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Parler is gone for now — but its data is here to stay
Researchers working to archive Parler’s public content before it was lost or deleted have exposed apparent data security lapses.
January 17, 2021
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Grayson Clary
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Policy
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Reporters Committee legal hotline available for inauguration coverage
The free hotline will work with criminal defense attorneys in D.C. and 10 states in preparation for armed protests.
January 15, 2021
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Reporters Committee
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Social media platforms take action after attack on US Capitol
These moves take place amid an ongoing debate about platform moderation.
January 11, 2021
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Mailyn Fidler
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Policy
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Reporters Committee: Attack on U.S. Capitol ‘a grave threat to our democracy’
Free press is crucial to democracy, and indeed, one of the pillars that will help keep it standing.
January 7, 2021
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Reporters Committee
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Another reprieve for President Trump’s Section 230 order
It looks like the future of the Section 230 order will be decided by President Biden, not the courts.
December 21, 2020
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Grayson Clary
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First Circuit: Massachusetts can’t ban secret recording of law enforcement in public
RCFP had urged the court to rule the state’s ban on such recording unconstitutional.
December 17, 2020
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Reporters Committee
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A journalist’s guide to using RCFP’s legal hotline
Requests to the Reporters Committee’s legal hotline spiked dramatically in 2020, as journalists covered the pandemic, protests.
December 14, 2020
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Emily Garcia
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Newsgathering
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Federal court upholds First Amendment challenge to drone restrictions
The ruling was a solid, if initial, success for the plaintiffs and for journalists who use drones in their reporting.
December 14, 2020
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Mailyn Fidler
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Policy
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US House of Representatives passes Open Courts Act with bipartisan support
The bill would eliminate the PACER paywall and improve transparency in the federal court system.
December 11, 2020
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Melissa Wasser
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Court Access
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Supreme Court justices sound skeptical note on government’s view of anti-hacking law
The justices’ questioning about the scope of the anti-hacking law should give the Justice Department some reason for concern.
December 7, 2020
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Grayson Clary
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