/equal-time-u... Which also predicts this will be used as an *excuse* by those who want to appease Trump, and this gives them political cover. /1
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Equal Time, Unequal Enforcement: The Latest Move to Weaponize the FCC Against Trump Critics
As the 2026 election season approaches, FCC Chair Brendan Carr seems to be seeking new ways to weaponize the law on Trump's behalf.
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Center for Democracy & Technology @cdt.org · 06/02/2026
CDT’s George Slover: "This important legislation helps ensure that in the Age of Technology, consumers still have the basic right they have enjoyed for centuries -- the right to choose where and how we fix what we own.” #FairRepairAct
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REPRESENTATIVE MORELLE, SENATOR LUJÁN INTRODUCE FAIR REPAIR ACT
(Washington, D.C.)—Today, Congressman Joe Morelle and Senator Ben Ray Luján introduced the Fair Repair Act, legislation to guarantee consumers and small businesses a right to repair their own products by requiring manufacturers to make diagnostic repair information, parts, and tools readily available.
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Public Knowledge @publicknowledge.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Keeping #Section230 as is would be politically untenable, but thoughtful reform can address real harms without incentivizing platforms to silence speech or creating barriers that only #BigTech can overcome.
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Public Knowledge @publicknowledge.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Congressional lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are gearing up for #Section230 repeal, but this could mean an end to social media as we know it.
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Public Knowledge @publicknowledge.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Make no mistake: The arrest of @donlemonofficial.bsky.social along with three other journalists for doing their jobs marks the next step in the Trump administration's attack on free speech and the free press. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Don Lemon arrested by federal authorities after protest at Minnesota church service
Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a Friday post on X that Lemon was arrested alongside three others "in connection with the coordinated attack on Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota."
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Lisa Macpherson @lisahmacpherson.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Last week, FCC Chair Carr announced that broadcasters can't rely on 20+ years of precedent saying talk shows are bona fide newscasts exempt from the equal opportunity rule. As @haroldfeld.bsky.social notes, "for my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law." publicknowledge.org/equal-time-u...
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Equal Time, Unequal Enforcement: The Latest Move to Weaponize the FCC Against Trump Critics
As the 2026 election season approaches, FCC Chair Brendan Carr seems to be seeking new ways to weaponize the law on Trump's behalf.
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Lisa Macpherson @lisahmacpherson.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
"The Grok debacle reinforces how hollow 'censorship' is as an epithet... Lawmakers who usually clamor to protect children online did not speak up, afraid of being branded 'censorial.'" Insightful perspective from @berinszoka.bsky.social and @noupside.bsky.social www.lawfaremedia.org/article/grok...
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Grok, ‘Censorship,’ & the Collapse of Accountability
Grok’s nudification scandal shows how “free speech” rhetoric is being used to obscure any ethical responsibility for real-world harm.
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Public Knowledge @publicknowledge.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Calls from congressional leaders to repeal #Section230 aren't new – and Public Knowledge's position isn't either. Back in 2024, @housecommerce.bsky.social introduced legislation to "sunset" the law by the end of 2025, which would have had serious consequences for our free expression online.
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Public Knowledge @publicknowledge.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
This February, #Section230 of the Communications Decency Act turns 30 years old! 🎉 For three decades, these 26 words have protected free expression, enabled innovation, and made it possible for everyday people to speak, create, and organize online.
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Public Knowledge @publicknowledge.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Let's keep the fight for our digital rights going in 2026! Make your contribution today: publicknowledge.org/end-of-year-... #techpolicy #fightcensorship #technology #holidays
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Public Knowledge @publicknowledge.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Got an eye for design, a multimedia or journalism background, or strategic communications experience? Apply for our Spring 2026 Communications Internship! Learn more: publicknowledge.org/commsintern
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Public Knowledge @publicknowledge.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
After years of hearings about kids’ safety online, Congress still has little to show for its efforts — and last week's hearing showed few signs of progress. Read the breakdown from Policy Analyst @mwils.bsky.social: publicknowledge.org/the-kids-pac...
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The House Throws Spaghetti at the Wall with Messy Kids Online Safety Package
After years of hearings about kids’ safety online, Congress still has little to show for its efforts.
