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Suppression of Media Freedom Correlates to the Onset of the Coronavirus Pandemic, Say Panelists

November 16, 2020 — The year 2021 will be pivotal for advancing media and press freedom initiatives, due to the converging crises affecting the future of journalism. According to panelists, there currently persists a media freedom crisis consisting of a geopolitical crisis due to the aggressiveness

House of Representatives

Pandemic Has Created an Environment for Consumer Fraud, Say Congressional Leaders

July 10, 2020 — The coronavirus pandemic has created an environment that is highly vulnerable to nefarious actors, said Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., in a House Energy and Commerce hearing with members of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce on Thursday. A rise in disinformation, brou

Broadband's Impact

Facebook Faces Tough Scrutiny From Many Directions, Even at CATO Institute

WASHINGTON, June 4, 2018 – If the tenor of a Thursday event at the CATO Institute is any indication, Facebook continues to face tough scrutiny from many sides in Washington. Although the event was titled, “Will Social Media Save Democracy?”, the panel instead became a multi-pronged attack on the com