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Public Knowledge @publicknowledge.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Last night, @publicknowledge.bsky.social and @freepress.bsky.social made sure FCC Chairman Brendan Carr got the message loud and clear: serve the public and hands off our #FirstAmendment rights! Learn more about how we're resisting censorship at publicknowledge.org
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Public Knowledge @publicknowledge.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Tomorrow at 10:15 EST, @housecommerce.bsky.social is hosting a hearing titled "Legislative Solutions To Protect Children And Teens Online," in which lawmakers will discuss a package of 19 bills aimed at making kids safer online.
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Public Knowledge @publicknowledge.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
In March 2025, President Trump fired both Democrat Commissioners from FTC for the sole stated reason of disagreement with their policy views — an illegal act under existing statute governing the agency. Now, the Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to change the law.
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Public Knowledge @publicknowledge.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Today, a D.C. District Court Judge ruled that Meta did not violate antitrust law when it acquired Instagram & WhatsApp in the case FTC v. Meta. The FTC had argued that Meta (parent company of Facebook) used those acquisitions to maintain its dominance by neutralizing emerging competitive threats.
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Public Knowledge @publicknowledge.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Yesterday, an Executive Order designed to prevent states from regulating AI within their own borders was leaked. If signed, this Executive Order would establish an AI litigation “task force” at the Justice Department to threaten, harass, & sue states that pass any bill deemed “unlawful.”
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Lisa Macpherson @lisahmacpherson.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Former regulators accused FCC Chair Brendan Carr of “obliterating” the agency's credibility as an independent regulatory body at the People’s Oversight Hearing hosted today by @publicknowledge.bsky.social. Experts and advocates also discussed the FTC, CFPB. broadbandbreakfast.com/former-offic...
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Former Officials: FCC’s Independence ‘Obliterated’ Under Carr
The FCC now serves political interests instead of the public, former agency officials said.
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Public Knowledge @publicknowledge.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Happening this week! Don't miss our upcoming in-person event "The People's Oversight Hearing." We are 10 months into the 119th Congress, and American has yet to see an oversight hearing for independent agencies such as the FCC, FTC and CFPB — so we've decided to host our own.
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Lisa Macpherson @lisahmacpherson.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
From the "saw this one coming" department: in a recent blog post @publicknowledge.bsky.social noted that "When compared to the actual rules and practices of the Motion Picture Association it purports to emulate, Instagram’s claim [of PG-13 content] falls apart." publicknowledge.org/instagram-pg...
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Instagram's Borrowed Credibility: Why its “PG-13 Ratings” Initiative Falls Short
The social media platform's new content rating system has some major differences from its film industry counterpart.
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Lisa Macpherson @lisahmacpherson.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
NOW: @publicknowledge.bsky.social colleague and SVP @haroldfeld.bsky.social testifies in Senate Commerce hearing on Uncle Sam and jawboning. He'll urge Congress to act to protect free speech from the Trump administration. Watch here: www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/10/part...
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**NEW TIME AND WITNESS UPDATE** Part II of Shut Your App: How Uncle Sam Jawboned Big Tech Into Silencing Americans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a full committee hearing titled “Shut Your App: How Uncle Sa...
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Public Knowledge @publicknowledge.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Though the name might sound familiar, Instagram's new PG-13 ratings system has little in common with its film industry counterpart. The latest from Policy Director @lisahmacpherson.bsky.social: publicknowledge.org/instagram-pg...
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Instagram's Borrowed Credibility: Why its “PG-13 Ratings” Initiative Falls Short
The social media platform's new content rating system has some major differences from its film industry counterpart.
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Public Knowledge @publicknowledge.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Last week, news media lobbyists flocked to the Hill to lobby for what they describe as “legislation to protect and support quality journalism” — which may very well include the embattled Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, or the #JCPA.
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bergmayer @bergmayer.net · 06/10/2025
Apple removing ICEBlock, a legal app for monitoring ICE activity, from its app store at the behest of the federal government mirrors what it has done in other regimes. www.iceblock.app
From IceBlock site: ICEBlock Removed
Following pressure from the Trump administration, Apple has removed ICEBlock from the App Store.
We are incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never the right move. Apple has claimed they received information from law enforcement that ICEBlock served to harm law enforcement officers. This is patently false.

ICEBlock is no different from crowd sourcing speed traps, which every notable mapping application, including Apple's own Maps app, implements as part of its core services. This is protected speech under the first amendment of the United States Constitution.

We are determined to fight this with everything we have. Our mission has always been to protect our neighbors from the terror this administration continues to reign down on the people of this nation. We will not be deterred. We will not stop. #resist
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